A granular coating conveyor system for coating granular particles carried in compartments along a tubular conveyor member. Coating fluid is fed over the granular particles through radial nozzles located inside a co-axial rotating blender with tubular member upstream discharge port and tubular member downstream return ingress port for the granular particles. The blender is a drum having a helicoidal spiral screw integrally mounted to an interior peripheral wall face of the drum and extending therealong radially outwardly of the tubular member mixing in the drum in tumbling fashion the granular particles with coating fluid and guiding same therealong, so as to dynamically form a kidney shape mass of granular particles.

A modular nut cleaning plant comprises a nut sizer and a stick remover mounted to the nut sizer. A vacuum unit is mounted to the stick remover. A nut product stream will pass on the stick remover through the vacuum unit which will vacuum light debris from the nut product stream. The nut product stream moves on a chain on the stick remover. Large debris and sticks that do not fall through openings in the chain will pass into a debris conveyor. Nuts and debris that fall through the openings in the chain will be delivered to the nut sizer. The nut sizer will rotate and tumble nuts and debris in the nut product stream. Nuts of an undesirable size and debris will pass into a debris conveyor. Nuts of a desired size will pass through the nut sizer into a chute or other conveyance to be delivered to further nut processing apparatus.

A modular nut cleaning plant comprises a nut sizer and a stick remover mounted to the nut sizer. A vacuum unit is mounted to the stick remover. A nut product stream will pass on the stick remover through the vacuum unit which will vacuum light debris from the nut product stream. The nut product stream moves on a chain on the stick remover. Large debris and sticks that do not fall through openings in the chain will pass into a debris conveyor. Nuts and debris that fall through the openings in the chain will be delivered to the nut sizer. The nut sizer will rotate and tumble nuts and debris in the nut product stream. Nuts of an undesirable size and debris will pass into a debris conveyor. Nuts of a desired size will pass through the nut sizer into a chute or other conveyance to be delivered to further nut processing apparatus.

A trommel assembly includes a trommel frame, a plurality of screen panels mounted to the trommel frame to define a material processing channel configured for receipt of screening material, and a gate assembly mounted to the plurality of screen panels. The gate assembly extends into the material processing channel along a radial direction and includes a plurality of circumferential dams that extend substantially along a circumferential direction and are spaced apart along an axial direction to define a plurality of screening stages. The gate assembly further includes a plurality of transfer gates extending at a transfer angle relative to the circumferential direction between adjacent dams of the plurality of circumferential dams, wherein the plurality of transfer gates connect the plurality of screening stages such that rotating the trommel assembly advances the screening material through the material processing channel.

A trommel assembly includes a trommel frame, a plurality of screen panels mounted to the trommel frame to define a material processing channel configured for receipt of screening material, and a gate assembly mounted to the plurality of screen panels. The gate assembly extends into the material processing channel along a radial direction and includes a plurality of circumferential dams that extend substantially along a circumferential direction and are spaced apart along an axial direction to define a plurality of screening stages. The gate assembly further includes a plurality of transfer gates extending at a transfer angle relative to the circumferential direction between adjacent dams of the plurality of circumferential dams, wherein the plurality of transfer gates connect the plurality of screening stages such that rotating the trommel assembly advances the screening material through the material processing channel.

The machine for integral processing of fruits with a hard or soft shell disclosed herein comprises a feed hopper and at least a first receptacle having a first end for connection to said hopper and a second opposite end. The receptacle is positioned horizontally according to the longitudinal direction of the machine and comprises in its interior a central shaft positioned in accordance to the longitudinal direction of the machine and connected at one end to a rotating element.

The machine for integral processing of fruits with a hard or soft shell disclosed herein comprises a feed hopper and at least a first receptacle having a first end for connection to said hopper and a second opposite end. The receptacle is positioned horizontally according to the longitudinal direction of the machine and comprises in its interior a central shaft positioned in accordance to the longitudinal direction of the machine and connected at one end to a rotating element.

A device for sorting insects into two or more classes based on size, the device comprising a drum with openings along the circumference. The insects are introduced to the drum at a first end, and the openings are sized to allow a first class of the insects to exit the drum through the circumference and the openings while the second class is retained to travel to far end of the drum, thereby sorting the insects into the classes. The drum may be held at a tilt to enable flow within the drum. The drum may rotate and a built in helix or helical screw may assist with flow. Water may be poured from above or from inside to flush insects through the openings or flush stuck insects back into the interior.

A classifying device may be used to classify a granular material flow. The classifying device may comprise a first inlet that allows a first material flow into the classifying device, a second inlet that allows a second material flow into the classifying device, a static classifier, and a dynamic classifier. The static classifier may be positioned such that the static classifier at least partially surrounds the dynamic classifier. The classifying device may comprise a distributing device that is designed in such a manner that it supplies the material flow of the first inlet to the static classifier and the material flow of the second inlet to the dynamic classifier.

A classifying device may be used to classify a granular material flow. The classifying device may comprise a first inlet that allows a first material flow into the classifying device, a second inlet that allows a second material flow into the classifying device, a static classifier, and a dynamic classifier. The static classifier may be positioned such that the static classifier at least partially surrounds the dynamic classifier. The classifying device may comprise a distributing device that is designed in such a manner that it supplies the material flow of the first inlet to the static classifier and the material flow of the second inlet to the dynamic classifier.