Any way you look at it, CT800 is today's most productive peach pitter

The CT800 is fast. It offers pitting speeds of up to 82 peaches per minute. And we don't sacrifice quality for speed. With the CT-800 you'll not only get high yields, you'll get a high quality end product - with improved pit cavity definition less bruising and fewer slivers. Throughout the season, the CT-800 is at its productive peak. The CT-800 eliminates in-season lubrication altogether and can cut cleanup time by 80%. Not only you reduce downtime, you save on labor, oil and grease costs as well. Getting down to the nuts and bolts, the CT-800 is FMC quality built. Its wear-action design and construction reduce maintenance costs and keep it on the job for years and years to come. If your peach pitting operation can benefit from higher quality, greater yield, less downtime, reduced clean-up labor and elimination of lubrication costs, look into the FMC CT-800. It's the high production peach pitter on the job and down the line.

Purpose

The Peach Pitter CT800 is designed to feed, align and pit clingstone peaches at a rate of up to 82 fruit per minute.

Operation/Construction

Whole peaches are delivered from the customer's merry-go-round system to the pitter's open through feeder. The peaches are singled out and fed to an aligner cup. Orientation begins immediately and continues until the peach is transferred to the pitting station. During the transfer cycle, the peach is pre-cut around the stem end which reduces the tendency of the peach halves to fracture in this area. The peach is then delivered to the pitting station in such a manner that the pit is located on the same vertical and horizontal center lines of the twist mechanism. The pit is held stationary between two blades and then each half is gripped by mechanical soft hand activated pneumatically. This allows readily adjustment to variable turn that vary from 120° -360° in opposite directions (counter-twisted) according to the pit conditions. On completion of the pitting cycle the two cleanly pitted halves and the pit are discharged to a conveyor or fluming system below the machine.

Selective Knife

If the peach has a split pit, it is sensed prior to twisting and the peach is selectively knife pitted during the normal pitting cycle.

Features/Benefits

High Capacity

The CT-800 operates at 82 peaches per minute continuously throughout the processing season.

Lubrication

There is no downtime, labor or materials required for lubrication. In-season lubrication is achieved using clean water;

On connection of a supply source, the machine is constantly lubricated by a fully integrated system.

Sanitation

Incorporated in the water lubrication is an over spray of clean water which is concentrated in those areas where debris, etc. may accumulate. This, together with the use of stainless steel, smooth epoxy-coated surfaces and approved synthetic materials, reduces clean-up time and materials by 80%.

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