This machine is suitable to automatically top and tail carrots, zucchini, cucumbers, salsify and several other oblong vegetables and to segment them if required. The top and tail machine is composed by a feeder and a line-up system, both synchronized with the conveyor to the cutting heads. The feeding and aligning speed and the topping thickness are adjustable.
If required, an additional cutting unit can be supplied for the product segmentation (that operation is suggested when the process is oriented to make shredded carrots or quartered cucumbers).
The main advantages and features of the system are:
• Outstanding quality of the cut in combination with an high capacity.
• Completely automated system (the system can be placed in a processing line without requiring any operator).
• High capacity.
• Long life of the knives.
• Availability of several optionals with the possibility to manufacture a customized unit.
• Easy sanitation and maintenance.