The preparation station is installed at the entrance of the cutting machine. It is equipped with cutting boards and garbage funnels for workers to de-core, de-stem, and precut the leafy vegetables before introducing them to the cutting machine. The preparation station is available with 2, 4, or 6 positions for workers.

Our vegetable cutting machines are excellent for chopping leafy greens like lettuce varieties, cabbages, and herbs into adjustable sizes from 1 mm to 55 mm at speeds of up to 3000 kg/hr. The cutting shapes and sizes can be regulated instantaneously by means of a user-friendly touch screen mounted on the machine.

The cut or whole salads are dumped into the washing machine whose first compartment is a tank filled with water. The water in the basin is agitated using powerful pumps and nozzles along its sides. The leaves are submerged and mixed in the water, then whirl around for several minutes to remove all the dirt on their surface. The water temperature can be regulated to a cold range that is ideal for washing mixed leaves. Small leaves and insects can be filtered out with a flycatcher installed on the machine, and sanitizing agents and detergents can be added to the water solution if necessary.

The second section of the washing machine is a vibrating sieve with sprinklers mounted on top. The sprinklers give the leaves a second shower of clean water to ensure that they are thoroughly rinsed. The sieves filter away the sand, debris, and insects, and the unclean water is recycled back into the washing tank. The cleaned leaves then continue to the next cleaning station (in a multi-stage setup) or to an automatic basket filling system.

The ACBM is a stainless-steel automatic carousel basket machine that is installed after the washing machine to collect the washed leafy vegetables in baskets. It has an optical sensor that detects when a basket is full and automatically rotates the carousel to the next slot, revealing a new empty basket. The ACBM is a useful system that reduces human intervention, time wasted, and product waste.

The centrifugal dryer is excellent for drying fresh cut and leafy vegetables efficiently. The washed products are placed in a basket in the dryer, which spins rapidly to drain water and moisture from the veggies. The dryer has an adjustable rotational speed and time, which can be controlled based on the products at hand to ensure that they do not spin too fast for too long and become damaged. This dryer also features a reverse function, which is especially useful for drying salads by spinning them in both clockwise and anti-clockwise directions.

A salad sorting machine can be seamlessly integrated along the salad processing line to ensure that your finished products are 100% fresh and defect-free. The sorting machine features high resolution cameras, a laser vision system, and pulsed LED technologies to detect the most difficult flaws such as discolored leaves, damp leaves, cores, and foreign objects like stones, plastic, and insects. The optical sorters can operate at exceptionally high speeds ensuring that your line's performance and efficiency is always at its best.