How nuts are processed. Walnut processing

1 950 usd / pcs.

We offer lines for processing walnut of various configurations and performance.

Pre-calibration of the walnut is NOT REQUIRED!

On the line, the walnut goes through the following processing stages:

1. Split walnut shell

2. Separation of the kernel from the shell, cleaning

3. Sizing of kernels into fractions

4. Aspiration - cleaning the kernel from dust, debris, small particles and small shells

Butterfly yield,%: 20 - 60

You can see and evaluate the operation of equipment for walnut processing by visiting us.

We manufacture equipment for walnut processing: calibrators, nutcrackers, walnut cracking machines, vibrating screens, aspirators, FULL CYCLE, Walnut processing line. Any configuration with your characteristics.

Get more detailed information You can by calling by phone. Line video: http://youtu.be/zByvJr8g8ys.

"NPP Service Pack" produces and offers industrial equipment for the processing of walnuts and hazelnuts of various capacities for large processing enterprises and for small businesses.

We offer machines for peeling nuts from green pericarp with subsequent washing and drying of nuts, nut calibrators, nut cracker machines different types walnut splitters, walnut kernel beaters from "dense" walnut shells of the "bone, dolbun" type, one and two-level sorting and bulkhead conveyors and inspection tables, vibro-sizing sieves with aspiration for kernel sorting (butterfly, quarter, eight, crumbs ) and removal of shells, drying ovens and drying tanks "one and a half ton" vacuum packers for the kernel, disintegrators for grinding the shell of a nut into grains for the manufacture of pellets and powder up to 40 microns for abrasive and cosmetics, etc.

European workmanship, European and North Korean components. Real guarantee for equipment-1 ...

2,900 - 3,000 usd / pc.

"NPP Service Pak". We offer the MKO-03 nut cracker, recognized by many experienced walnut processors as the best. The machine is designed to break the walnut shells to obtain the optimal amount of whole kernel. Machine productivity - 140kg / hour. "MKO-03" has many technological settings for working with nuts of different sizes, the machine breaks the nut shell in at least six points, which significantly increases the quality of splitting and obtaining a whole kernel. "MKO-3" consumes 0.55 kW and can operate from a 220V or 380V network, it is equipped with reliable electronics and an Italian gear motor. MKO-03 is used both as a separate unit and in industrial lines for processing walnuts. We also manufacture equipment for the separation of nuts from the green pericarp with subsequent washing of the nuts, calibrators, vibrating sieves with aspiration for separating the shell and separating the kernel into fractions, pre-punching machines for working with the "hollow", inspection stations ...

We manufacture equipment for walnut processing. Our nut cracker machines give the optimum whole kernel and real butterfly production (75%). We also produce calibrators for nuts, vibrating sieves with the function of shell aspiration, beaters for kernels from chipped nuts such as "Cleaver" "Greedy" "Bone", sorting and bulkhead conveyors for 8 or more places, disintegrators for grinding shells into powder-flour, packers kernels.

We customize equipment, provide assistance with delivery anywhere in the world, perform commissioning, warranty, service.

Viber: +38 067 776 38 39; +38 050 257 45 35

Email: info@service-pack.kiev.ua

A line for processing (splitting and sorting) walnuts and hazelnuts is on sale. The equipment is located in Rostov-on-Don. Warranty service until October 2014.

Price: Negotiable

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Brief description of equipment:

Machine for cracking walnut shells "MKO"

We present to your attention practically new equipment for processing walnuts and hazelnuts. PAY ATTENTION, the equipment is factory certified, has a technical passport. It is a line (full cycle) of processing - from calibration to packaging of the finished kernel. The line includes 5 machines that can work in a complex or separately. This equipment in a work shift processes more than 1000 kg of raw materials, a large% of the kernel yield! Individual units are capable of carrying out a volume of about 5-6 tons per work shift. The complex also includes 2 systems for cleaning (aspiration) from debris and shells. The main components of this line (motors, gearboxes) are made in Italy and have a guarantee. The price is negotiable, barter (exchange) is possible. You can find out all your questions by calling 89614106107, 89185210874 or e-mail Rostov098@mail.ru Shubin_ka@mail.ru.

Pine nuts

When buying nuts in a store or at the market, we usually do not think about how the process of peeling the shells from the kernels takes place. Of course, at home we chop them by hand using special tongs, but peeling nuts on an industrial scale is a completely different matter, and tongs are indispensable here.

Nowadays, there is modern equipment for processing nuts, thanks to which the laborious manual process is replaced by a mechanical one, which allows you to peel a large number of nuts in a short time. In this article we will tell you how nuts are processed on the lines of factories.

Peeling walnuts is a complex procedure that is carried out in several stages:

• drying;
• separation into fractions and screening of garbage;
• separation of kernels from shells;
• drying.

Various technologies are used to peel nuts. The simplest of them involves the use of a machine consisting of a crushing compartment and sieves of different calibers. First, the nuts are squeezed by metal profiles, as a result of which the shell is destroyed, and after that the kernels are separated from the husk by blowing with a fan and sifted through sieves with different hole sizes.

Large factories use more powerful equipment lines and high-tech methods for cleaning nuts using high temperatures and pressure changes. In the first method, they are calcined in a special machine, which leads to an increase in pressure inside the nut and to the destruction of the shell. In the second case, the nuts are placed in a special chamber, in which the pressure is first raised to several atmospheres, and then quickly lowered. As a result of large pressure drops, the shells also burst, leaving the kernels intact.

In rare cases, nuts are cleaned using liquid nitrogen. With this technology, the nuts are preheated and then quickly cooled. liquid nitrogen, causing the shell to crack.

In accordance with GOST standards, walnut kernels, after peeling, are calibrated according to the composition:

• top grade - whole kernels and halves, with the number of halves not exceeding 10 percent;
• first grade - no more than 15 percent of quarters and smaller pieces in the total mass of whole kernels are allowed;
• the third grade - 60 percent of the nut mass consists of halves of kernels and parts in size ¾ and quarters.
• fourth grade - small-sized pieces of kernels.

Special machines are also used for sorting walnuts. In addition, there are requirements for the moisture content of the kernels - it should not exceed 10 percent. Drying is carried out on drying equipment, after which the nuts are vacuum sealed.

Processing of cedar

Peeling of pine nuts at the plant is also carried out using specialized equipment.

The walnut processing line consists of machines used for the following operations:

• drying and cleaning of nuts;
• separation of nuts into size fractions;
• peeling nuts;
• separation of kernels from husks;
• cleaning kernels from film;
• washing and drying of kernels;
• sorting.

After all the stages are completed, cedar kernels are placed in a film and sold. The use of technological equipment makes it possible to process several tons of pine nuts per day. At the same time, the disadvantage of the mechanical method of processing pine nuts into a kernel is that coarse details of the mechanism can violate the integrity of the kernels, which negatively affects the quality.

Ideas for business

Nuts are renowned for their nutritional value, so own production for their processing can bring good income... When creating a small production, you do not need to purchase a powerful line, limiting yourself to buying more simple devices that perform the same actions, but with lower performance. And for organizing a home business, you can assemble a peeling machine yourself using simple schemes that are available on the Internet.

Developing production, you can focus not only on the kernels of nuts, but also on other products of their processing: oil, cake, shell powder. These products (especially oil) are also in demand on the market, while the competition in this area is relatively low. However, to obtain oil, you will need to additionally purchase a special press and filters.

In addition, you can buy in bulk the already peeled kernels of walnuts and pine nuts and arrange a small line for their packaging. Given the high cost of nuts, this business can also generate consistent profits. At the same time, whichever method of processing nuts you prefer, you need to remember that the enterprise will be successful only if you use competitive advantages: High Quality products, a wide assortment (raw and fried nuts, oils, etc.) and attractive packaging that ensures the safety of the goods.

Today walnut processing is developing, gaining momentum and attracting more and more more people... Some who once tried themselves in the nut business do not stop, but, on the contrary, increase the scale of nut processing. And there are people for whom this business did not go, the invested funds did not pay off and the nut business came to naught. Why walnut processing can curdle, and what are the main reasons for a failed walnut business?

The main reasons why the nut business "didn't go"?

Poor quality raw materials. The most important product that you will deal with is a walnut, and the most important task at the first stage is the purchase of high-quality walnuts. Further processing, processing time and, of course, the most important thing - the integrity of the kernel at the exit and, as a result, its value on the market, will depend on how good the walnut is purchased.

Walnut without sizing. Many walnut growers skip such an important process as nut sizing - sorting the nut by size for further high-quality splitting. We all know that in Ukraine there are few high-quality nuts and all the nuts we buy are nuts from different trees, different varieties, sizes and qualities. And when the splitting process begins, such a nut splits unevenly, with a large percentage of undershooting or, even worse, cracking, and the integrity of the kernel decreases.

*Important! Working with an uncalibrated nut, you lose from 20 to 40% of the whole kernel (depending on the quality of the nut and other factors)!

Incorrectly selected equipment. Before starting processing, namely, splitting walnuts, it is necessary to estimate how much walnut per day / week / month you plan to split, how many workers will work with the walnut and even then plan what equipment for processing the walnut you need to buy. Often people are chasing fast splitting, high performance of equipment, but not everyone understands that for different volumes of nuts, quick splitting can be reflected in different ways.
Staff recruitment and outsourcing. When the main stages of processing have been passed - sizing and splitting of nuts, the next, important, sorting, cleaning and bulkhead of nuts comes in turn. Hiring unskilled people or people “from the street”, due to inexperience, you risk getting, as a result, not a qualitatively sorted out whole kernel, but a split mix (quarters, halves, eights of the kernel).

Unfitted walnut processing facility. Very important point in the processing of nuts, this is a room where not only equipment for calibration, nut splitting will be located, but also a place for drying nuts, convenient workplaces for bulk pickers, food containers and boxes for kernels, a place for storing nuts, etc.
Lack of sales contacts. The last, but not least, process is the sale of the walnut after processing. Often, not having information on where the walnut can be sold, walnut growers send batches of walnut to the market, where resellers buy the walnut at an inexpensive price, and then sell it at twice the price.

How to avoid failure?

Buy only high-quality walnut, this season, pleasant to the eye, no cracks, uniform color and smooth shell. Trust trusted sellers, be sure to test the nuts before buying, selectively chop a couple or three nuts from different parts of the bag, so you will protect yourself from buying a "pig in a poke". Read more walnut purchasing tips here - Walnut Purchasing Tips.
Calibrate the nut! This can be manual sorting of nuts by size, if there are not many nuts, or mechanical calibration of the nuts with equipment. In any case, you will keep the core intact during a split, avoid undershooting and, accordingly, an additional manual bulkhead. Buy calibrator for walnut - Calibrator for walnut.
Before starting work, estimate the volume of your production. If you are a beginner nut grower, you have a small volume of nuts, then you should not pursue high productivity and fast splitting. Start with small mechanical equipment, so master your splitting skills and keep the core intact. Working on electrical equipment with a small amount of nut will not work well; on the contrary, every flaw in the nut will be visible. You can take risks and buy large equipment with small volumes when you have a perfect, calibrated nut.

For large, industrial processing, opt for more professional equipment, where the quality and processing speed are at a high level. Such nutcrackers can work without calibration, which will significantly reduce the cost of calibration equipment and speed up the splitting process.

For the bulkhead, hire qualified people who were engaged in the bulkhead of the nut, they know all the nuances of nut processing. Equip staff with additional tools that will speed up the work of cleaning and bulkhead walnut, and protect the bulkhead from injury and cuts. If your business is just starting to develop, you can attract relatives to work, so you will save on staff salaries and be sure of the quality and honesty of work.
To optimize the workflow, it is necessary to equip the workroom with everything necessary for the complete and efficient processing of walnuts. The room should have an equipment area where nutcrackers, calibrators, vibration tables, etc. will be installed. Further, it is necessary to equip an area for working personnel - bulkers, bulkhead tables, lighting, additional tools for cleaning nuts, containers for kernels and recyclable materials. The better the workflow and the space are, the more efficient the work and the end result will be!
For the sale of a walnut, namely a kernel, it is necessary to establish sales contacts and find sellers who would buy it dearly. The easiest way to find such people is on the Internet, in in social networks or on message boards, where each has a higher and higher price. There you can also find import partners who are ready to buy nuts from other countries, this option is much more profitable and profitable. Do not forget about waste - shells and a partition, from which you can also sell and make money!

We see that the nut business has its own nuances, mistakes and pitfalls that can pull back. However, by following the tips and tricks, they can be avoided! Develop your nut business with the Orekhovod company!

Today, walnut processing is a very good idea for small businesses.

In this article, using the example of Ukraine, we will consider such a type of small business as walnut processing. So there are climatic conditions that not in every country walnuts can grow and ripen. In Ukraine, 120-130 yew grows annually. tons of walnut and in this indicator only the USA and China can compete with Ukraine 460 yew. t and 700 yew. t, respectively. However, in China, almost all of the walnut harvest goes to the domestic market, the same situation is in the United States, so Ukraine proudly ranks first in the export of these products (more than 80% of products are exported).

In any kind of business, including small, the most important thing is profitability. Therefore, before starting this small business, you need to carefully calculate everything and draw up a business plan. I must say right away that not everyone succeeds in processing walnuts. The profitability of walnut processing is about 50%. In this business, a very important role is played by who you will sell to. finished products... If you focus on the domestic market, then the profit will not be so great, but if you try to reach large buyers abroad, then your profit will be much higher. But reaching out to overseas wholesalers is not easy, so many manufacturers donate processed walnuts to domestic wholesalers.

Types of shell cleaning.

When processing walnuts, there are several ways to peel them from the shell:

• manual cleaning;
• vacuum method;
• mechanical method;
• soaking with roasting;
• cleaning with a sizing - crushing apparatus.

Now let's look at each method in more detail.

Manual cleaning walnut from the shell is the most ancient method of cleaning, which has survived to our time. The profitability of this cleaning method is very low. People who are engaged in nut shelling receive a pittance at such enterprises, there is a very large turnover of personnel and often people who have nowhere else to go, pensioners and disabled people work. How does this cleaning method work? There are large tables at which workers are sitting. There are large heaps of walnuts in the middle of the tables. Beside each worker there are containers for shells, quarters, halves and chops. This type of cleaning has remained in China, we practically do not have such workshops.

Vacuum method peeling walnuts is already a more advanced method compared to manual processing. The technology is as follows: walnuts are loaded into a container for compressed air, after which air is pumped into the container by a compressor and after a while it is abruptly discharged. From a sharp drop in pressure, the walnut shell does not withstand and bursts.

Mechanical method of peeling nuts... The walnut peeling technology is as follows: the walnut is poured into the hopper, then the walnut is fed to the press, which breaks the shell with the help of mechanical pressure on the walnut. The pressure on the press is regulated depending on the quality of the nut and the thickness of the shell. A significant disadvantage of this method is that all nuts are different and the pressure for their peeling is different, so a lot of rejection is obtained which the press simply crushed. You also need to constantly regulate the pressure, and this greatly slows down the process of peeling the walnut.

Soaking with roasted walnuts... The technology is as follows: the nut is poured into a container with water and soaked for a while, then it is placed in an oven with a temperature of 600 to 900 degrees Celsius for a few seconds. Excessive pressure is created inside the nut and the shell bursts.

Cleaning with a sizing - crushing apparatus, this is the most common type of walnut shelling. The technology is as follows: the walnut is sieved into fractions with the help of a sieve sieve, and then it is fed through a conveyor belt to the crushing apparatus. In the crushing department there are several compartments for different fractions or one, the size of which is regulated depending on the fraction. The walnut in the crushing apparatus is cracked and fed to the winnower, which separates the shell from the kernel. Then the nut goes to a sizing sieve, which separates the various fractions of the kernel.

It is worth noting that whichever cleaning method you choose, you should not forget that whatever equipment you have, you still have to do some manual work. Alas, there is no way without it.

Walnut processing: equipment.

Equipment for peeling and processing walnuts is quite expensive, so many novice businessmen make it with their own hands. If finances allow you, then it is better to buy ready-made equipment. This will firstly increase the productivity of your small business, and secondly, you will not have to rack your brains over the development of new equipment. The approximate cost of a line for peeling walnuts is from 200 to 900 yew. dollars. This is certainly not enough.

Walnut processing: purchase of raw materials.

The purchase of raw materials is the most important aspect this small business. During the year, the price of round walnut varies greatly. The lowest cost per season, and then the price increases right up to the next season. Therefore, large walnut processors purchase large quantities per season, and then dry and store them in a warehouse. But in order to purchase such a large batch, which would be enough for a whole year, large investments and large storage facilities are needed. Also, during storage, it is necessary to maintain the correct maintenance regime so that the nut does not get wet and dry. The purchase of raw materials can be wholesale from large owners walnut orchards, as well as among the population. Buying from orchards is good that the walnut is of the same variety, and, consequently, the shell is the same and the same size, and this will greatly facilitate the subsequent calibration of the round nut and reduce losses during shelling. When buying a round nut from the population, you will save a lot, but the nut that you buy will be harvested under different trees and will have to be calibrated more carefully. Also, when buying a nut from the population, one must not forget that there are varieties of nuts in which the shell is thick and it peels off very badly. So when buying raw materials, you need to look both ways and choose products very carefully so as not to be left without a profit.

GOST standards according to which nuts are divided.

After splitting, according to GOST standards, the nuts are divided into the following categories:

• “Extra” class contains halves and quarters, but their content should not exceed 10%;
• The first grade allows the content of 15% of the total mass of 1/8 nuts.
• Halves, this category includes halves of a nut, while their content should be at least 80% of the total mass. The remaining 20% ​​are quarters and the core is three quarters of the halves.
• Quarters.

The kernels are sorted on a sieve sieve.

Also, the price and quality of the sold walnut kernel is affected by its moisture content, it should be no more than 10%.

Walnut Processing: Small Business Expansion.

If you have decided to seriously engage in walnut processing, then you should think about creating your own garden. This will greatly reduce the cost of raw materials and make your enterprise not dependent on anyone. Also a big plus is that you can plant nuts at your place. good quality, which will greatly facilitate the processing and calibration process for you. For a garden, you just need to rent 50 hectares of land from the state for 49 years. Of course, you will not have to invest badly financially, but the garden will fully pay for itself in 3 years. Also, you can not only sell shelled nuts, but also you can sell round nuts.

The article is in the section: Business ideas with medium investment.

Nowadays, many are looking for what kind of business to do. There are many common options. Can be traded, produced, processed, etc. In general, there are many directions, but specific ideas few. Many do not trust the ideas of outsiders. Some search and add their own to them.
Here's one idea. Read on, you might want to take a chance and give it a try. As the saying goes, “without trying, you won’t know.” This idea is not universal, it will not suit everyone due to certain third-party factors.
The idea is simple. Business with minimal investment... It all depends on how much work you can or want to get out of. It directly depends on the class of equipment and the number of clients.

If this article interests you, and you decide to take a step, then I want to give advice. You need to start small, you should not aim at grandiose accomplishments right away.
And so, the idea is to process the walnut. Surely, when you came across ads, and when you heard offers to buy a nut, you had questions, "why?" and "what to do with it?" I will give you short description what is the essence of this business.

This market is developing and in demand. Grains of walnuts, that is, peeled nuts, are bought by confectionery companies, they are packaged and sold in stores at quite high prices. It is also exported to Europe. In every region there are people and companies that are engaged in the purchase of nuts, ranging from small entrepreneurs buying up nuts, in villages to large firms that grow them. But they are processed and the grain is extracted by the unit. Labor is painstaking, many do it by hand, and it is long and difficult. But we are now living in a century of high technology, where manual labor is replaced by machine tools that facilitate and speed up the production process.

We briefly figured out the essence. Now let's move on to describing the work process itself.

First, about the material and labor costs.

An industrial nutcracker starts at $ 1,000. Of course, the more expensive the nutcracker is, the more and better it will be able to crack the nut. I don't recommend models that cost more than $ 2,500, you just won't be able to use their full power right away. The principle of industrial nut crackers is simple (a frame on which everything is mounted, a body with 2 milling shafts, an electric motor and a container for filling nuts). As you can see, everything is simple, there are no special difficulties with its work and maintenance. In more expensive models of walnut, the processing process is more automated and the mechanism is much more complicated.

To begin with, you will need a preferably heated non-residential premises, since you will have to work from the beginning of autumn, and if you find a lot of clients, then until the end of winter! If you have a private sector, then well, you will save on renting premises. If you rent a room, then it should be roomy, because you will need to store raw materials somewhere.
For work, you will need from 3 to 5 people, depending on your volume, of course. The nutcracker does not peel the nut on its own, but only breaks its shell, so manual labor is still needed. Only expensive models clean the shell on their own.

Now about the receipt of finished products and estimated income.
The simplest nutcracker can process about 100kg / h. This is the hardest part to process. Separating the shell is not difficult and fast.
According to averaged data (depending on the quality of the nut), the yield is 1 kg of grain from 3 kg of unhulled nuts. Therefore, discuss this issue with the client in advance. If the nut is of poor quality, it is better to underestimate the product yield ratio.

Payment for finished products fluctuates around $ 0.5 per kilogram. It all depends on the quality of cleaning. If you have a lot of "butterflies" this is half a nut, then the price will be higher. The lowest paid grain is considered, in which there are not even whole “quarters”. Therefore, having processed 6 tons, and this is a little less than two weeks, you will recoup the costs!
Walnut shells are also in demand but are cheap. If your customers will not take it away from you, then the shell can either be sold or used as fuel for the boiler.

Of course, you can buy the nut yourself, process it and sell it. The cost of one kilogram of nuts in the purchase fluctuates around $ 1 / kg. The purchase of walnuts is carried out from the population, in this regard, you will need a truck and, accordingly, there will be additional costs for fuel. You can sell ready-made grain for $ 5 / kg. But at the same time, companies that buy grain are looking for suppliers who can supply at least 1 ton of grain per week. Of course, the income is solid, $ 2,000 per ton. Difficulties and inconveniences lie in the fact that there are many who want to buy a nut, the purchase will take a lot of time and money.

Based on all of the above, processing is a more profitable business. You don't risk your cash, you get the job done and you get paid for it. Your costs are minimal and quickly pay off.
Think about this idea, good luck!

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