Food Pea Podder
A pea podding machine separating grain from pod at 1 to 3 tonnes of pea pods per hour. Pods are fed into the machine and beater blades strike them, releasing the grain, which falls through the perforated drum sheet onto an apron conveyor below. The conveyor is inclined, so the grain slides down while lighter peel is carried away. The build specification is unusually complete for food equipment of this type. The machine body, rotor and beater blades are made in SS 304, as are the liners, guards, covers and hoppers. The riddle mat and apron conveyor belt are food grade PVC, and the conveyor belt is endless, which removes the joint that on a spliced belt is both the wear point and a lodging place for product. The conveyor runs on stainless steel rollers with a flanged bearing one side and a take-up bearing the other for tensioning.