ATLAS PACIFIC HS8 AUTOMATIC PEAR PEELER
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MANUFACTURED BY: ATLAS PACIFIC ENGINEERING COMPANY • PUEBLO, COLORADO USA • 719.948.3040 • FAX 719.948.3058 The newly designed roll orienter Atlas Pacific is proud to introduce the new HS8 (High Speed/8 Lane) Pear Peeler designed to maximize pear production. The new 8-lane machine features non-corrosive construction and superior feeding, orienting, and peeling capabilities which lead directly to processor savings. PTLPS PACIFIC comm. me. HS8 AUTOMATIC PEAR PEELER Machine Speed The new HS8 runs at 124 cups per minute which is twice the throughput of the existing Atlas Pacific manual-feed peeler. This is accomplished through the advancements of the “sensor peel” cutters and the improved feed and roll orientation systems. The machine can utilize the same amount of floor space which means more production per square foot of factory. Feed Efficiency The feeding of raw product into the machine has been made more efficient through the use of dual infeed gates, an improved shaker/feeder, and an improved singulation system. This translates into higher throughput with fewer empty cups in each cycle. The net effect is a savings in plant run time to process the same amount of product. Orientation The patented roll orienter improves orientation and reduces the number of doubles and cross-cored fruit. This results in less downgraded or discarded raw product and more good product available to put in the can. Peeling Yield (Recovery) The peeling pressure is controlled pneumatically to assure precision peeling for delicate fruit as well as hard fruit. Each cutter blade is assisted by a precision molded ceramic guard which guides the cutter over the contours of the fruit assuring that only a thin layer of peel is removed. Together these features produce the maximum peeling yield. On medium to large sized pears (>2.5" or 63.5 mm diameter) tests have shown that yields increase greater than 5%. Throughput Yield When taken in conjunction with each other, the improved orientation and the improvement in peeling yield combine to give a 10% improvement in throughput yield. This means that for the same output the processor is able to utilize 10% less raw product as compared to the standard Atlas Pacific Pear peeler. In other words, for each ton of raw product processed the new machine produces 280 pounds (127 kg) of added useable finished product.

HS8 AUTOMATIC PEAR PEELER Size Range Capability The new orienter is designed to have a wider size range capability than the standard Pear Belt Orienter (PBO). This gives the processor greater flexibility in the size of fruit that will run through the machine and in most instances the need for hand-fed machines may be eliminated. Sanitation Sanitation is greatly improved through the extensive use of non-corrosive materials such as stainless steel and plastics. This reduces the hours required to clean, sanitize and maintain during the season and winter repairs. Maintenance/Lubrication The...