Lettuce Production Line

The Vegetable Washing and Processing Line is a fully automated line designed for efficient leaf vegetable cutting, washing, processing and dewatering. It usually includes stages such as washing, cutting, dewatering and packing to ensure high hygiene standards and minimal manual handling. The advanced production line includes sensor and data monitoring, machine operating status, etc. to optimize production and reduce waste. This technology is widely used in the vegetables processing industry to meet large scale demand while maintaining product quality. Production lines increase productivity, reduce labour costs and ensure consistency between retail and food services.

Use process:

1、Check the machine operation: start all the equipment such as elevator - conveyor belt - chopping machine - cleaning machine - air drier, and then let the machine run for 1-2 minutes to observe whether the machine is abnormal or unable to start.

2、Feeding at constant speed: After the machine runs stably, put the vegetables to be processed on the elevator/conveyor belt at constant speed for processing and conveying. Be careful not to input too much at one time, so as to prevent overload of elevator, blockage of chopping machine and accumulation of cleaning machine from causing material jam.

3、Automatic discharging: After the materials enter the conveyor belt/elevator, they will enter each processing link with the conveyor belt. After processing, the materials will be discharged with the last process. Be sure to place the material receiving frame under the outlet in advance.

Equipment characteristics:

Vegetable processing production line realizes the automatic cutting, cleaning, dewatering/air drying and conveying of vegetables, and uses sensors and machine monitoring to optimize the operation status in real time. The cleaning machine is equipped with a water circulation filtration system to reduce water waste. With high health standards throughout the process and minimum manual intervention, it significantly improves productivity and consistency, reduces labor costs, and is applicable to large-scale processing of clean vegetables to ensure product quality and food safety.

Features:

Manufactured from high quality 304 stainless steel, the entire processing line is highly resistant to corrosion and rust, fully compliant with international food hygiene and safety standards, durable and easy to wash.

The advanced clean vegetables processing and cleaning technology: the cleaning process of the cleaning processing production line is the most important step, and the combination design of "bubble release+multi-stage spray" is generally adopted. The equipment is equipped with a high pressure bubble generation device. A large number of high pressure bubbles generated by the high pressure bubble generator enter the cleaning pool through the pipeline. The burst in the pool water generates huge energy, making the materials roll in the water, effectively removing the agricultural residues and silt on the product surface. The cleaning machine can greatly reduce the water consumption through the water circulation filtration system. In addition, the dual purification process of ultraviolet ozone sterilization can be added on the cleaning machine, effectively removing the agricultural residues and microbes, and reducing the loss rate of vegetables to less than 3%.

Variety of specifications: Vegetable processing can process different processing materials according to the switch of the cutting machine or the change of the peeling machine. For example, the addition of the brush peeling machine can make the potato peel, cut/slice, clean, dehydrate/air dry, etc. Other equipment can also be added in the production line for demand matching, such as continuous dehydrator, packing machine, separator, etc.

Safety certification: the equipment has passed the CE certification and is popular in European countries.

Versatility and durability

Material quality: 304 stainless steel structure is corrosion resistant, high temperature resistant and easy to clean, meeting food hygiene standards.

Compatibility of multiple materials: leaf vegetables (cabbage, cabbage, salad vegetables, lettuce, etc.), rhizome vegetables (potatoes, taro, horseshoe) and other food materials, with diversified menus.

Modularization design: single-function machine can be dismantled and maintained independently. In case of equipment failure, only the failure module needs to be replaced instead of the whole machine shutdown, greatly reducing the shutdown loss. For different types of vegetables (such as leaf vegetables for rooting and fresh whole vegetables for switching), the production line can be reconfigured through equipment replacement and parameter adjustment, such as cutting, chopping, slicing and sectioning.

Simplified operation process

One-key start of machine master switch (with separate switch of machine), safety emergency stop button. One person can operate a whole production line machine, without professional training and complex process, directly realize the operation of starting and processing. Each piece of clean vegetable processing equipment is equipped with warning lights, so that if the machine fails, it can be seen and handled in time.

Applicable to various processing industries

Central kitchen and group food industry: from washing to processing, fast processing of food materials. It can not only complete the required meals, but also reduce the labor cost.

Clean vegetables processing enterprises and food deep processing plants: continuous and automatic processing from untrimmed vegetables to finished products, production line covering a variety of materials and cleaning and sterilization requirements, effective elimination of cross-contamination through two-stage sterilization and fresh-keeping eddy current cleaning, and extension of shelf life of clean vegetables.

Vegetable prefabrication industry: multiple processing workshop equipment adopts universal design, which can be quickly disassembled. Different types of vegetables can be switched by adjusting cutting equipment, peeling equipment, spraying pressure, bubble intensity and cleaning time, so as to realize "one machine for multiple purposes".

Specialization Scenario

Agricultural cooperative and farmers: the agricultural cooperative introduces the processing of clean vegetables, and upgrades the vegetables from the "original name" with low added value to the "clean vegetables" with high added value by completing the primary processing such as cleaning, cutting and matching, and packaging at the place of origin, so as to change the farmer from a simple producer to the beneficiaries of the whole chain.

Events and Exhibitions: Central Kitchen Cleaned Dish Pre-treatment → Cold Chain Distribution → On-site Reheat/Direct Supply to support occasional food service during peak demand periods.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can clean vegetable processing line be used with dehydrating line?

The clean vegetable processing line can be used with the dehydrating line. Only connect the continuous dehydrator at the rear end of the clean vegetable processing line to form a production line integrating processing, cleaning and dehydrating machine.

How many machines are used for the vegetables processing production line, and can they be matched freely?

It can be freely matched. There is no regulation on how many machines can form a line, mainly depending on the processing requirements of the user. The normal standard processing line is composed of cutting machine - prewashing elevator/elevator - eddy current cleaning machine/bubbling cleaning machine - vibration draining machine - eddy current cleaning machine/bubbling cleaning machine (secondary cleaning, optional ozone/slag removal functions) - vibration draining air drier. The above machines can form a whole processing line from raw vegetables to finished vegetables.

Mode of maintenance:

Daily maintenance: after daily use, clean the vegetable leaves or impurities on the surface of the machine with water and rag, and then use a fishnet to remove the impurities at the filter tank.

Monthly Maintenance:

All moving parts of mechanical parts must be lubricated.

All chains, chain wheels, gears, gear racks and other moving parts shall be regularly added with lubricating oil or grease.

Lubricating oil shall be regularly added at all axial rotation joints.

It is recommended to check each machine every two weeks, for example, whether the cutter set screws are loose, whether the high pressure spray is blocked or not, whether the spray force is insufficient, whether the conveyor belt is offset, etc.

Safety reminder

Do not open the cover plate or put hands into the cutting process.

It is forbidden to wash the electric box of the motor with water.

Do not operate forcibly when materials are blocked, monitor the material status of each link in real time, and immediately press the emergency stop button in case of material jam and leakage, and restart after troubleshooting

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