Maximize your kernel value: the integral solution for efficient and profitable cracking.
Achieving a high percentage of quality kernel is the ultimate goal of every walnut processor. Our Cracking and Selection Line Model AP 300 is a complete, automated system designed not only to break the shell, but to protect, clean, and classify the kernel — securing the maximum return on your investment.
A complete process, from whole walnut to classified kernel:
- Precise feeding and cracking: the line starts with an Elevator that smoothly and continuously feeds the AP 300 Mechanical Cracker (inverted cone). This machine, the heart of the system, is built with an inverted-cone cracker assembly — coated aluminum-cast exterior and a mechanically height-adjustable inner cone in abrasive sheet — that applies the exact pressure for each walnut size, achieving a clean break that releases the kernel without damaging it.
- First separation stage: immediately after cracking, a Separating Screen with stainless-steel perforated mesh and a powerful Vacuum Aspirator perform the first major cleaning, separating a high percentage of the broken shell from the kernel. Automatic waste discharge.
- Deep aspiration cleaning: a second Elevator takes the pre-separated mix to a Mega Aspirator, a high-efficiency suction system that removes nearly all remaining shell and light particles, leaving the kernel clean and ready for inspection.
- Final quality control: the product advances over a wide Inspection Conveyor where operators perform final quality control, removing any remaining impurities.
- Kernel sizing: to finish, an Elevator transports the clean kernel to a Sizer that classifies it by size into its commercial categories — butterflies (halves) and quarters — leaving it ready for packaging.
Construction and sanitary philosophy:
Frames and structures in SAE 1010 mild steel with anticorrosive primer and polyurethane enamel finish. Meshes and screens in product contact in stainless steel with sanitary polish. Cracking cone with precise mechanical adjustment for each size grade. Drives with oil-bath gearmotors and fully shielded three-phase motors.
Albion technology benefits:
- Halves maximization: the integral design protects the kernel at every stage, maximizing the percentage of butterflies — and therefore profitability.
- High capacity and efficiency: with capacity to process 300–350 kg/h of sized in-shell walnut, the AP 300 automates a complex process, reduces labor, and optimizes working times.
- Albion experience and reliability: built with the ruggedness and experience that defines us. Every component is designed for continuous work and low maintenance, ensuring reliability season after season.
- High-value end product: deliver to your customers a clean, well-classified, top-quality kernel, ready for the most demanding markets.
- Pre-assembled and concatenated in our workshop before dispatch — the line arrives ready to install on-site.
- 12-month warranty on mechanical parts of our manufacture.
The AP 300 is not just a cracker: it's a complete system that transforms your whole walnut into a high-quality finished product, ready for commercialization.
