Freshly harvested hazelnuts require multiple successive cleaning stages: separating branches and leaves, removing stones and soil, double washing (rotation + flotation), and visual sorting before packaging. Our AV 10000 Line integrates all these steps in a single 8,000-to-10,000 kg/h system — the highest-capacity line in the Albion catalog.
13 integrated machines, step by step:
- Receiving Vat: accepts direct field discharge (truck or bins) with buffer capacity for continuous flow.
- Vat Elevator: doses the hazelnut flow toward the first mechanical-cleaning step.
- Debrancher: vibrating sieve separating large branches, stalks, and coarse vegetable matter.
- Aspirator: vacuum aspirator removing leaves, fine dust, and light particles not retained by the sieve.
- Elevator to Trommel: lifts the pre-cleaned hazelnut to the rotary separator.
- Trommel: perforated rotary cylinder performing coarse size classification before washing and removing stones and soil clumps.
- Elevator to Rotary Washer: takes the hazelnut to the first wash cycle.
- Rotary Washer: first washing stage — drum with water curtain removing adhered soil.
- Flotation Washer: second stage — tank with controlled flotation where sound hazelnuts float and dense impurities settle.
- Inspection Conveyor with Platforms: visual control by operators on elevated catwalks with railings and sanitary platform.
- Reject Collection Conveyor: collects material rejected during inspection and routes it to the waste circuit.
- Waste Elevator: lifts the rejected material for dispatch outside the line.
- Cyclonic Separator: final cleaning stage by cyclonic separation before output.
Construction and sanitary philosophy:
Frames and structures in SAE 1010 mild steel with anticorrosive primer and polyurethane enamel finish. All product-contact surfaces in AISI 304 stainless steel with sanitary polish. Drives with oil-bath gearmotors and fully shielded three-phase motors.
Albion technology benefits:
- High capacity (8,000–10,000 kg/h): designed for cooperatives and high-volume packers.
- Multi-redundant cleaning: debrancher + aspirator + trommel + two washers (rotary and flotation) + cyclonic separator.
- AISI 304 stainless steel on all product-contact surfaces, resistant to daily sanitary washing.
- Scalable base: architecture can be reduced for smaller volumes under custom-design projects.
- 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.