MacMartins Cracker
Although the MACMARTINS cracker was designed and developed for the harsh African environment, it has been successfully distributed to 9 Countries around the world, as far off as Papua New Guinea.
The cracker’s biggest advantage is that it is designed to have minimum maintenance requirements and is manufactured from heavy-duty powder coated mild steel.
Components
All chutes and feeder pans are made of 2mm stainless steel (304).
All moving parts and the vibrator feeder are fully enclosed within a stainless-steel enclosure.
The Cracker is equipped with a built-in sizer and is covered with “Lexan” sheeting.
The sheeting is easily removeable for cleaning.
The Sizer and vibrator pan is fully adjustable by means of variable speed drives.
The cracker is capable of cracking + /–1.2 to 1.5 tons per hour, depending on the variety off macadamias that need to be cracked and speed of VSD.
Built in Sizer
Another advance to buy an MACMARTINS Cracker is that comes complete with a built-in sizer.
The sizer can size 13mm to 32mm nuts adjustable. By simply adjusting the setting bolts for the sizer.
If a bigger sizer is required, please advise beforehand and the sizer can be manufactured to customer requirements.
Dryness of Nuts
Recommended moisture content for cracking is less than 3%.
*Please take note, cracker can not crack doubles/flat nuts.
The unit is supplied with an electrical control panel consisting of the following:
- Circuit breaker
- D.O.L starter for rollers
- V.S.D. starter for the sizer
- V.S.D starter for the feed pan
- On/off switches for manual operation and
- Run/Trip lights for indication
If you ordered the Automatic Adjusting Roller System all necessary equipment will also be included.
Value Added Products:
Automated Roller
MacDust
MacBrush
MACMARTINS SPECIFICATIONS:
Voltage – 380 Volts 3 phase and neutral
Current – 8 Amp on full load
Power – 4 Kw
Speed – Variable speed can be adjusted with VSD
Functions – Crack macadamia nut in shell
Operation – Roller cracking
Capacity – +/- 1.2 – 1.5 Tons per hour (depending on VSD speed)
Levelling – Supplied with feet
Safety – Safety signs on machine, refer to manual for usage safety
Weight – +/- 1500kg (automated +/- 1650kg)
Dimensions (Uncrated):
Length – 1920 mm
Width – 1230 mm
Height – 2000 mm
*Please contact us for your official quotation
*Capacity of machines may vary due to variety, quality, moisture content, feeding option used to inlet nuts, debris processed with nuts and style of nuts cracked/processed.
*Pre-Check and clean all machinery and conveyors before use and at regular intervals and ensure regular maintenance.
*No machines are guaranteed if foreign particles are processed with the nuts i.e., stones, sticks, bolts, nuts etc. (It remains the customers responsibility to make sure the nuts are clean)
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