Washing and Destoning

The FMA range of washing and destoning equipment is fabricated from 304 stainless steel and if required can be fabricated in carbon steel. The washing system consists of speciallized equipment for gently washing soil from produce. Most washing systems from FMA incorporate a stone trap removal system to seperate stones and leave the produce unharmed.

CIP washing systems

The FMA range of CIP washing systems are developed to suit each application and typically comprise of spray wash balls, pressure spray bars with cleaning nozzles. The systems are typically connected by a common manifold, valving network and are connected to a pump set, filtering systems are also...

Hydro Lift Destoner

The FMA range of Hydro lift destoners are fabricated from 304 stainless steel. The Hydro lift destoner operates on the basic principals of what sinks easily in water and what does not. The produce must not totally float for this system to be effective, if so then one of our other stone trap system...

Fluidized Bed Washers

The FMA range of Fluidized washers are fabricated from 304 stainless steel. The fluidized washer operates on the principal of that the produce will sink down when added to a deep tank / device full of water where the specific gravity of the produce / item is greater than that of water. A high...

Floatation Washers

The Floatation Washer is designed to separate unwanted debris, silk from vegetables such as peas and corn. The principle is that the product, when entering a tank of reclaimed water, will sink to the bottom of the tank, whereas the unwanted material will float on the water and be screened off at...

Barrel Washer

The FMA range of Barrel washing equipment is fabricated from 304 stainless steel. The rotary barrel washing machine consists of a specially designed rotating barrel assembly for gently washing soil from the produce. The drum is chain driven by a fixed speed geared motor. The drum is designed to...

Drum Washer

The FMA range of Drum washers are fabricated from 304 stainless steel. The rotary drum washing machine consists of a specially designed rotating drum for gently washing soil from the produce. The drum is chain driven by a fixed speed geared motor. The drum is designed to generate product...

Scrubber

This machine, manufactured from stainless steel, is specifically designed to remove the skin from a variety of vegetables, e.g. pumpkins. Vegetables are fed in one end and are slowly moved down the length of the machine by an auger, rotating at around 25rpm - the auger is specially sized to suit...

Rotary Washer

This machine consists of a tubular reel, which revolves on a frame. The reel is made from either rolled perforated sheet, to allow water and objects less than a certain size to pass through, or from parallel bars more suited to larger product such as potatoes. The reel revolves on special rollers...

Dewatering Reel

The job of the Dewatering Reel is to separates solids from water. The water is generally that which has been used for cleaning or transportation process in a food process line. For this water to be reclaimed it must pass through the Dewatering Reel which contains a reel made from perforated...

Cyclone Destoner

The FMA range of Cyclone destoner are fabricated from 304 stainless steel although if required can be fabricated in carbon steel.   The cyclone destoner operates on the same principals as a hydro cyclonic filter; the cone is filled with water. The produce is feed into the water through the top of...