Automated chicory root cutter
Streamline your chicory processing with precise root removal, reducing waste and enhancing yield, while delivering clean cuts efficiently to optimize labor in your production line.
Efficiently Cuts and Sorts Chicory Roots
The CRC 200 from KRONEN GmbH is a semi-automatic chicory root cutter engineered for precise, high-speed processing of Belgian endive and similar long products. Its ergonomic design ensures minimal waste by securing each chicory at the optimal cutting angle. This equipment integrates seamlessly into food processing lines, handling up to 4,800 pieces per hour with adjustable speed control. Manually place chicory into the infeed belt, and enjoy automated root removal and waste separation, reducing labor costs. Built with a robust stainless steel frame, the CRC 200 offers easy maintenance with its accessible safety cover. Adaptable for leeks and carrots, it provides versatile solutions for food processors and industrial food service providers.
Benefits
- Increases yield by securing products for optimal cutting, reducing waste.
- Enhances productivity with throughput capabilities of up to 4,800 chicory per hour.
- Lowers labor costs by enabling semi-automatic operation with minimal manual intervention.
- Simplifies maintenance with easy access to components and quick-clean design.
- Offers versatile processing for different products, including chicory, leeks, and carrots.
- Applications
- Baked goods,Salads,Pet food,Vegan products,Vegetables,Fruit
- End products
- Chicory-based vegan products,Chicory pet food mixes,Belgian endive salads,Chicory-infused baked goods,Chicory root snacks
- Steps before
- Trimming,Sorting,Manual insertion
- Steps after
- Waste disposal,Final inspection,Packaging
- Input ingredients
- chicory,Belgian endive,leeks,carrots
- Output ingredients
- chicory root,cleanly cut chicory,trimmed leeks,trimmed carrots
- Market info
- KRONEN is known for manufacturing industrial food processing equipment, specializing in washing, cutting, peeling, and packaging machinery, recognized for innovation, high quality, and efficiency in automated food processing solutions.
- Capacity
- up to 4,800 pieces/h
- Speed
- up to 80 chicory per minute
- Product Max Length
- 200 mm
- Root Max Length
- 200 mm
- Power
- 0.5 kW
- Voltage
- 1~400 V N/PE
- Frequency
- 50 Hz
- Water Connection
- 3/4" GEKA
- Dimensions
- 2495 mm x 868 mm x 1937 mm
- Weight
- 263 kg
- Infeed Height
- 860 mm
- Outfeed Height
- 1340 mm
- Diameter of Raw Product
- max. 200 mm
- Automation level
- Semi-automatic
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch
- CIP/SIP
- Manual
- Cleaning method
- Manual
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Abrasiveness
- Low to none (chicory root focus)
- Foaming tendency
- None
- Heat sensitivity
- Not applicable
- Container size and shape
- Up to 200 mm length for chicory
- Machine footprint
- 2495 mm x 868 mm x 1937 mm
- Weight
- 263 kg
- Infeed/placement height
- 860 mm
- Outfeed/delivery height
- 1340 mm
- Control panel type
- User-friendly ergonomic design
- Integration possibilities
- Adjustable speed,compatible with additional long products
- Product adaptability
- Chicory,leeks,carrots