Washing and grinding system for fruit and vegetables
Efficiently wash and grind fruits and vegetables to streamline your production of juices, purees, and mashes. The system ensures thorough cleaning and precision grinding, optimizing the quality and consistency of your end products.

Cleans and Prepares Fruits and Vegetables
The KWEM series from Kreuzmayr Maschinenbau GmbH offers robust washing elevators designed for seamless integration into fruit and vegetable processing lines. Equipped with a frequency converter for infinitely variable speed settings, these stainless steel units ensure thorough cleaning and efficient transfer of produce. Each model, from the KWEM 1000 to the KWEM 5500, features an automatic start-stop circuit for synchronized line operation, enhancing throughput in food processing applications. Applications span apple juice production, carrot puree preparation, and more. Capacities range from 2,000 kg to 5,500 kg, addressing a variety of production scales. The models incorporate elements like grass/leaf filters and air blowers for optimized cleaning, while maintaining low maintenance requirements. With configurations available for different mash discharge heights, the KWEM washing elevators offer versatility and operational efficiency for food and beverage industries, making them a key asset in optimizing initial processing stages.
Benefits
- Enhances operational efficiency with continuous, fully automatic processing.
- Facilitates seamless integration into existing production lines, reducing setup times.
- Ensures optimal cleanliness of produce, improving subsequent processing quality.
- Constructed entirely from stainless steel, ensuring durability and resistance to corrosion.
- Minimizes maintenance demands, allowing for longer uninterrupted production cycles.
- Applications
- Fruits,Food processing,Vegetables,Purees,Juices
- End products
- Vegetable puree,Fruit mash for cider production,Apple juice,Carrot puree,Fruit pulp for jams,Apple cider,Carrot juice,Pear cider,Quince mash,Pear puree
- Steps before
- Fruit Intake,Cleaning,Washing
- Steps after
- Belt Pressing,Pasteurization,Filling,Packaging
- Input ingredients
- apples,pears,quinces,carrots,pomaceous fruits,stone fruits,vegetables
- Output ingredients
- mash,ground fruit,crushed fruit
- Market info
- Kreuzmayr is known for manufacturing high-quality, industrial juicing and pressing equipment. They specialize in engineered-to-order solutions, offering expertise in processing fruits and vegetables, with a reputation for reliability and innovation in the food and beverage industry.
- Capacity
- 2000–5500 kg
- Mill motor power
- 3–5.5 kW
- Elevator motor power
- 0.37–0.55 kW
- Blower power
- 0.85 kW
- Water circulating pump power
- 1.50 kW
- Total electrical connection
- 3.40–3.80 kW
- Dimensions (LxWxH)
- 3100x675x2200 to 3790x1020x2820 mm
- Mash discharge height
- 1300/1500 to 1580/1750 mm
- Automation
- Automatic start-stop function
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Working mechanism
- Conveyor with spray nozzle cleaning
- Integrated steps
- Washing and grinding of fruits
- CIP/SIP
- Manual cleaning required
- Automation level
- Automatic start-stop circuit
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous
- Agglomeration risk
- Low
- Container type
- Fruits and Vegetables
- Filling purpose
- Juice extraction
- Machine footprint
- 3100x675x2200 mm (KWEM 1000/2000),3790x1020x2820 mm (KWEM 3000/5500)
- Discharge height
- 1300/1500 mm (KWEM 1000/2000),1580/1750 mm (KWEM 3000/5500)
- Construction material
- Stainless steel
- Mobility
- 4 wheels
- Conveyor belt material
- Food-safe plastic
- Automation level
- Automatic start-stop function
- Control panel type
- Incorporated left or right as per customer requirement
- Control panel type
- Frequency converter control
- Discharge height
- 1300/1500 mm,1580/1750 mm
- Material
- Stainless steel construction
- Mobility
- 4 wheels
- Speed setting
- Infinitely variable via frequency converter