SOLD – PrefixEQ Cracker, Classifier, and Winnower
Located in Fallbrook (Southern) California.
The Details
- Reason for selling: rightsizing the business
- Purchased in 2017/2018
- Low usage, in like-new condition
- All three pieces are 120VAC.
- Price does not include crating and shipping.
- Asking Price: $14,000 (originally $18,000 when purchased).
- Sold as a lot; individual offers not being considered at this time.
Sorter/Classifier – capacity up to 200kg/hr
The PrefixEQ sorter/classifier can be used as to clean beans before roasting [the image in the lower-right corner shows trash from cleaning]. After cracking, the classifier can be used to separate fractions into different sizes for maximum efficiency in winnowing. The top deck acts as a scalper, removing un-cracked (possibly slaty) beans.
- Five decks, with mesh sizes 3/8", 1/4", 1/8", and 1/16" (top deck is for scalping)
- ~25kg hopper with automatic feeder
- All stainless steel construction
- High quality offset vibratory motors for long carefree operating life
- Comes on casters (two locking)
- Simple to maintain
Impact Cracker – capacity up to 200kg/hr
- Compact footprint
- High throughput with minimal losses
- Cracking mechanism works on beans of any size
- Cracking mechanism is virtually un-jammable, so you never have to worry about poking and prodding beans through
- Digitally adjustable speed control for adjusting cracking power to optimize cracking of beans with varied shell thickness and moisture content
- Works on unroasted as well as roasted beans
- Cracking creates considerably less dust/fines than roller mill type crackers which equates to higher yield in winnowing, more final product, which directly equates to more revenue
- Cracking produces larger, more uniform, and fewer pieces of shell, so winnowing can be completed more quickly.
- Zinc treated, powder coated frame to resist rust in wash down environments, even in the event of chipping
Winnower – capacity up to 75kg/hr
This winnower is easily tunable to effectively and efficiently separate nib of different fraction from shell.
- Extremely compact
- Patent pending separation chamber allows for completely tunable airflow for maximum separation efficiency and lowest nib loss
- Hopper holds ~25kg crushed cocoa beans
- Nearly silent, easily adjustable vibratory feed mechanism
- Viewing window for precisely tuning shell separation
- Includes husk collection bin
- Easily removable separation chamber converts machine into a standalone vibratory feeder capable of up to 1 MT/hr feed rates
- Nearly entirely made of heavy duty food grade stainless steel
NOTE: Table and shopvac included if the buyer elects to pick up the equipment. It will not included if shipping.
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