Wash very large quantities with the latest hygiene standards: up to 5,000 kg of product per hour
The further developed GEWA XL is a high-performance washing machine suitable for use in industrial applications and for washing very large quantities of lettuce, vegetables and fruit. The capacity depends on the product: for example, up to 1,500 kg of baby leaf and up to 5,000 kg of iceberg lettuce can be processed per hour. The standard equipment of the GEWA XL includes a highly effective, gentle emergence module, the XL wash tank with the HELICAL system, a lateral fine particle removal drum and an optional insect removal module with an extended contact area.
Both floating and sinking products are conveyed through the wash tank by the HELICAL washing system in a spiral movement. At the end of the wash tank, the product and the water are transported to a belt outfeed by means of an overflow and sprayed with a fresh water shower. The water flows through a lateral fine particle drum with a slotted strainer into the pump tank, from which it is pumped back into the wash tank. Finally, the products are already pre-dewatered for further processing with a suction blower, and an air knife system on the outfeed belt ensures an effective and gentle transfer.
The GEWA XL is designed for use in a large production line and can be combined, for example, with the GEWA AFpre-washing machine and theK850 drying system.
Versatile application options:
- Lettuce (e.g. baby leaf, iceberg): cut and whole leaves
- Salad mixes with non-floating products, such as carrot sticks
- Vegetables: whole or cut
- Herbs (e.g. parsley, chives): loose
- Fruit (e.g. mango): whole or cut
- Other leafy products (e.g. spinach), tuber products, pulses and mushrooms, as well as seaweed or kelp
As a result, GEWA ensures an undamaged, optionally cleaned product that, if necessary, has been disinfected with a washing additive. In addition, the product can be efficiently mixed (e.g. mixed salads) and cooled down by the washing process.
