High Speed Shredding Line for Coconut Milk and Dessicated Coconut Production

1. High Speed Copra Shredding
Centralized Hi-Speed Processing
Reduction Conveyor Shred Conveyor Press Sieve
Stand
Volume per hour 3,100—12,000kg
High Speed Coconut Shredding
General Process—The high speed shredding line, provides the
capability of expanded production while adding limited personnel.
Additional conveyor lanes may be added to double the speed of the
expelling line.
1. Reduction—Peeled copra balls are loaded into a chute. A high 5. Expeller Press—The shredded copra is pushed through the
speed reduction machine, breaks the copra balls into uniform expeller press augers, and fresh coconut milk is sieved in the
sizes compatible for the fine shredding of copra meat. Coconut stainless steel screen covering of the augers.
water is pumped into tanks, to be combined with freshly 6. Shaking Sieve—A shaking sieve is utilized to remove any non-
expressed coconut milk. standard size milk particles. The refined coconut milk is pumped
2. Conveyor—Reduced copra falls onto a conveyor, and is for further downstream processing.
conveyed to the coconut shredder. 7. Daily Wash and Sanitization—The conveyors, shedder, and
3. Shred—The stand provides a stable foundation for high speed press are washed to meet HACCP requirements to repeat the
shredding. process the next processing shift.
4. Conveyor—The shredded copra travels to a higher elevation to
be loaded into the chute funnel of the expeller press.
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