High precision cutting by FAM Volantis? shown at Fruit Logistica appreciate by visitors looking for high quality processing

Aspect is the first impression we get normally from a food, including pre-cut items. A precise cutting not only means more appeal, but also better life of the product due lesser damage of the cells. The new FAM Volantis™ Transverse Slicer presented by FAM, specialized in “cutting edge solutions for food”, is designed for precise cutting of elongated and oblong products such as cucumbers, carrots, zucchini, green beans, gherkins, okra, celery, potatoes and firm head varieties of lettuce such as iceberg lettuce, radicchio… up to a diameter of 115 mm. And, for compressible loose-leaf lettuce varieties such as frisée, oak leaves, rucola and other leafy type vegetables such as spinach, radish, the Volantis will accept products up to a size of 160 mm. It counts on a wide infeed channel to perfectly align long, slender products towards the slicing wheel. The more than 2 meters long infeed section will contribute to a better orientation of the product. It will align the product perfectly to prevent it from tumbling while it is fed into the slicing wheel. The 24 series slicing wheels, in combination with the selected or programmed speed on the VFDs of the feed belts and slicing wheel, will maintain the speed of the product while it is being sliced, without the need of motorized hold-down belts for most of the products. The high speed of the knives combined with the unique cutting method produces uniform slices with a smooth surface and a minimum of breakage and ragged ends, thus increasing the shelf-life of your products. A compact color touchscreen offers a simplified easy-to-follow operator interface for quick set-up and rapid product changeover. You can store and select your list of cutting applications, including the exact cutting sizes and speeds, making operations easy even for unexperienced operators. Integrated and standard Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) offer a precise speed control and maximum flexibility producing different cut sizes. More information