The World’s First Moldy Peanut Sorting Machine
Anzai Manufacturing Company, Ltd., the manufacturer widely known for its Alsomac brand, has developed a machine that detects moldy peanuts and then separates them from acceptable peanuts, Anzai is the first and only company to develop this kind of device.
The Q-Sorter (the “Q” stands for quality) inspects the interior of each peanut kernel, then rejects moldy peanuts, thus improving the overall quality of an entire batch.
The Q-Sorter is not a color sorter, Conventional color sorters detect differences in surface color among peanut kernels and then sort them based on these differences.
The Q-Sorter however, instantly detects quality changes to the interior of a peanut’s kernel caused by mold changes that surface color does not reveal.
The Q-Sorter does this through the use of a penetrating light spectrum near the infrared level.
The detection and sorting ability of the QSorter will certainly provide a sense of relief for members of the peanut industry worried about moldy peanuts, allowing them to provide a consistently high-quality product to consumers.
Anzai Manufacturing Company, Ltd., is pleased to have the opportunity to contribute to public health, even in a small way, through reliable peanut sorting,
Principle of Operation:
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- 1. the product put into the hopper
- 2. is fed through the feeder
- 3. to the chute
- 4. for alignment, then passes on the light beam
- 5. which is made by the light beam generating unit
- 6. When a sub- standard nut passes that point, the sensor
- 7. checking a penetrating light signals the main amplifier
- 8. to activate the ejector
- 9. to remove that nut
