In 2017, CHIA manufactured two olive pomace destoners for an industrial facility in Greece. Each machine was equipped with a 75 hp drive and designed for an input capacity of 20,000 kg/h of wet pomace.
The equipment separates the olive stones from the remaining pomace, making it possible to recover the different fractions for subsequent processing or use. Due to the characteristics of wet pomace and the continuous operation required, the selection of materials was an important part of the project.
The support frames were manufactured in carbon steel, while the main body was produced primarily from AISI 304L stainless-steel plate. The blades incorporated tungsten reinforcement to reduce premature wear in the areas exposed to the greatest mechanical stress.
The project combined production capacity, material resistance and equipment durability in a solution adapted to the customer’s olive pomace processing line.
