Automatic Belt Presses for Continuous Cider and Fruit Juice Production
Belt presses have a permeable belt that remains in constant motion, weaving over and under a series of rollers. Milled fruit is spread across the belt as passes beneath the loading hopper. Each roller that the belt runs under puts pressure on the fruit, forcing the juice through the small holes in the belt. The extracted juice is funneled into a collection basin, while the pressed pomace is discarded via a scraper after the belt passes over the last roller in the series. As the belt travels along the bottom of the frame, it is sprayed with water to ensure it’s clean before passing beneath loading hopper. Longer belts allow for more rollers, which increases the production rate and volume, because it decreases the amount of time the fruit has to spend on each pressing roller to achieve the desired yield.
The juice from a Belt Press is typically light and crisp, as there is minimal pulp for it to flow through while being extracted.
