Description:

Dofra Foodtec potato halving and quartering machine 

This cutting machine has the capability to cut potatoes into 2 or 4 pieces. 

• Infeed that doses the potatoes on the rollers
• Centring unit
• 2 sets of knives; for halve and quarter potatoes

The machine has a stable frame, aligning rollers, and a cutting section with a centring and knife block. 

The drive mechanism consists of rotating aligning rollers, which are driven from both sides of the machine on a conveyor chain.

The self-aligning rollers can facilitate 4 aligned products across the width of the roller bed. Once the potatoes have been positioned exactly at the centre of the knives by the centring unit, they are taken to the cutting section where 2 products are cut simultaneously.