Receiving → washing → inspection
The intake elevator connects receiving height to the preparation section. Washing precedes opening so material on the shell does not enter the product with the exposed interior. Inspection then removes unsuitable fruit and foreign matter before the extraction interface.
The conveyor route includes access for operators and cleaning, wash-water drainage and separate rejected-fruit handling. A downstream stop must not continue pushing fruit into a full receiving point.
Opening → shell discharge → seed-pulp collection
The opening section releases the interior without treating the whole shell as usable pulp. Shell material leaves through a waste route, while the collected seed-pulp moves to the next operation. Transfer height and collection volume need to suit both the opening rate and the next machine.
This boundary is distinct from finishing. It also defines where an existing opening system connects to new downstream equipment.
Selected finishing → product buffer
A screened finisher processes the collected material toward the intended seed and suspended-pulp specification. The two-stage assembly performs sequential separation in one machine. A product intended to retain seeds cannot simply be routed through every finishing stage used for seed-free juice.
The liquid buffer receives the resulting product and smooths short variations in flow before continuous treatment. Product and reject streams remain identifiable, so fruit input, recovery and liquid output can be measured at meaningful boundaries.
Treat directly or add a concentration section
| Process element | When it belongs | Connected equipment |
|---|---|---|
| Air removal | When air/foam control is needed for the selected liquid route | Vacuum deaerator with balanced feed and discharge |
| Water removal | When the saleable ingredient requires concentration | Evaporator with separator, condenser, vacuum and utilities |
| Product treatment | According to the product and intended package | Tubular thermal system with holding and cooling |
| Bulk packing | For a selected aseptic bag configuration | Filler, fitment and container-handling assembly |
Product arrows are only part of the line
Cleaning supply and return, drainage, shell and seed collection, and abnormal-product routing must fit around the production route. Closed liquid circuits connect to the CIP system; open conveyors, collection points and screens need accessible cleaning surfaces.
The engineering arrangement keeps operating access clear while connecting controls across the sections. The result is a process that can be fed, stopped, cleaned and restarted as a coordinated system.
