Abstract: An apparatus (1) for cooking foods, includes a support frame (3), a container (2) for food to be cooked, provided with a door (6) for introduction and withdrawal of the foods, and heating fluid supply elements, characterised in that the container is rotatably mounted on a fixed axis (4) of the frame (3); and in that it includes a motor rotating the container (2), foods contained within the container (2) being cooked by the heating fluid during rotation of the container (2).

Abstract: The invention concerns a machine for automatic cutting of green beans, said machine being characterized in that it provides blade cutting means for cutting both ends of green beans that have been properly orientated beforehand.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system (1) for pasteurisation thermal treatment of foodstuffs, particularly leaf products, comprising means (5a) for loading the product to be subjected to treatment and means (5b) for discharging the treated product, characterised in that it comprises a first treatment section (2) in which the product to be subjected to treatment is conveyed by said loading means (5a), said first treatment section (2) heating said product by a treatment fluid, so as to reduce starting concentration of thermo sensitive bacteric flora present in the same; and a second treatment section (3), provided in cascade with said first treatment section (2), said second treatment section (3) cooling the product by said treatment fluid, so as to stop growing of residual bacteric flora present.

Abstract: The invention relates to an improved apparatus (1) for drying food-stuffs, comprising at least a centrifugation basket (5) for drying said product by its rotation, the lateral surface of said basket (5) being holed; a pin (13) rotating coupled with said at least a centrifugation basket (5); and a motor (12), mechanically coupled with said rotation pin (13); said apparatus (1) being characterised in that said motor (12) is a synchronous three-phase electric motor (12) and in that it comprises means (16) for controlling rotation of said motor (12) for adjusting the torque output by said motor (12) with respect to its rotation speed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for washing and sterilising food products, particularly vegetables, characterised in that it comprises the following steps: (a) treatment of said food products by ultrasounds, ultraviolet rays and micro filtering; (b) treatment of said food products under ozone atmosphere, ultraviolet rays and micro filtering; (c) treatment of said food products by ultraviolet rays; (d) dewatering and drying said food products under controlled atmosphere. The present invention further relates to an apparatus (1) for carrying out the above process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an Apparatus (1) for drying leaf products substantially comprised of a product supply or loading section, of a product centrifugation and drying section (5) and of a dried product discharging section, operatively serially provided each other, wherein the loading section comprises a conveyor belt (2) for continuously supplying the entering product P, operated by a motor (25) and a hopper (4), normally closed at the bottom for collecting the product supplied by the conveyor belt (2) and then discharging the collected product on the drying section, the centrifugation and drying section (5), downward the collection hopper (4) of the supply section comprises a continuous conveyor with two parallel chains (7) on which a plurality of centrifugation baskets (6) is mounted, each one rotating about its own axis, said transport chains (7) being provided along a closed loop path defining an onward run and a return run, said transport chains (7) being moved by toothed wheels (12) actuated

Abstract: An apparatus (1) for cooking foods, includes a support frame (3), a container (2) for food to be cooked, provided with a door (6) for introduction and withdrawal of the foods, and heating fluid supply elements, characterised in that the container is rotatably mounted on a fixed axis (4) of the frame (3); and in that it includes a motor rotating the container (2), foods contained within the container (2) being cooked by the heating fluid during rotation of the container (2).

Abstract: A conveyor of leaves and other products on a belt for laying the same products as a single layer, includes at least a perforated collection belt, at least a suction hood having a surface provided with holes for passage of air flow, an air suction device coupled to the hood, and dragging elements for the collection belt. The collection belt slides by the dragging elements along the perforated surface of the suction hood. The suction device generates an air flow both through the holes of the surface of the suction hood, and through the holes of the collection belt, allowing the coupling on the collection belt of a single layer of the leaves and other products due to their passage close to the collection belt.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cutting device for cutting in quarters food products and other products, comprising a product centring group, a longitudinal cutting group and a quarters cutting group, said product centring group providing means receiving the product fed and means for centring the same product to prepare the same for cutting, said longitudinal cutting group providing longitudinal cutting blades, and said quarters cutting group providing a multiple blades cutting head.

Abstract: The invention relates to a conveyor (1) of leaves and other products (4) on a belt for laying the same products as a single layer, characterised in that it comprises at least a perforated collection belt (3), at least a suction hood (6) having a surface (27) provided with holes (28) for passage of air flow, an air suction device (9) coupled with said hood (6), and dragging means (7, 19) for said at least a collection belt (3), said collection belt (3) sliding by said dragging means (7, 19) along said perforated surface of said suction hood (6), said suction device generating an air flow both through said holes (28) of said surface (27) of said at least a suction hood (6), and through said holes of said at least a collection belt (3), allowing the coupling on said at least a collection belt (3) of a single layer of said leaves and other products (4) due to their passage close to said at least a collection belt (3).

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for continuously drying vegetables, particularly leaf vegetables, comprising a mechanical drying section and a thermodynamic drying section, said mechanical drying section comprising a preliminary dripping section and a water removal section, or de-watering section, and said thermodynamic drying section comprising a hot section and a cold section.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for continuously drying vegetables, particularly leaf vegetables, comprising a mechanical drying section and a thermodynamic drying section, said mechanical drying section comprising a preliminary dripping section and a water removal section, or de-watering section, and said thermodynamic drying section comprising a hot section and a cold section.

Abstract: Trimmer for vegetables of the broccoli type is provided with a structure supporting a rotating plate in which are mounted vegetable holding systems. Each vegetable holding system is free to rotate about its axis so as to be capable of being propelled with a movement of rotation about that axis by a drive device. The device for driving in rotation acts during a portion of each revolution of the rotating plate during which a cutter associated with the corresponding vegetable holding system is brought by a control system against the vegetable so as to remove heads from the vegetable at the required section.

Abstract: The machine consists of more operative equal and independent units located side-by-side, but operated by a single motor, and each predisposed according to the screening of the mushrooms to be carried out. In each unit, the mushrooms, approximately pre-selected in the wanted size by a screening machine are discharged into a loading basin. From said basin, sequentially, the mushrooms are taken by a conveyor means and thereby conveyed up to the outcome point from the machine. During this path, the mushrooms first are self-selected at the predisposed size, and simultaneously they self-orient, or are compelled to turn to their correct positions, and then they undergo the cutting off of the terminal part of their stems.