Bean Processing Line 9 ton
For food processors seeking a complete, automated solution that ensures consistent, high-quality bean preparation, Herbort’s bean processing line delivers—from feeding to final cutting.
It starts with a storage bunker for smooth, continuous feeding. Pre-cleaning involves an air sifter, washer and inspection belt for thorough cleaning and drying. Beans are trimmed in six parallel lines, each with dual snippers that remove stems, tendrils and tops. Drum sorters catch any untrimmed beans to ensure uniform quality.
Finally, the beans are declustered, aligned, and cut—ready for freezing, blanching, or further processing.
- Fully automated line from feeding to final cutting
- Precise trimming and sorting for consistent quality
- Gentle cleaning and drying to protect product integrity
- Recirculation line for maximizing efficiency .
Storage and feeding
To ensure smooth and constant even feeding into the processing line,
the Herbort Storing/feeding bunker is a trusted and reliable solution
available in different capacities to fit your needs.
Pre-cleaning and washing
The cleansing begins with the Air Sifter (models 031C, 032A, 033A), removing light impurities from dry beans. The product is introduced into an upward airstream that separates lighter components based on specific weight.
The beans move on to the Herbort 780 washer, designed for thorough yet gentle cleaning. With a powerful combination of horizontal and vertical water flows, integrated stone removal and adjustable spray nozzles, the machine ensures optimal washing results while protecting product integrity.
Finally, the Inspection belt 85 providing an extra inspection to remove any unwanted beans or materials from the process flow now were ready for the next processing stage.
Distribution
The produce flow is devided over six parallel lines by two Herbort Vibratory Feeder each line has two snippers in serie. The distributing can be manually controlled, this by use of gates in this way it is also possible to put a line out of action for example for maintenance.
Trimming and sorting
First, the Bean Snipper 75 removes stems, tendrils, and tops using a slotted drum and tendril remover, achieving nearly 100% tendril removal and 50–70% snipping efficiency. It’s followed by a second snipper, which performs further snipping with similar drum elements to optimise snipping efficiency. The removed tendrils and cut of tops are conveyed of from underneath the snippers.
In each line there is a Herbort Bean Drum Sorter a high-capacity bean sorter that removes untrimmed beans. Trimmed beans pass through a rotating drum, while untrimmed ones are lifted out by the drum and fall on an internal conveyor. .
This sorting drum is used after the bean snippers to separate untopped beans of the already topped products, sorted produce goes further in two different streams.
Cutting
The sorted trimmed Beans are conveyed onto a vibration feeder to spread out and distribute. At last the beans are fed into a Herbort Bean cutter 12 the cut beans fall onto a conveyor belt, now the beans are ready for further processing such as IQF-freezing, blanching, etc.
Recirculation
To reduce waste the beans who were sorted out are collected and fed into a Bean snipper. At last there fed back onto the vibratory feeder to recirculate, by using this recirculating line the efficiency of the line is increased significantly.
Machines
An infeed hopper is placed in front of a processing line, to assure a uniform and continuous flow of products.
This air sifter (models 031C, 032A, 033A) is suitable for the dry cleaning of products such as peas, green beans, white beans, lima beans & flageolets.
This bean washer is used to thoroughly clean beans, leafy vegetables and similar products.
The Elevator 161 is designed for efficient produce transportation while maintaining a compact footprint, making it ideal for facilities with limited space.
The 75 R is suitable for removing tendrils, stems and the tops of beans that were mechanically plucked.
Efficiently sort untrimmed beans with the Herbort 80R’s sorting system.
High capacity, low maintenance and seamless integration for streamlined processing.
This bean cutter 12A is used for crosscutting whole green beans and wax beans, for the production of broken beans, and carrots with a diameter up to 20 mm.
The vibratory feeder 86 is designed for controlled distribution of produce through multiple outlets.
The inspection belt 85 spreads the produce gentle and equally for inspection.