Bucher Multipress XPlus

Pneumatic press for dejuicing of , pears,

stone and berries

 Bucher drainage system provides high yield and with low solid content

 Closed, sanitary design  Automatic pressing program with adjustable pressure increase

 Internal leaching in the press possible  Integrated CIP program  Low investment and low operating costs

Application The Bucher MultiPress is suitable for a wide range of solid-liquid sepa- ration tasks. The Bucher MultiPress can be used for the extraction of apples, pears, berries, stone fruits and vegetables. It is the right choice if a high extraction yield combined with low spin down solids is required. The yield of valuable substances can be further increased by leaching of the pomace with water.

Design and functionality The press concept is based on a combination of the Bucher Vaslin pneumatic press and the unique drainage elements of the Bucher Unipektin hydraulic fruit press. A compressor and a turbine allow high speed inflation and deflation of the membrane. The mash can be fed into the Bucher Mul- tipress either through the large central double door or through the central inlet pipe. After filling the press several pressing cycles are executed until the desired press result is achieved. A pressing cycle comprises of the gentle pressing of the product by inflation of the membrane, followed by the deflation of the membrane Central Mash Feed and Tank and subsequent loosening of the press cake while the press unit is rotating. During pressing the juice passes through the drainage elements into the juice channels mounted inside the tank and is finally collected in the trough below the press. After the pressing cycles the pomace is emptied through the large central double door in the tank. The PLC control allows automatic pressing and CIP cleaning. The operator screen is mounted on the press and allows intuitive operation of the control system. Auto- matic programmes can be selected with a series of pre-set data for pressure rise, pressure holding, decompression and rotation.

Technical data Drainage System Available models XPlus 22 M / XPlus 40 M Press chamber volume Throughput with approx. 1/2 t/h at 75 88 % w/w yield Number of filter elements 32 / 60 Empty weight Volume Juice Tank XPlus 22M: 290 L XPlus 40M : 570 L Dimensions XPlus 22

Connected load 4.1 / 6.6 kW; 400 V

Drainage Cores and pomace Output Subject to change without notice

Bucher Unipektin AG Products and Services Murzlenstrasse 80 Process technology for the fruit and , beer filtration, concentrate and puree production, for CH-8166 Niederweningen the production of milk powder, for the vacuum or freeze drying of malt, coffee and other . Process Phone +41 44 857 23 00 technology for the dewatering of municipal and industrial sludge as well as industrial process waste Fax +41 44 857 23 41 water.

Products Hydraulic and pneumatic presses, fruit reception lines, mills, mash heaters

Membrane filtration equipment, adsorbers and ion exchangers, evaporators and aroma

recovery-plants, mazeration- and fermentation tanks, reverse osmosis plants, heating

and cooling units, vacuum drying cabinets, vacuum belt drying plants, zeolite adsorbers,

complete processing lines including controls.

Services Process development and engineering

Assembly and start-up

Service and maintenance, NetService

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