Western India Cashew Company Krishnan Nair KGN amp Company Evan Hefei Meiya Bruce Xiao Hefei Taiho A Barathy GI Technologies Sasisekar ID: 620684
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Hari Nair Western India Cashew CompanyKrishnan Nair KGN & CompanyEvan Hefei Meiya Bruce Xiao Hefei TaihoA Barathy GI TechnologiesSasisekar nanoPixStefano Massari Oltemare
Post Peeling TechnologiesSlide2
Post peeling - what does it mean?The two actual processes in Cashew processingShelling (Removal of outer shell)Peeing (Removal of adhering testa)Further processes for marketability GradingPackingSlide3
Post peeling ChallengesNatural issues from RCN - Spotted - Speckled - Immature - Dessert - Yellow - Oily - RottenManually sorted to White, Scorched and Scorched Seconds/Dessert.Manual process also upgrades the quality of Cashews, by scraping, cutting out spots, etc. Problems from the Factory - Shelling and PeelingShelling: Loose Shell, CNSL contamination, DustPeeling: Loose Testa, Adhering Testa, DustMuch more in Mechanical Shelling and PeelingInfestationSlide4
Post peeling Presently used technologies Air Aspirator (Remove dust – Cashew are soft and generate dust in every stage)Sifting and Sieving (Remove small pieces)Gravity separator/Destoner (Remove foreign mater and stones)Optical sorting Slide5
Post peeling – Optical sorting Colour sorting - Camera sorting (B/W, CCD, Infra-Red, NIR) - Laser sorting Optical size sorting (W240, W320, W450, etc.) Optical Shape sorting Final Quality Control – Metal Detection, X-Ray DetectionInsect Control – Chemical and Low Oxygen Fumigation Slide6
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