Segment cutter for vegetable processing
Optimize your food processing with precise segmenting and slicing capabilities, perfect for continuous high-speed operations in vegetable cutting and preparation.
The Model VSC Segment Cutter from Urschel Laboratories is engineered to meet the precise demands of food processing operations. This machine excels in cutting, slicing, dicing, and segmenting a range of food products such as vegetables, pickles, and fruits. Featuring a variable speed drive and quick-change cutting heads, it offers flexibility and ease of use for rapid adjustments in production settings. The VSC ensures continuous high-speed operation, easily integrating into automated lines to enhance productivity. Designed with a focus on simplified cleanup and maintenance, it supports high-throughput processing with maximum input sizes of 4″ in diameter. Whether you’re producing carrot sticks, onion slices, or pickle spears, the VSC adapts to diverse applications across food processing industries, making it a versatile solution for businesses aiming to optimize their processing capabilities.
Benefits
- Enhances production efficiency with continuous, uninterrupted operation.
- Facilitates quick product transitions with easy changeover of cutting heads.
- Reduces cleanup time due to simplified design and easy maintenance access.
- Integrates seamlessly into automated production lines, maximizing throughput.
- Accommodates a variety of product shapes and sizes, increasing versatility in processing applications.
- Applications
- Pickles,Fruits,Vegetables,Food products,Tubers,Root vegetables
- End products
- Serrano pepper segments,Onion slices,Potato strips,Zucchini strips,Carrot sticks,Pickle spears
- Steps before
- Washing,Sorting,Peeling,Trimming,Calibration
- Steps after
- Packaging,Quality Control,Labeling
- Input ingredients
- carrots,pickles,zucchini,potatoes,serrano peppers,onions
- Output ingredients
- segments,slabs,square strips,rectangular strips,sticks,sliced onions,segment spear cut pickles,slab cut pickles,strip cut potatoes,segment cut potatoes,segment cut serrano peppers,strip cut zucchini
- Maximum Input Product Size
- 4" (101.6 mm) diameter
- Motor Power
- 5 HP (3.7 kW)
- Machine Length
- 116.42" (2957 mm)
- Machine Width
- 32.41" (823 mm)
- Machine Height
- 54.81" (1392 mm)
- Net Weight
- 1028 lb (466 kg)
- Variable Speed Drive
- Available
- Segment Cuts
- 3,4,5,6,8,10,or 12
- Strip Size
- .290" (7.4 mm) strip cut
- Continuous Operation
- Yes
- Working mechanism
- Segment,slab,and strip cutter
- Automation level
- Manual / Automated variable speed drive
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous operation
- Changeover time
- Quick changeover for different cutting applications
- Cleaning method
- Simplified design for easy cleanup
- Abrasion resistance
- Yes
- Biological compatibility
- Food-grade materials
- Cleanability
- Easy to clean,CIP/SIP
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Stainless steel
- Density/particle size
- Variety of densities and sizes
- Machine footprint
- 116.42" (2957 mm) Length x 32.41" (823 mm) Width x 54.81" (1392 mm) Height
- Net Weight
- 1028 lb (466 kg)
- Maximum input product size
- 3" (76 mm) in diameter using 3" cutting parts
- 4" (102 mm) in diameter using 4" cutting parts
- Discharge method
- Conveyor Belt
- Control panel type
- Variable speed drive
- Access panel
- Hinged access panel
- Cutting head types
- Standard heads,Flo-Cut® Model 360 heads,Velocicut® heads
- Speed drive type
- Variable speed drive
- Panel type
- Hinged access panel
- Changeover type
- Quick changeover of cutting heads
- Market info
- Urschel is known for its expertise in precision cutting technology and manufacturing industrial food processing equipment, especially cutting machines. It has a strong reputation for quality and innovation in delivering engineered-to-order solutions for the food processing industry.