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Automatic Continuous Withering Machine

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WIZARD, the world’s first & most advanced Automated Continuous withering system has transformed traditional withering practices.

WIZARD converts batch process of tea to continuous process by incorporating Chemical and Physical Withering in two stages.

The machines have conveyorised Leaf Feed and Leaf discharge arrangement.

  • Salient Features & Advantages
  • Technical Specifications
  • Area needed is 50% less compared to troughs
  • Power requirement half of conventional method
  • Low cost of withering
  • Consistent wither percentages in spite of varying ambient conditions
  • Leaf damage and wastage totally eliminated.
  • Labour cost and involvement almost zero
DESCRIPTION
CONVENTIONAL TROUGHS ‘THE WIZARD'
Cost of withering Standard 50 % of standard cost
Space Standard area 1/3 of standard area
Building construction Heavy and expensive Light and much less expensive
Power Standard units 50% of standard units
Labour Standard requirement 15% of standard requirement
Spreading Manual Automatic
Shuffling Manual Automatic
Spillage Large None
Leaf damage/wastage Yes Nil
Wither Uneven Even and consistent
Supervision and control Multi station and difficult Single point and easy
Quality of tea Inconsistent Absolutely consistent
Maintenance Constant and expensive Periodic and less expensive
Feed & Discharge Manual Conveyorized

CONVEYOR BELTS
  • Perfect surface - easy to scrape and clean.
  • No cracking and opening.
  • Last more than three times the rubber belts.
  • Maintenance, downtime drastically reduced.
  • No roll back, no ball formation - even fermenting and firing.
OPERATIONAL HYGIENE
  • Kaizen ensures bacteria free operating conditions.
  • Unique cutting unit cover.
  • PVC conveyor belts.
  • Frameless conveyors.
  • Minimum spillage.
ZERO SPILLAGE
  • Reduced slope of conveyors; no ball formation & roll back. Inclined side-plates and guards for effective spill proofing.
  • Full length skid plates to prevent leaf entry inside conveyor belts.
REDUCED HEIGHT
  • Provides better access for maintenance.
  • Easier roller setting and mesh adjustment.
SELF CLEANING
  • A centrally controlled water jet system is provided for quick and easy cleaning of the machine.
  • Saves man power and downtime for cleaning.
  • Specially important during rush crop season.
DRIVE FOR CONVEYORS
  • Reduced maintenance costs.
  • Positive drive - no belt slippage problems.

Due to a continuous process of development the design is subject to change without notice.