Cocoa Bean Peeling Machine

The Lerford cocoa bean shelling and sorting machine comes in two main models: KT-3 and KT-4.

You might think the higher model number means higher capacity, but actually the KT-4 handles 100 kg per hour – perfect for small to medium-scale production. The KT-3 is built for bigger volumes, pushing out 300 kg per hour. Both easily hit over 99% shelling efficiency.

What's interesting is that both models use the same 0.75 kW main motor for cracking the shells – pretty energy-efficient. The real difference is in the suction: the KT-4 runs a 1.1 kW blower, while the KT-3 bumps that up to 1.5 kW. That extra power helps handle the larger throughput and still separate shells from nibs cleanly. And both share the same 0.18 kW motor for the vibrating screen.

If you make chocolate or cocoa products, buying a good shelling and separating machine may seem like just adding another piece of gear. But it's actually a smart move-one that boosts both efficiency and cost control.

With nib loss under 1%, almost every pound you process turns into profit.

Over 99% separation purity means cleaner nibs, better flavour and texture, and a solid reason to raise your prices.

It also protects your most expensive downstream equipment-the heart of your line-helping it last longer.

Plus, it keeps your workshop dust‑free, making food‑grade certifications much easier to get.

Bottom line: it turns a slow, wasteful, messy, labour-heavy step into a clean, precise, and efficient modern process.

Its applications span the entire cocoa processing chain and extend into the broader fields of food and agricultural products. 

Chocolate Production

Supplies pure cocoa nibs.

Cocoa Powder Production

Ensures raw material purity, thereby influencing the quality of the finished product.

Cocoa Butter Extraction

Guarantees the quality of the raw materials entering the pressing stage.

Comprehensive Utilisation of Cocoa Shells

Premium Organic Fertilisers, Animal Feed Additives

This machine is suitable for a wide variety of cocoa raw materials, including cocoa beans, cocoa nibs, and cocoa powder. It serves as an indispensable piece of key equipment throughout the entire process, from raw material to finished product.

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As Gentle as a Hand's Touch: Keeping Product Loss Strictly Under 1%
High-value cocoa nibs are highly susceptible to damage from over-processing. We employ a gentle "pinching" technique that cracks the shell without crushing the kernel, effectively driving down heartbreaking micro-fine losses to less than 1%.

Swept Away by the Breeze: Leaving Behind High-Purity Cocoa Nibs
Utilizing variable-frequency negative-pressure vertical airflow, the system instantly extracts the lightweight shells the moment the cocoa beans descend. By leveraging even the slightest weight differentials, it ensures the resulting cocoa nibs are pure and free of impurities.

Switch Beans, Adjust Parameters-The Machine Never Stops
Whether adjusting the feed rate, airflow volume, or roller gap, every parameter can be fine-tuned in real-time while the machine is in operation. This allows for seamless transitions between different batches of beans, letting you say goodbye to costly downtime and waiting periods forever.

No Airborne Dust: Ensuring Your Workshop Easily Passes Environmental and Food Safety Audits
A fully enclosed duct system channels waste shells and airborne particles directly into a cyclone dust collector for forced precipitation. With no dust billowing through the workshop, passing food safety and environmental compliance inspections becomes a natural and effortless process.

Tool-Free Quick Disassembly: Easy to Clean, Hassle-Free for Future Upgrades
Both the crushing and air-separation modules can be quickly disassembled for cleaning, effectively resolving the persistent challenge of cocoa butter residue buildup. Furthermore, the modular structure makes future upgrades-such as integrating the unit into a fully automated processing line-exceptionally simple and straightforward.

Feeding System
It uses a vibratory or electromagnetic feeder for even, controlled feeding. This prevents material from piling up or clogging, which helps keep the cracking process consistent.

Cracking System
It has a pair of counter‑rotating rollers with stepless adjustment. They use a gentle squeezing and cracking action, which keeps the fine powder rate low and holds total material loss to under 1%.

Sifting System
This is a multi‑layer stainless steel high‑frequency vibrating screen. It sorts the cracked material by particle size, getting everything ready for the high‑precision winnowing step.

Separation System
It uses a variable‑frequency negative‑pressure suction tunnel. The system separates nibs from shells based on their weight difference, achieving a purity rate of over 99%.

Dust Collection System
Fully enclosed piping plus a high‑efficiency cyclone collector. It forces waste shells and fine dust to settle out, keeping the workshop dust‑free and environmentally friendly. 

Our cocoa bean shelling and winnowing machine fits right into a full production line. From raw beans to finished cocoa powder in a bag, we give you everything you need to run a clean, efficient, and highly automated cocoa processing facility.
 

Choosing our Cocoa Bean Peeling Machine is not only purchasing reliable equipment, but also gaining a professional, exclusive technical consultant. As an original manufacturer, we master every detail of all our machines from production to finished products.

We are fully capable of solving all kinds of equipment faults, debugging problems and operation issues perfectly and efficiently. Besides, we provide comprehensive after-sales service, including a one-year full machine warranty. We offer 24-hour timely response on working days, quick problem solving and reliable technical support, ensuring your production runs smoothly all the time.