Abstract:
Dates have been appreciated and cultivated
since ancient times. For a number of countries
dates are the only abundant crop and enjoy a
high economic importance. Date palms survive
the rigorous climate of sub-tropical deserts.
However, dates do not lend themselves easily
to moderri industrial processing. They are sticky
and not always free-flowing and they are relatively
small. On the other hand the increase of
population and the ever rising wages demand an
improvement of date processing in larger and
more effective and productive plants. In view of
this development reliable modern machinery
was developed and adapted to the specific needs
of the date packing industry. A date pitting machine
with almond stuffing device has successfully
solved the problem of pitting dates without
damaging the fruit. A new rotary date press has
solved the problem of high throughput under hygienic
conditions with self-cleaning of the pressing
station. So, with modern date processing machines
it is now possible to produce a marketable
product which can easily be handled, transported,
stored and sold, packed in different
attractive fashions.
