Root Stock Disbudding Machine

European Patent No. 0849057 and US Patent
Type I New model UBM-I-D

Improvements realised with the new model:
Reinforced elements of construction.
Access easy for changing parts with automatic twig feed and passage Optimized regulations.
Suitability:
Disbudding of pruned vine root stocks
Length of cuttings:
30 cm up to several meters.
(tendrils and lateral shoots must be removed before disbudding).
Complete Abrasion of all Winter Buds
Rotating brushes made of plastic;
Conveying rollers with lamellar structure;
Automatic feed and protective passage;
No damage to bark and wood.
Simple Regulation, Rapid Adjustment
Brush distance can be adjusted from outside at any time;
Twig feed speed: Continuous electronic control;
Abrasion intensity:
Brush rotation with continuous electronic control.
High Work Rate, Top Disbudding Quality
1'800 - 2’000 m per hour;
10 times faster than manual work;
Less than 1% bud bursts;
200 UBM machines in operation in 10 countries;
Top references from all users.

February 2008 (technique and prices subject to alteration.)

Technical Summary

Machine UBM-I-D Type I:

Frame Design: Welded steel frame,
Size: 96 x 61 x 61 cm (L x W x H)
Weight: 155 kg
with support, 4 castors and electric fan,
size:99 x 66 cm (L x W),
height variable 64 to 82 cm,
weight: 49.5 kg
with flexible tube for waste air.
ø 28 cm, length 6 m
with Electrical switch cabinet
Size: 65 x 25 x 56 cm (L x W x H)
weight: 24.5 kg
Twig Feeder
3 transport modules with automatic feed; driven by 3 electric motors with continuous speed regulation; each module with 4 conveying rollers with lamellar structure;
recommended twig length: 30 cm to 5 m;
Root stock diameter: 6 mm to 12 mm.
4 Rotating Brushes
2 modules, each with one pair of opposite rotating brushes (( 200 mm); each rotating brush has 4 replaceable brush discs;
twig passage (brush distance) adjustable from outside;
drive by 4 electric motors; speed continuously variable by frequency converter electronics.
2 independent Regulation Systems
The abrasion intensity and the flow rate can be immediately adjusted to meet the different demands of the types of root stock with the machine running.
Electrical switch cabinet 2 x frequency converter electronics with visual indication of motor speed (Hz); safety switch for 7 motors, operating hours counter, main switch, key switch, emergency stop button, alarm lamp when one brush motor stops.
Operating mode / supply: 3 x 380 V; 3 kW; fuse 10 A; Consumption approx. 1.5 kWh.

Standards / safety:
Machine regulation compliant in accordance with current CE standards, with CE certificate.

February 2008 (technique and prices subject to alteration)