Any filtered cracklings left in the
filter box still contain about 6 - 9%
moisture and 30 - 40% fat
(depending on the type of
material being processed).
Inclined auger screws (item 8 and
item 9) take the cracklings to the
container (item 10) which acts as
a storage unit and batcher for the
continuous press (item 11). The
mix is pressed to separate the fat
from the cracklings and then
sends the resulting cracklings (in
scales, with a residual fat content
of 8 - 12%) via other auger
screws (item 12) to the storage
container (item 13). It is then
loaded in the vehicles with an
inclined auger screw (item 14).
The fat that leaves the press is
collected by an auger screw (item
15) with a grid that separates off
any impurities in the fat.
These impurities is returned to
the press by another auger screw
(item 17), while the fat falls into
the tank below (item 16) which
has a pump that then sends it to
the cleaning section.
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