The Affinity Dicer is the largest cheese dicer Urschel manufactures. This heavy-duty dicer delivers a sanitary design, maximized output, and precision cuts. The robust machine specializes in difficult-to-cut products such as cheese, imitation cheese, soft meats, candied fruits, cold temperature applications, and products with high-fat content. The feed roll and feed drum offer additional assistance transitioning product throughout the cutting zone. Optional outboard bearing supports cutting spindles to assist with heavy-duty applications. Other heavy-duty parts are also available. Sanitary, stainless steel design. Food zone is completely separate from mechanical zone. Rounded tube frame limits microbial surface area and promotes self-draining. The dicer provides 2- or 3-dimensional cutting by adjusting the slice thickness, crosscut, and circular knife spindles for a full range of dices, crumbles/granulations, or strips. Large product infeed combined with a powerful 25 HP (18 kW) motor achieves maximum capacity.
The Affinity accepts a wide range of infeed products in different shapes and sizes. The Affinity is available in two different models: one model features acceptance by the U.S.D.A., Dairy Division; the other model features a built-in conveyor feed chute but is not accepted by the U.S.D.A.
The Affinity Dicer, U.S.D.A, Dairy Division accepted version, accepts in-feed of products up to 7" (178 mm). It is ideal for dairy processing plants routinely inspected by the United States Department of Agriculture.
The Affinity Dicer with built-in conveyor feed chute accepts in-feed of products up to 7" (178 mm), or up to 10" (254 mm) in the largest single dimension depending on product. The built-in conveyor assists in feeding and orientation of the product.
Slices
Slice thickness: 1/8 to 3/4” (3.2 to 19.1 mm)
Dices, Crumbles, Strips
2 and 3-dimensional cutting involves adjusting the slice thickness and using the required circular or crosscut spindles.
Circular Knife Spindle
1/8 to 3” (3.2 to 76.2 mm)
Crosscut Knife Spindle
1/8 to 2” (3.2 to 50.8 mm)
Shreds
Fine, medium, and coarse shreds can be produced on hot or chilled cooked meat products by using shredding disc spindle in place of the crosscut knife spindle.