Metos Marine Galley and Laundry Equipment

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METOS DISH RETURNING AND SORTING UNITS
Dish returning and sorting units are designed to reduce and facilitate the sorting work
of dishes to be washed. Depending on the type of the kitchen the customer or the
waiter/kitchen personnel put the dishes coming from the dining room into baskets. The
fi lled basket is put on a conveyor or roller track, from which it is transported to the dishwasher.
A new basket is taken from the basket shelf above to replace the fi lled basket
on a grid for baskets. The grids are detachable and can be washed in a dishwasher. In the
sorting area the baskets can also be moved laterally.
The Metos range includes three basic types of returning and sorting systems.
Automatic unit with motor driven conveyor, manual unit with freely
rotating rollers and automatic HI-LO system integrated together with tray
returning (see photo above). The basic rule is that with growing volumes
it becomes profi table to invest in an automatic system, thus reducing the
need for personnel. The automatic units comprise self-returning units and
restaurant returning units. The restaurant returning unit has a sloped shelf
and straight basket shelf as standard, the self-returning unit has straight
basket self.
In the design of returning units special attention has been paid to the ease
of cleaning, ergonomics and reliability. In order to guarantee hygiene the
body and basin structures are made of stainless AISI 304 steel and the
conveyor components of mechanically and chemically tested materials. For
maximising ergonomics the system is delivered with adjustable working
heights. The useful life of the automatic system is extended by protected
ball bearings and by the ability to place the electrical equipment into separate
box away from splashes. Since the system is designed to fi t Metos
rack conveyor machines, the installation is quick, reducing the related down
time in the kitchen.
In the corner model, the accelerated curve sets the baskets a little apart
and the baskets pass the curve smoothly. The separate stop notches are
therefore not needed in the curves. Baskets are fed into the machine without
stops and capacity isn’t reduced.