Cashew Grading System

Peeled kernels still need sorting into the size and color grades buyers pay for. LOCUS supplies split grading machines plus AI-driven color and size sorters, customized per project to hit the grade mix and automation level your export market needs.

200–400 kg/hr Split Grading

6 Export Grades

SS304 Contact Surfaces

AI Color Sorting

LOCUS AI-driven cashew color sorter machine

LOCUS compact cashew color sorter with touchscreen control panel — Compact color sorter with touchscreen control for fine grade separation

Why Dedicated Grading

Grading is what turns kernels into export-grade product

Buyers pay different prices for whole white wholes, scorched wholes, and the various broken grades. Consistent grading — by size, by color, and by piece condition — is what lets you sell every kernel at the grade it actually qualifies for.

Split grading machine runs 200/400 kg/hr, with all sheets and touching surfaces in SS304
Perforated sheets of different sizes grade broken nuts into BB, BB1, WB, WS, LWP and SWP
Husk cleaning machine sorts and separates all types of kernel pieces from peeling husk before grading
AI-driven color sorters and size sorters are customized per project for the best suitable results and automation level
Touchscreen control panels on compact sorter models give fine-grained control over sorting sensitivity
Graded kernels move directly to the packing system for tin filling and vacuum/CO2-flush packing

Grading, by the numbers

200 / 400 kg/hr Split grading capacity

BB, BB1, WB,
WS, LWP, SWP Export grades sorted

SS304 All touching surfaces

Custom Color/size sorter configuration

Machine Architecture

What's inside a LOCUS grading system?

Three types of equipment work together — husk cleaning, split grading, and color/size sorting — configured per project to match the grade mix your market demands.

Husk cleaning machine

Sorts and separates all types of cashew kernel pieces from peeling husk before grading begins.

Split grading machine

Perforated sheets of different sizes grade broken nuts by size, all in SS304 construction, at 200 or 400 kg/hr.

AI color sorters

Camera-based color sorting removes scorched, discolored and off-spec kernels, customized to your project's grade requirements.

Size sorters

Automated size sorting separates whole kernels into the count-per-pound grades used across export markets.

Touchscreen control

Compact sorter models include touchscreen panels for direct control over sorting sensitivity and grade output.

Customized per project

Sorter types and automation levels are selected per project for the best suitable results, not a one-size-fits-all setup.

Specifications

Grading system specifications

Split grading covers standard broken-kernel grades; color and size sorters are specified per project.

Specification	Split Grading Machine
Capacity	200 / 400 kg/hr
Construction	All sheets and touching surfaces SS304
Grades sorted	BB, BB1, WB, WS, LWP, SWP
Grading method	Perforated sheets of different sizes
Husk cleaning	Sorts & separates kernel pieces from peeling husk
Color / size sorters	AI-driven, customized per project for required grade mix and automation level

The grading system is typically supplied downstream of the peeling system and upstream of the packing system, as part of a complete kernel processing line.

Support

24/7 Service & Support

From installation and commissioning to spare parts and troubleshooting, our engineering team supports your grading system throughout its working life — keeping every grade sorted to spec.

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