Two-speed vegetable preparation machine „Sammic“ CA-42

Vegetable preparation machine, up to 850 kg/h

The „Sammic“ CA-42 is a high-output vegetable preparation machine from the Active range, with a two-speed 750 W motor and a large-capacity hopper. It processes 200 to 850 kg of vegetables an hour and is designed for kitchens serving 100 to 600 covers.

With interchangeable discs and grids you slice vegetables, cut them into strips, batons or dice, and grate vegetables, cheese or bread.

You keep the cut precise and under control: choose the disc speed to suit the produce — 365 or 730 rpm.

Large-capacity hopper and two ejector discs

The large-capacity hopper (286 cm² feed opening) takes bulky vegetables, and with the core drill screwed onto the shaft you cut even whole cabbages. For other produce, you fit the stirrer instead.

The open hopper is easy to fill: you lift the pusher lever and swing it aside onto its support, and the motor stops. Swing the lever back and the motor starts again; as you lower the lever, it presses the produce against the disc. The disc does the cutting, so a gentle push is all it takes and the produce stays intact. If you swing the lever back after more than 30 seconds, simply press the button for the selected speed.

With the high ejector disc the machine processes more produce; this disc is meant for bulky items such as cabbage, cauliflower and celery and for grating cheese or carrots, while the normal ejector disc suits everything else.

You cut long vegetables such as carrots, cucumbers and chicory through the Ø 55 mm feed tube with a pusher next to the hopper.

Cut produce comes out at the side, so the machine takes up less worktop space and everything drops straight into a container placed under the outlet.

More than 70 cuts

By combining discs and grids you get more than 70 cuts and grating sizes, and you choose the set your menu needs. The machine takes 205 mm „Sammic“ discs and grids:

• FC — 1–25 mm slices (FC-1 and FC-2 also slice potatoes for crisps);
• FCO (2, 3 and 6 mm) — rippled slices;
• FCC (2, 3 and 5 mm) — curved-blade discs for soft produce such as tomatoes, oranges, lemons, bananas and apples;
• FCE (2, 4 and 8 mm) — strips and batons of potato, carrot, celery, beetroot and the like;
• SH (2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 mm) — shredding and grating vegetables, cheese, bread, walnuts and almonds;
• SHF (fine) and SHG (coarse) grating discs — bread, hard cheese and chocolate;
• FFC grids (8 and 10 mm) with an FC disc — chips;
• FMC grids (8, 10, 14, 20 and 25 mm) with an FC disc — dice;
• Déli-cut kit — 4 × 4 × 8 mm pieces for sautéing, salads and fillings;
• Déli-cut PLUS kit — 5 × 5 × 5 and 5 × 5 × 6 mm dice of produce with a high water content, such as onions.

Controls and interlocks

You operate the CA-42 with the speed 1, speed 2 and stop buttons; the photo shows the panel of the cutter version, which has a PULSE button. A power indicator light shows that the machine is powered, and an indicator light for each speed shows the selected speed and the status of the safety devices. The panel is rated IP55 and the rest of the machine IP23.

The machine runs with the hinged lid closed and the pusher lever down. Opening the lid stops the motor; once you close it, you start the machine again with the button. If the lever stays down for 30 minutes, the machine switches off automatically.

The motor has a thermal cut-out: when it trips, the power light and the light for the selected speed flash alternately, so you see at once why the machine has stopped.

Comparison

The CA-42 is the highest-output of our „Sammic“ CA machines.

If a single speed and up to 650 kg/h are enough, or you need a single-phase 230 V supply, choose the CA-41; if a universal hopper and up to 450 kg/h are enough, the CA-31.

Installation and connection

The machine stands on a stable worktop 600–800 mm high that does not resonate, with a container under the outlet. It stands freely on the worktop, so it is easy to move. It measures 391 × 396 × 652 mm (W × D × H) and weighs 24 kg.

The CA-42 connects to a three-phase 400 V, 50 Hz supply and has a 750 W motor. You need an easily accessible wall socket on a circuit with a main isolating switch, a residual current device (RCD) and a 4-pole 10 A circuit breaker.

Earthing is mandatory. The machine is connected by an electrician, who checks that the disc turns anticlockwise. The power cable is 1.5 m long.

Servicing and spare parts

The machine is easy to clean: the lid hinges open and the core drill and stirrer unscrew with the key, so you lift out the disc, grid and ejector disc and clean them separately. The plate of the SH grating discs comes away from the frame, and you clean the grids with the QC-U universal grid cleaner.

The disc blades come off for sharpening, so the discs keep cutting cleanly for longer. Replacement discs, grids and other parts are in our vegetable preparation machine spare parts category.

What’s included

The machine comes with the large-capacity hopper, high and normal ejector discs, a stirrer, a core drill for cabbage, a key and the QC-U universal grid cleaner.

You order the cutting discs and grids separately, along with optional extras such as the Déli-cut and Déli-cut PLUS kits, the long vegetable attachment (multi-tube head), the semi-automatic high-output hopper, the stand-trolley, the disc and grid holder and the grid cleaning kit.

Technical specifications