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Colussi Ermes S.r.l.

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Colussi Ermes S.r.l.
Via Valcunsat 9
33072 Casarsa Della Delizia Pordenone
Italy
Telephone+39 0434 86309
Fax+39 0434 870451
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About us
Colussi Ermes is global leader in the design and production of tailor made washing machines for the food industry, having realized over 5000 machines worldwide. Experience, research and know-how have all contributed to ensuring that the company, over the years, has become specialised not only in the meat, dairy, fruit & vegetables, poultry and fishery, bakery, confectionary, chocolate, sectors but also in more complex fields such as the pharmaceutical, hospital, logistics and automotive sectors.
A modern and dynamic brand, showing an exceptional capability of addressing a constantly changing market. Values such as innovation and organization to guarantee competitiveness, flexibility and quality for absolute environmental protection. Colussi Ermes has always been a synonym of excellence – excellence in industrial washing. Innovative design, rounded shapes, accurate details, high efficiency and ongoing research for perfection in order to achieve the absolute hygiene.
Today, Colussi Ermes is a company which exports all over the world, extensively in many countries. Spain, Germany, Australia and North America are the markets where we constantly reach the most important sales targets. Furthermore, with the aim of strengthening entry into the American market, Colussi Aws Inc. has been established in California, together with an all-American brand.
Advanced solutions, with unique and exclusive features.
The main goal of the company is that of fully meeting our customers’ expectations, committed to understanding their requirements, combining that commitment with a journey whose final destination is that of having created a fully “customized” system. Furthermore, proposing innovative washing solutions and systems which represent a concrete source of savings of water, energy and chemicals.
Colussi Ermes always has the right solution for any washing requirements, as it is able to customize the system on the basis of the production or efficiency values required: from washing, drying, automation to food processing.
Some types of systems realized from Colussi Ermes are:
- Automatic systems for the flour-coating of salumi suspended from a rack or frame, ensuring natural and effective flour-coating of the salumi through processes which ensure the full removal of any mould.
- Frame washing systems constructed to meet the most stringent sanitary/hygiene standards
- Washing systems for ham moulds, which are flexible and fully automatic and ensure effective and thorough washing and perfect drying, to optimize any production process
- Automatic and highly versatile ham washing systems ideal for treating raw hams on catenary mechanisms, racks and frames, or frames suspended from overhead rails
- Highly versatile tunnel and rack systems for sanitizing salumi with the most stringent hygiene standards
- Automatic and highly versatile systems for washing and blowing salami, speck, bresaola
- Special systems for the washing of sticks, suitable for removing even the most stubborn residue
- Automatic machines to wash sanitize and upon request dry racks, pans and equipment placed on racks. Automatic versions with manual or automatic doors, drying phase, underground or above ground tank. Available versions for 1,2,3 or more racks per washing cycle as well as continuous tunnel systems.
- Automatic and highly versatile systems for washing and sanitizing crates and baskets, suitable for all sectors of production and ensuring impeccable washing for any type of crate.
- Spin dryer system: a machine able to combine large drying capacity with a minimum footprint.
- Automatic and highly versatile systems for washing and sanitizing meat trucks of different types and sizes, with a washing capacity of 15 to 20 trucks/hour.
- Automatic tailor-made utensil washing systems providing exceptional results in terms of hygiene, and suitable for use in all sectors of the market.
- Washing systems to sanitize knives, blades and knife-holder racks.
- Automatic washing systems for pallets and shelves, highly versatile and flexible, suitable for all sectors of the market.
Colussi Aws Inc
9520 Chesapeake Drive, Suite 606
92123 SAN DIEGO USA
Keywords
- Frame washers
- Ham washers
- Meat truck washers
- Salumi washer-blowers
- Salumi sanitizing machines
- Rack washers
- Crate washers
- Ham mould washers
- Washing
- Cleaning systems
- Spin drying systems
- Washers
- Washing systems
Our Products

SALUMI SANITIZING MACHINES
Highly versatile tunnel and rack systems for sanitizing salumi, designed and constructed ad hoc for the meat industry, ideal for processing salumi of different types. Fully automatic, they are singled out for their low management costs and because they guarantee effective sanitization of the product, optimizing production processes in full compliance with the most stringent hygiene standards.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Sanitizing capacity based on the customer’s requirements.
- Possibility of sanitizing salumi of different types on racks or in a tunnel.
- Available in the cabin version with single or “pass through” doors, or in the tunnel version.
- Automated movement systems, including loading and unloading, using rails or AGV.
TAILOR-MADE: the machine is designed, developed and configured for each individual customer, on the basis of their requests and requirements.
TECHNOLOGY
- Structure in stainless steel with thick insulated panels to prevent heat dispersion. This technology offers a dual function: reduction in energy consumption and noise reduction.
- Customized sanitization programs based on the type of salumi.
- Washing programs designed to obtain maximum energy efficiency.
- Significant energy savings.
- Reduction in maintenance costs and times.
- Reliability and performance levels unchanged over time.
- Constant and uninterrupted monitoring of the functions and critical parameters.
- Interfacing with centralised monitoring systems in compliance with HACCP standards.
- In the tunnel configuration, a special mechanical system allows the top part of the tunnel to be raised allowing easy cleaning and maintenance operations and full inspection.

RACK WASHER DRYERS
Tailor-made automatic rack washing systems. These systems are versatile and ensure effective results, fully respecting the highest hygiene standards for the washing and sanitising of: racks, cages, floor-level or rail suspended frames; ideal for the treatment of multiple utensils on the rack.
- Flexible hourly washing capacity, from a minimum of 20 to a maximum of 120 racks/hour.
- Cabin operation with a single door or double “pass-through” doors, with centrifugal technology and tunnel operation for high capacity.
- High pressure to remove all types of stubborn residue or dirt.
- TAILOR-MADE: the machine is designed, developed and configured for each individual customer, on the basis of their requests and requirements.
- Structure in stainless steel with thick insulated panels to prevent the dispersion of heat produced by the rack washing process. This technology offers a dual function: reduction in energy consumption and noise reduction.
- Interfacing with centralised monitoring systems compliant with HACCP standards and automatic feed systems of the equipment to be washed.
- Customized washing programs.
- Washing programs designed to obtain maximum energy efficiency.
- Advanced system for removing water residue from the surfaces of the racks and frames, for immediate re-use in the production process.
- Responsible dosing of chemical solutions to protect the environment as well as the operators involved in the rack and frame washing operations.
- Multiple water heating systems.
- Significant savings of energy, water and detergent.
- Reduction in maintenance costs and times.
- Reliability and performance levels unchanged over time.
- Advanced systems to control and monitor the correct washing parameters.
- A special mechanical system allows the top part of the tunnel to be raised allowing easy cleaning and maintenance operations and full inspection.

SPIN DRYING SYSTEM
Thanks to continuous evolution over the last decade, Colussi Ermes has become the absolute leader in drying systems, above all with the development of Crate Spin drying Systems.
Large capacities of up to 6,400 crates/hour, speed and perfect drying, are just some of the features which, together with the possibility of handling crates of different types and sizes, set the new generation Colussi Ermes centrifugal dryers apart from the rest.
Endless innovation over the years has led, not only to the creation of ever more powerful spin dryers with increased performance, but also to the birth of the “super-compact” spin dryer for crates; a machine able to combine large drying capacity with a minimum footprint.
The Colussi Ermes Crate Spin drying Systems can be added to existing systems as well as new ones; a design which has been created focusing on the footprint and the parts, allowing it to be adapted to extremely limited spaces.
It is available in the Single or Twin-lane version, and within just a few seconds, the Colussi Ermes crate spin dryer is able to ensure perfect drying with limited energy consumption. The high performance combined with high energy efficiency levels make it an effective and economical solution.
MAIN TECHNICAL FEATURES:
- Possibility of drying crates of different dimensions, both rigid and collapsible in just two seconds.
- Capacity of up to 2,100 crates/hour in the single version.
- Capacity of up to 4,200 crates/hour in the Twin-lane version.
- Up to 6,400 crates/hour in the non-compact versions.
- Maximum drying: 2-4 gr of water residue.
- Flexibility: suitable for all types of rigid and collapsible crates.
- Minimum footprint: EU from 3,800 to 4,200 mm; America from 4,200 to 5,400 mm.
- Energy savings of between 80% and 90%.

MEAT TRUCK WASHERS
Automatic and highly versatile systems for washing and sanitizing meat trucks of different types and sizes, with a washing capacity of 15 to 20 trucks/hour. Colussi Ermes produces truck and vat washing systems which comply with the most stringent hygiene/sanitary standards, tailor-made to the customer’s requirements.
Highlights:
- Washing capacity up to 200 trucks/hour.
- Available in the cabin version with a single door or double “pass-through” doors, or continuous tunnel version.
- Possibility of washing trucks of different shapes and type, and of different heights and dimensions.
TAILOR-MADE: the machine is designed, developed and configured for each individual customer, on the basis of their requests and requirements.
TECHNOLOGY
- Structure in stainless steel with thick insulated panels to prevent heat dispersion. This technology offers a dual function: reduction in energy consumption and noise reduction.
- Customized washing programs.
- Washing programs designed to obtain maximum energy efficiency.
- High pressure to remove all types of stubborn residue or dirt.
- Advanced system for removing water residue from the surface of the meat trucks and perfect drying for immediate re-use in the production process.
- Responsible dosing of chemical solutions to protect the environment as well as the operators involved in the meat truck washing operations.
- Multiple water heating systems.
- Significant savings of energy, water and detergent.
- Reduction in maintenance costs and times.
- Reliability and performance levels unchanged over time.
- Constant and uninterrupted monitoring of the functions and critical parameters.
- Interfacing with centralised monitoring systems in compliance with HACCP standards.
- Automatic feed systems of the utensils to be washed.
- A special mechanical system allows the top part of the system to be raised allowing easy cleaning and maintenance operations and full inspection.

SALUMI WASHER-BLOWERS
Automatic and highly versatile systems for washing and blowing salumis, designed ad hoc for the meat industry. These systems are ideal for washing and blowing salami, speck, bresaola and other cured meats on racks and frames, or frames suspended from overhead rails. These systems ensure effective yet delicate washing and blowing of the salumi, optimising production processes in full compliance with the most stringent hygiene standards.
- High washing capacity based on the customer’s requirements.
- Delicate removal of residue without altering the surface of the salumi.
- Possibility of washing all types of salumi with long or short term ageing.
- Automated movement systems, including loading and unloading, using overhead rails or AGV.
TAILOR-MADE: the machine is designed, developed and configured for each individual customer, on the basis of their requests and requirements.
TECHNOLOGY
- Structure in stainless steel with thick insulated panels to prevent heat dispersion. This technology offers a dual function: reduction in energy consumption and noise reduction.
- Customized washing programs, based on the amount of residue, guaranteeing impeccable washing and drying results.
- Washing programs designed to obtain maximum energy efficiency.
- Multiple water heating systems.
- Significant savings of energy, water and detergent.
- Drying system using special technology designed and developed by Colussi Ermes able to combine optimal drying capacity with minimum consumption.
- Reduction in maintenance costs and times.
- Reliability and performance levels unchanged over time.
- Constant and uninterrupted monitoring of the functions and critical parameters.
- Interfacing with centralised monitoring systems in compliance with HACCP standards.
- A special mechanical system in the tunnel system allows the top part to be raised allowing easy cleaning and maintenance operations and full inspection.