Lavolea 2024 Olive Washing Machine
The LAVOLEA 2024 is Rapanelli’s olive washing machine, designed to remove foreign bodies and impurities from the fruit before it reaches the crusher. Olives enter through a loading hopper and go through a two-stage process: sedimentation and screening to remove heavy debris and leaves, followed by a final rinse with potable water.
An integrated settling tank and filtering circuit allow process water to be recirculated, reducing water consumption and operating costs across the harvest.
Designed for Continuous Two-Stage Washing
Clean, uniform fruit at reception is a precondition for clean oil, not a formality. The LAVOLEA 2024 is built around a sedimentation system with an extraction screw to remove stones and soil, a vibrating screen to separate leaves and light impurities, and a final potable-water rinse stage, all housed in an AISI304 stainless steel frame.
What This Washer Is Engineered To Do
Olives begin degrading as soon as they're picked, and soil, stones or excess leaf matter carried into the crusher affect both mechanical wear and oil quality. The LAVOLEA 2024 removes these before the fruit reaches the mill, in two stages rather than one.
Configurability for Different Mill Requirements
The LAVOLEA 2024 can be adapted to different reception-line layouts and water conditions. The settling tank and filtering circuit allow water recirculation to be matched to local water availability and cost, and the two-stage process, sedimentation and screening followed by a potable-water rinse, can be tuned to fruit condition at intake.
This flexibility makes the machine suitable not only for standard reception duties, but also for mills that need tighter control of water consumption and throughput during peak harvest days.
Engineering Highlights
The engineering layout of the LAVOLEA 2024 focuses on cleaning consistency, water efficiency, and ease of integration into the reception line. Key technical features include:
- loading hopper feeding a two-stage washing process
- sedimentation system with extraction screw for stones and soil
- vibrating screen for leaves and light impurities
- final rinse stage using potable water
- integrated settling tank with filtering circuit for water recirculation
- product-contact surfaces in AISI304 stainless steel
Every machine is supplied with the electrical control box and a three-phase 400V connection.
Why Mills Choose the Lavolea 2024
The value of this washer is not just in cleaning performance, but in what it prevents further down the line.
Leaves and soil carried into the crusher affect both oil sensory character and mechanical wear on downstream equipment. Efficient water recirculation through the settling tank reduces avoidable water cost across the harvest. The two-stage design, sedimentation and screening followed by a potable rinse, is built for consistent cleaning rather than a single wash pass.
For mills evaluating total value rather than purchase price alone, these factors matter more than isolated headline specifications. They affect downstream oil quality, water cost, and long-term return on the machine.
Long-Term Serviceability
Rapanelli states that it provides technical service, refurbishing, and original spare parts support for machines manufactured since 1960. That long service philosophy is highly relevant on a product page because it changes the buying logic: the machine is not positioned as a short-cycle asset, but as a washer intended to retain operational and commercial value over time.
Lavolea 2024 Olive Washing Machine
Lavolea 2024 Olive Washing Machine:
removal of heavy foreign bodies such as stones and soil, via sedimentation and extraction screw
separation of leaves and light impurities, via vibrating screen
final decontamination of the fruit with a potable-water rinse before crushing
For olive mills, this means cleaner oil, improved process continuity, and efficient handling of solids without interrupting the line.
How the Washing Process Works
In the first stage, olives are immersed in water. Heavy foreign bodies, stones and soil, sink and are removed through a sedimentation system with an extraction screw, while leaves and light impurities are separated by a vibrating screen.
In the second stage, a final rinse with potable water completes decontamination of the fruit before it enters the mill.
Is The LAVOLEA 2024 Available In Different Configurations?
The LAVOLEA 2024 is currently offered as a single configuration, model LVR.
What Technical Data Do You Need To Recommend A Configuration?
Your target throughput, available floor space, water supply and drainage setup, and how the washer will connect to your existing reception and crushing line.
Can You Help Us Validate Layout Constraints Before Purchase?
Yes. Use the dimension table above as a starting point, then we confirm installation clearances and water connections during sizing.
CAN TRACTORS AND WATER PUMPS BE SUPPLIED AS PART OF THE SAME PROJECT?
Wes. Many agricultural projects require both mechanization and water management infrastructure. Rapanelli supports integrated projects that combine machinery, pumping systems, logistics, and technical coordination.
Request a quote and technical sizing
If you want a olive washer that performs under harvest pressure, the fastest path is a sizing request.