Twister B4 Bucking Machine Cartridge 24-10027A | Swappable Feed Cartridge, Washdown

What the Twister B4 Bucking Machine Cartridge Is The cartridge is the removable feed section of the Twister B4, the part the stems pass through and the part that gets dirty. Twister designed the B4 around it. After a strain is complete, the operator pulls the cartridge out and slides in a clean, QA-approved one, and the machine is back to work. That is the whole case for owning a spare. One cartridge runs while the other is at the wash station, and the machine is never the thing waiting. The B4 itself is a 150 lb per hour bucker, rated on fully hydrated material, with feed speeds up to 30 ft per second. It has ten speed settings plus forward, reverse and pulse. It takes stems to 3/4 in across through its entry holes, and a patent-pending Active Gearing drivetrain adjusts to stem diameter to keep the flow smooth. The machine is 304 stainless throughout with anodized aluminium, tension-adjustable neoprene rollers, and it is washdown rated to IP69K and IP66K. The cartridge shares that build, because it goes into the same wash. The part number is 24-10027A, and it ships at about 69 to 70 lb. The machine breaks down with no tools in under two minutes, and the cartridge is the first thing out. A facility running two or three strains a day keeps a cartridge per strain in rotation. Cross-contamination between lots is then a matter of record rather than of hope. A single-strain room keeps one spare so a wash never stops a shift. Either way the arithmetic is the same: a second cartridge costs a fraction of a second machine and delivers the same uptime. Running a Swappable Bucker Cartridge Rotation That Holds Up to an Audit A swappable bucker cartridge only delivers zero downtime if the clean one is already clean when the strain ends. Set the wash station up beside the machine, not down the hall. A cartridge then comes off, gets washed, dried and inspected, and is back on the rack before the next changeover. Wash it with a hose, because the stainless and anodized aluminium are built for it. Dry the rollers before the cartridge goes back in. A wet neoprene roller slips on the first stems through and the operator reads it as a jam. Tag each cartridge with a number and log which strain ran on it and when it was cleaned. That log is what a QA inspector asks for, and a cartridge with a number is a cartridge with a history. Check the roller tension on the spare every time it goes in. A cartridge that sat on a rack for a week can loosen a turn. Match the speed setting to the material, slower for dry and brittle, faster for fresh and heavy. Leave the pulse control for the thick stems that would otherwise stall. Never feed a stem thicker than the machine's rating, because that is the one thing the Active Gearing cannot adjust around. Store the spare cartridge dry and covered between runs. Dust on a clean cartridge is the first contamination of the next strain, and a cover costs less than a second wash. Key Features The removable feed section of the B4: Pulls out after a strain and a clean one slides in. Zero downtime: One cartridge runs while the other is washed and QA-approved. 304 stainless and anodized aluminium: Built to the same washdown standard as the machine, IP69K and IP66K. Neoprene rollers: Tension adjustable, dried before the cartridge goes back in. For the Twister B4: 150+ lb per hour, stems to 3/4 in, ten speeds, forward, reverse and pulse. No tools: The B4 breaks down in under two minutes. Part 24-10027A: About 69 to 70 lb boxed. Technical Specifications Specification Value Brand Twister Product B4 bucking machine cartridge SKU 24-0503-P Alternate part number 24-10027A Fits Twister B4 bucking machine Function Removable feed cartridge, swapped between strains or for cleaning Construction 304 stainless steel, anodized aluminium, neoprene rollers Washdown Machine rated IP69K and IP66K Host machine throughput 150+ lb/hr, fully hydrated material Max stem diameter 3/4 in Weight About 69 - 70 lb