Cashew Shelling Machines

Cashew shelling machines open cashew nuts and release the kernel without crushing it. Cashew is awkward to shell by hand — the shell is hard and contains caustic oil — so the priority is a clean open, a high shelling rate, and minimal kernel breakage.
The NS-Y121 is an entry-level machine that opens two cashews per cycle at 0.8 kW / 380 V. It also handles peanuts, which is useful if you process more than one crop. It is aimed at small processors, pilot plants, and businesses moving from manual shelling to a first machine.
When sizing a cashew line, decide first whether you are shelling raw or steamed nuts — the two need different preparation — and what kernel grade you are targeting, because the price falls sharply once kernels break. Tell us your daily volume and target grade and we will recommend a configuration. Request a quote. See our processing guides and knowledge base for cashew shelling and kernel handling notes. Wondering what a 90-95% shelling rate actually means? Read cashew shelling machine: reading the numbers before you buy — shelling rate against whole-kernel rate, throughput arithmetic, and the site checks to make before you order. For the whole flow rather than one stage: cashew processing: the complete guide covers the eight stages, where breakage actually starts, and the published NS-Y121 figures. Cooking and resting decide what the sheller can do: cashew steam cooking and shelling sets out the three variables and the three-point hand test. Peeling is where graded kernels are lost: cashew kernel peeling without breakage covers the three loss paths, the three-point hand test and the defect count that makes a batch repeatable. A quotation is only as precise as the enquiry behind it: what to include in a nut processing machine enquiry lists the nine specification groups that change what gets built.