Strawberry de-calyx machine Mod. “DF12” is able to de-calyx and cut strawberries in two and four pieces. This innovative machine has been developed to save labor costs and can de-calyx up to 600 strawberries per minute (DF24). dThis innovative machine was developed to reduce manual labor and to handle each  strawberry gently to prevent mechanical damage. All parts in touch with the fruit are suitable for hygienic and alimentary purposes. The machine has a stainless steel structure and is equipped with a conveyor belt composed of a sequence of fruit holder units on both the sites which move in continuous bringing strawberries to the processing stations. The machine performs three steps: alignment of strawberries; de-calyx and fruit ejection (corresponding to cutting, if required).