Device for treating a heterogeneous mixture, especially honey and wax

Device for separating wax and honey in a mixture obtained following an uncapping operation, the device including a frame and comprising:

• a feed hopper for receiving the honey and wax mixture, said feed hopper opening onto a sleeve perforated with holes;
• an Archimedes screw disposed inside said sleeve and driven in rotation by a motorized system;
• non-return means within the sleeve cooperating with the screw for preventing backflow of the honey and wax mixture;
• means positioned downstream of said material non-return means for compressing wax;
• means for evacuating compressed wax from a downstream end of the sleeve, said evacuating means including a passage hole fitted in a plate integral with the frame and the sleeve, and a disk having a profile corresponding to that of the passage hole, said disk being mounted with respect to the plate, and including means for moving said disk in an axial direction of the sleeve to adjust the size of the passage hole;
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• means for recovering honey expressed through the holes of the sleeve.