Urschel is introducing the Little Gem Aspire Dicer, new cutting equipment for fruit and vegetable processing.  

The new Little Gem will be revealed at Interpack Processing & Packaging in Dusseldorf, Germany from May 7-13; The National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago from May 16-19; FOOMA in Tokyo, Japan from June 2-5; and ProPak Asia in Bangkok, Thailand from June 10-13.

Invented by the Urschel Innovation & Development team, the Little Gem employs patented technology to create precision cutting methods, engineered through extensive research and development. Urschel I&D, alongside Urschel engineering and manufacturing teams, have worked with many customers worldwide to bring the new Little Gem to life.

The machine offers a small footprint to take up limited production space. The Little Gem can produce cuts including slices from 2 mm to 10 mm, strips and dices up to 20 mm. 

The new dicer is named after the original Little Gem. The original machine was a patented invention of Founder William E. Urschel in the early 1900s designed to remove stems and blossoms from gooseberries, a popular fruit during that time. One Little Gem could do the job of 100 workers in a day and revolutionized canning production. The original Little Gem was one of the company’s earliest successes.