Decorticator

alt=Non-stop operation for one shift can be considered as full-automatic|thumb|Fully-automatic decorticator alt=No difference from the appearance between two types but with different rotation direction design|thumb|Robitzsch sisal decorticator

A decorticator (from Latin: cortex, bark) is a machine for stripping the skin, bark, or rind off nuts, wood, plant stalks, grain, etc., in preparation for further processing.