An Avocado Cutting and Splitting Device. The device uses a single cutting blade to cut through both the seed and meat of incoming avocados. In order to increase uptime, the device had a feature that allows for the cutting blade to be sharpened while in operating condition (without the need for removing the blade from the machine). To increase the uniformity in the orientation of the cut in the avocados, there are a series of guides, elements and other apparatus that will place the incoming avocados in a consistent orientation relative to the cutting blade before they are cut. In order to improve throughput and reduce the need for human operator involvement, the device includes a set of custom-shaped ramps designed to guide and transport the cut avocado halves down to the moving exit conveyor so that the halves land face-down on the exit conveyor.
