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Tong Engineering will be promoting the latest advancements in potato grading, washing and handling equipment at this year’s British Potato event in Harrogate on 22nd and 23rd November.
October 15, 2017
Tong to showcase advancements in potato handling at the British Potato event.
Tong Engineering will be promoting the latest advancements in potato grading, washing and handling equipment at this year’s British Potato event in Harrogate on 22nd and 23rd November.
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October 12, 2017
ULMA Packaging takes to the stage at the BP2017
ULMA Packaging Ltd will be returning to the potato industry’s showpiece exhibition BP2017 in Harrogate, promoting equipment that can help make taking crops to market more cost-effective and productive for growers.
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October 10, 2017
New equipment fuels growth for Covered Bridge Potato Chip Company
The Covered Bridge Potato Chip Company will boost production to accommodate the growing demand for its products, thanks to a $437,500 investment from the Government of Canada. The investment includes a new line for the production of popcorn.
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Thomas Molnar, global sales and marketing communications director at TOMRA Sorting Food: “Turkey and Italy, are key markets for TOMRA [...] It is therefore important that we can provide information to both our customers and prospects in their own langua
October 10, 2017
TOMRA Sorting Food launches Turkish and Italian Websites
TOMRA Sorting Food has launched two new websites, one in Italian and one in Turkish.
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Equipment manufacturer Heat and Control offers PotatoPro readers an overview of the increase in innovative technology that now provides systems that can not only detect, but can also operate simply, efficiently, and at high speed while collecting data to
October 10, 2017
Exploring Inspection: The Journey to Quality Assurance
Equipment manufacturer Heat and Control offers PotatoPro readers an overview of the increase in innovative technology that now provides systems that can not only detect, but can also operate simply, efficiently, and at high speed while collecting data to provide a transparency previously unachievable.
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Andels-Kartoffelmelsfabrikken Midtjylland A.m.b.a. (AKM) is located in Brande and is the oldest potato starch producing company in Denmark, established in 1917.
October 07, 2017
Siccadania is installing the two largest flash dryers in Denmark as potato starch producer AKM expands
Potato starch producer AKM in Brande, Denmark, has entrusted SiccaDania to design and build the two largest flash dryers ever installed in Denmark.
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The Membrana by Pulsemaster makes conductivity measurements of untreated and treated potato easy to apply.
October 05, 2017
Pulsemaster makes conductivity measurement of potatoes to optimize PEF application easy
With Pulsed Electric Field Treatment increasingly replacing the traditional preheating step in potato processing, insight and quantification of the effect of the PEF treatment on the potato becomes more and more important. The Membrana by Pulsemaster makes conductivity measurements of untreated and treated potato easy to apply.
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From left to right: TOMRA Sorting Food’s regional sales director, Steven Van Geel; Don Wang, president, Aviko SnowValley; Tommy Yu, area sales manager, TOMRA Sorting Food; and TOMRA Sorting Food’s agent Luke Qu, general manager, Beijing HMA
October 02, 2017
New Aviko Snow Valley French Fry factory equipped with TOMRA sorters and peeler
The new Aviko Snow Valley French Fry factory in China will be equipped with TOMRA's Eco steam peeler and its newest optical sorters.
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A Multihead Weigher for the Toughest Environments, the Ishida CCW-RV Series of Multihead weighers
October 02, 2017
A Multihead Weigher for the Toughest Environments
Brian Barr, Sales Manager Packaging Systems for Heat and Control discusses the performance of the Ishida CCW-RV Series of Multihead weighers and how this can be incorporated into your new or existing lines.
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The TOMRA 5A’s advanced detection capability is combined with the company’s Smart rejection technology to significantly increase the range of foreign objects that can be removed, leading to the more than 98 percent removal rate.
October 01, 2017
Foreign Object Removal in Potato Processing: TOMRA 5A removes OVER 98% after washing and peeling
With worldwide demand for potato products continuing to grow, TOMRA Sorting Food is supporting potato processors by launching an enhanced sorting solution which removes more than 98 percent of all typical foreign objects found in product streams after washing and peeling.
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Newly appointed managing director Lennaert van Dijk (left), with Erwin Tummers (right)
September 29, 2017
Lennaert van Dijk appointed Managing Director for Tummers Food Processing Solutions
Equipment Manufacturer Tummers Food Processing Solutions has announced the appointment of a new managing director, Lennaert van Dijk, who assumed his new position on September 1, 2017.
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Fryer manufacturer Heat and Control presents a generic fryer cleaning guide which - although basic in form - can be applied to most industrial fryers.
September 25, 2017
How to Clean your Industrial Fryer: A Manufacturers Guide
Fryer manufacturer Heat and Control presents a generic fryer cleaning guide which - although basic in form - can be applied to most industrial fryers.
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