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See Tong Engineering Handling innovation at BP 2015
November 04, 2015
Tong launches new data technology at BP2015
Tong Engineering will be promoting its latest range of potato equipment and handling technology at this year’s British Potato event in Harrogate on 12th and 13th November.
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The Beloit Fire department is ventilating the building after the fire they managed to contain in a "centrifugal cooking vat" was extinguished (Courtesy NBC 15)
November 04, 2015
Fire at Kettle Foods Beloit limited to fryer vat
A fire in a centrifugal cooking vat in the Kettle Foods potato chips factory in Beloit caused no injuries but about USD 170.000 damage in contents
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Philip Burgess AHDB Potatoes’ head of Knowledge Transfer: “We’re particularly extending our welcome to our youngsters, whether part of our Next Generation programme (shown above}, one of our PhD students or one of our day-trippers joining us from Ag
November 04, 2015
BP 2015 for the first time an entirely indoor affair
BP 2015 is the first time this event held every two year for the British Potato Industry is entirely indoors. Visit BP2015 in Harrogate in 8 days from today...
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At the Agritechnica, The Tolsma-Grisnich Group presents several innovations of its Vision Control climate computer for (potato) storage.
November 02, 2015
Tolsma-Grisnich show storage innovation at Agritechnica
At the Agritechnica in Hanover Tolsma-Grisnich (hall 24, stand A10) will show new modules for its Vision Control storage computer, the Samro stone and clod separator, its in-house developed Track & Trace system for box storage, the Fresh Box, and itsinnovative washing installations.
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Ashley Hunter, head of TOMRA Sorting Food, reveals reasons for positive Year-To-Date business performance
October 28, 2015
TOMRA Sorting Food reveals reasons for positive YTD business performance
Ashley Hunter, head of TOMRA Sorting Food, comments on TOMRA Sorting Food announcement that performance has been ‘positive’ for the first nine months of the year.
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The new VPCK product pump offered by Kiremko and Packo, built specifically for the vegetable and potato processing industry.
October 23, 2015
Kiremko and Packo present new product pump built for the potato processing industry
Kiremko and Packo are proud to present an innovative new product pump, specifically built for the vegetable and potato processing industry. Named VPCK, the pump is the successor of the current VDKK product pump.
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Amica's low fat potato chips Eldorada.
October 21, 2015
A new centrifuge for 'Amica Chips'
Amica Chips uses Turatti's Nextra Plus spin dryer to produce a potato chip with a substantially lower oil content.
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Only 31.5” / 800mm long, the CEIA THS/RB-800 metal detector system integrates into many equipment lines.
October 18, 2015
Easily fit this metal detector system in your processing line
Easily integrate a CEIA metal detector with any checkweigher or other in-line equipment with the new CEIA THS/RB-800 system from Heat and Control, Inc.
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The Halo is a high performance machine, able to sort both skin-on and peeled potatoes according to size and quality.
October 13, 2015
TOMRA puts the HALO under the spotlight at British Potato 2015
Experts from TOMRA Sorting Food will be advising potato processors about the benefits of an effective product sort at British Potato 2015.
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Cambridge Engineered Solutions new PacLite Conveyor Belt. The PacLite is 30 to 50 Percent Stronger Than Standard Flatwire Belts with 10 Percent Less Weight
October 05, 2015
New PacLite Conveyor Belt Introduced by Cambridge Engineered Solutions
Cambridge Engineered Solutions has introduced PacLite, a new lighter weight, flatwire conveyor belt with variable openings that is ideally suited for three segments of the food processing industry: Packaging, baking and rock traps used for root crops.
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Left: Daniel Pitton, Visar manager (Courtesy: Visar Sorting)
October 05, 2015
Visar Sorting demonstrates Sortop Potatoes prototype on Potato Europe
Visar Sorting, a Swiss company that developed and manufacturers of an optical sorting system for carrots, used Potato Europe to gauge the interest of the potato industry for their prototype of an optical sorting system for potatoes.
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Tortilla Chip Manufacturer Donkey Chips Doubles production with new FOODesign processing line
October 05, 2015
Tortilla Chip Manufacturer Donkey Chips Doubles production with new FOODesign processing line
Tortilla chip manufacturer, Donkey Brands LLC, has doubled production volumes by installing a new production line from specialist food processing equipment provider, FOODesign, a tna company.
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September 28, 2015
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For potato chip manufacturers who want greater versatility from less floor space, Heat and Control helps out with this new combination potato slice speed washer / blancher.
September 22, 2015
Washer Blancher Combi for Potato Chip Production introduced by Heat and Control
Heat and Control helps out potato chip manufacturers with limited space with this new compact speed washer for potato slices that doubles as a blancher.
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The new potato reception of the Lamb Weston / Meijer French Fry factory in Kruiningen, the Netherlands.
September 20, 2015
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