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food Marketing - Technology 4/2022

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Processing usage and achieve similar throughput capacities with smaller vessels. This reduced peel loss to less than 6.5% - just half the level of the first steam peelers. The most recent innovation, TOMRA’s Peeling Control Module, also reduces steam use and energy consumption even further - as we’ll see in a moment. Why latest solutions are musthaves Understanding variations in potato variety, size, shape and quality has led to the development of the TOMRA Peeling module. This unique solution, which unites the learnings from a long history of innovation, is in use today and in service in many potato processing lines in North America, Europe, and Asia. The Eco steam peeler’s name reflects the fact that it consumes 25% less energy and 28% less steam than similar machines. The Eco peeler does this by changing the traditional process of fixed steam supply to a controlled steam management system. A new patented peeling vessel with a unique steam valve design and an innovative product mixing design enables rapid heat transfer of the steam to the surface of each potato. This enables the processer to remove only the skin and avoid losing valuable potato flesh. The resulting energy efficiency saves a typical user (depending on local energy costs) about €60,000 to €100,000 per year. Then the Eco peeler is followed by Dry peel separation solution, which avoids using water and brushes to remove the peeled skin in a centrifugal separation process. Separating the peeled skin without using water is not a new technique, but when you place it at the heart of an automatically controlled peeling module, you leverage the strengths of the combined innovation to ensure high quality and high efficiency. The Peeling Control Module (PCM) uses the TOMRA 5A sorter’s multispectral imaging and super-stable peel classifier. The PCM measures peel, calculates optimal steam time, and accurately tracks peeling quality, so that steam and energy use are minimized while the product is readied for cutting with continuous peel quality. Connecting steam peeling and sorting has been around for many years. The TOMRA Eco peeler and TOMRA 5A sorters are installed in many of the world’s potato processing lines. Today, we see that many customers who choose the TOMRA Peeling module are expanding to new countries and regions. A fully automated peeling module is helping processors to achieve high efficiency with different varieties of potatoes grown in different climates and in different soil. Enabling them to deliver their unique potato products to new customers with the same flavor, quality and taste that they expect. The Potato processing industry is evolving, and potato processors demand more from food processing experts. IoT technology in every part of the food production process is the next step that will soon become a musthave. TOMRA Insight turns peelers and sorters into connected devices by generating valuable data and processes it into actionable information. This cloud-based solution offers one secure, near real-time monitoring platform for all sorting lines. Wherever and whenever processors want, they can access digital metrics on the status and performance of their sorters It’s worth re-reading that last sentence and thinking about it for a moment. What it shows how far peeling solutions have advanced: all the way from dissolving peel with chemicals to removing the peel with steam with astonishingly high precision and impressively low waste. And all controlled by software that effectively acts as an integrated peeling line quality control and yield optimization system. These sophisticated solutions save potato processors millions of dollars every year, while retailers and consumers would be pleased to know they’re also doing their bit to help save the planet. fmt 24 food Marketing & Technology • August 2022

Processing Semi-active Hygienic Wheel and Sole Cleaning Kohlhoff Hygienetechnik, based in Unna, Germany, has developed the innovative CLEAN-FIELD systems in order to prevent contamination or dirt carry-over from dirty black to clean white areas or from outdoor to inside areas when transporting goods with vehicles such as pallet trucks or forklift trucks. The cleaning fields presented as a fair novelty at Anuga FoodTec and IFFA in 2022 optimize hygiene conditions in all areas of food production and processing. Simply by driving or stepping onto the cleaning field, a large number of integrated self-swinging brush elements are immediately set in motion and thus semi-actively (mechanically) clean both castors and wheels as well as shoe soles - optionally wet or dry. With the wet cleaning option, the system is additionally equipped with an automatic dosing system. It ensures that sufficient cleaning or disinfecting liquid is always available. In this case, the cleaning field requires a wastewater connection with odor trap installed on site. Due to the low installation depth of only approx. 60mm, the systems designed exclusively for floor installation are not only suitable for new buildings but also for a variety of refurbishment projects. For quick and easy cleaning or maintenance of the trays and brush elements, the individual CLEAN- FIELD modules can simply be folded up and locked without tools or aids or, if necessary, removed completely. Due to their modular design, the cleaning fields are available in different sizes. They can also be adapted to individual hygiene requirements. If, for example, access control is required, the additional equipment with an automatic swivel gate is possible. For increased hygiene requirements, further components are available - ranging from hand disinfection or entrance control devices with turnstile to a complete compact hygiene lock. The system only allows access to the downstream hygiene-sensitive areas after all hygiene measures have been carried out. fmt Pump technology for hygienic media This is how you pump hygienic media effectively Choosing the right pump optimizes the processes and protects the quality of your sensitive media. NETZSCH has consistently focused on: advising you objectively to support you with the exactly matching pump technology accompanying you with our service over the entire service life of the pump. Each technology offers specific benefits for you. CLEAN-FIELD with automatic swivel gate and automatic dosing system The product family of NETZSCH hygienic positive displacement pumps Find more information here: food Marketing & Technology • August 2022 NETZSCH Pumpen & Systeme GmbH Geretsrieder Str.1, D - 84478 Waldkraiburg Tel.: +49 8638 63 0 info.nps@netzsch.com www.pumps-systems.netzsch.com 25 Key No. 101214

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