A new solution to re-peel steam-peeled potatoes, enhancing yield and capacity

Enhancing yield and capacity is critical in the food processing industry, particularly in steam peeling. A proven strategy to achieve this is reducing steam times, thereby preventing over-peeling. 

However, this approach necessitates re-peeling to ensure all potatoes are completely peeled. Typically, this involves optical sorting followed by mechanical repeeling. The conventional method is an abrasive roller peeler, but disk or drum knife peelers have also been used.

When using conventional abrasive peelers one of the challenges is the fast clogging up of the abrasive rollers another is the abundant usage of water. When it comes to conventional knife-peelers the challenges are low yield and capacity. 

Forsfood Solutions 

In the Forsfood peelers, the knife roller speed is over 2000 rpm, which is significantly higher than in conventional roller peelers. 

The increased rotation speed also keeps the knife rollers cleaner and assures a stable peeling result during the hole production, the need for roller maintenance cycle is significantly prolonged.

The usage of water is also minimized. The increased roller speeds allow for an increased product load. Increased product load maintains a gentle tumbling in the peeler. Increased product load and roller speeds increase the capacity. The unique design of the Forsfood convex knife enables us to efficiently peel concave products while minimizing waste, leading to improved overall yields.

Unlike conventional knife peelers where the blade is positioned on a flat or concave surface, our convex knife shape ensures that we can peel products thoroughly without sacrificing a large amount of valuable product.

Peeled potatoes

Conclusion 

Forsfood's advanced technology addresses the challenges of traditional re-peeling methods by utilizing high-speed knife rollers and innovative knife designs (*Patent pending).

This results in:

• Cleaner, more consistent peeling.
• Reduced water consumption
• Enhanced capacity and yield.
• Longer service intervals.

This technology represents a significant advancement in the efficiency and effectiveness of steam peeling lines, providing a robust solution for the re-peeling process. 

Re-peeling of steam-peeled products with Forsfood solution