News on Processing Equipment from Europe

Alice Tong, daughter of Chairman Charles Tong, and sister to Managing Director Edward, has joined the long-established family-run vegetable handling equipment manufacturer Tong Engineering.

The global population has been expanding rapidly for many years, standing at around 7.3 billion in 2016. This brings with it a number of challenges around global sustainability, including the need for more food.

Bühler and Bosch Connected Devices and Solutions agreed to expand their existing successful collaboration for increased innovation and market launches, further leveraging the opportunities of the Internet of Things. New products are expected for 2017.

The H Flow Conyevor, one of Kiremko’s newest products, is especially developed for the transportation of snacks and frozen products.

Dewulf~Miedema will present their innovations in potato cultivation technology at Potato Europe in Villers-Saint-Christophe, France.

Jobs are to be axed at Herbert Engineering in Wisbech after the company went into administration on July 14

Tong Engineering is now offering potato processors using its advanced grading and handling equipment a Diagnostics module as part of its latest pro-series Auto-Touch HMI touch screen control.

Dutch Blanching Equipment Specialist DutchTecSource B.V. (DTS) is Expanding. On the current premises next to the two existing buildings, a brand new building will arise.

TOMRA Sorting Food has announced the launch of its new Polish langcode website, which will provide a dynamic online resource for its customers in Poland.

On May 24th, case packing specialist BluePrint Automation (BPA) celebrated the start of the construction of their new plant in Woerden, The Netherlands.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 600 million people – almost 10 per cent of the global population – fall ill after eating contaminated food.

Miedema introduces the new, 80 cm wide series of ML (Miedema Loaders) store loaders. ML store loaders are made to fill your potato store as quickly as possible while maintaining maximum product quality.

Last week, administrators were appointed to R J Herbert Engineering and R J Herbert Group Ltd of Walton Highway near Wisbech.

As demands increase, the needs for more intelligent frying control systems have become more apparent. The Kiremko ‘fry by wire’ system is a fryer specifically designed to deal with the challenges of frying formed potato products.

How potatoes are treated during the washing process is crucial for the fresh pack industry and particularly when it concerns small and fragile specialty products.

Interpom | Primeurs 2016 promises to be the biggest edition of this potato event ever and the 2016 theme is: 'Growing through precision technology'.

Food processing and packaging specialist tna announced the opening of a new office in Southern Europe. Located in Milan, Italy, the new office will service the wider Mediterranean region and will be headed up by Stefano Rizzato.

As announced a year ago, Stefan Scheiber is now CEO of Bühler. He succeeds Calvin Grieder, who will focus on his role as Chairman of the Board.