News on Processing Equipment from Europe

Herbert Engineering, dealing in root crop handling systems, will be exhibiting at the 17th annual Interpom Primeurs in Kortrijk Xpo, Belgium from Sunday, 23rd to Tuesday, 25th November 2014.

Maximal cleaning with a minimal amount of water. That is now possible with the new Drum Washer TGW from Tolsma-Grisnich.

TOMRA Sorting Food will be present at the 17th edition of INTERPOM | PRIMEURS taking place in Kortrijk Xpo, Belgium. TOMRA will showcase and demonstrate 6 sorting and peeling machines at their booth 110!

TOMRA Sorting Solutions and Prologis, Inc., the global leader in industrial real estate, today celebrated the grand opening of a 12,600 square metre, BREEAM-certified, build-to-suit facility in Slovakia that is fully customized to accommodate TOMRA’s production and distribution requirements

Farm Frites Poland (FFP) is operating its French Fry Factory for 20 years. Hence the company is celebrating! FFP has prepared an special website with the highlights of these 20 years. PotatoPro made a selection to whet your appetite...

The Variclean advanced cleaner and separator from Herbert is now available with an electric powerpack, as an alternative to hydraulic, especially for the process industry.

A large potato storage as well as a chips processing plant are planned in Ingushetia (Russian Federation)

TOMRA Sorting Food has announced that its sorting, peeling and processing systems will be branded TOMRA as of today.

TOMRA Sorting in Dublin has created a new centre of excellence for its food optical sorting and peeling business, and is set to improve its R&D capabilities after moving to a new facility in Citywest, Dublin.

With two months still to go before the opening of INTERPOM | PRIMEURS 2014, the event is already bigger than last time – and virtually fully booked.

In 2013 Norton Farm Potatoes invested in a grading line designed and manufactured by Tong Peal. Therefore, Tong Peal were the first port of call when increased throughput meant they needed to add to their machinery.

Ashley Hunter, senior vice-president and head of TOMRA Sorting Food, who became head of the global sensor-based food sorting business in October 2013, said TOMRA Sorting Solutions’ food business grew nicely during the first half of this year.

Around 10,000 potato professionsals from more than 60 countries visited PotatoEurope 2014 at the Rittergut Bockerode estate near Hanover.

Sponge and felt dryers from Herbert Engineering, the leaders in root crop handling systems, have been integrated into freshpack plants in Britain and Europe, with excellent results both in terms of removing surface moisture and minimising maintenance

The Herbert Oculus next generation optical sorter for washed potatoes and Herbert GF2 box filler will be centre stage on Herbert Engineering’s stand at this year’s Potato Europe In Hanover from 3rd – 4th September.

TOMRA Sorting Solutions is to highlight the ability of its sensor-based systems to sort and process potato products at Potato Europe in Germany.

On 3 and 4 September 2014 the international potato sector will be on show for PotatoEurope 2014, in Germany for the third time after 2006 and 2010.

Tong Peal has taken screen grading technology to the next level with the launch of a new option on all models of its market leading EasyGrade screen grading modules, designed to increase efficiency and minimise downtime for farms and pack houses.