Potato Flakes
Process Equipment For Potato Flake Plant
Equipment is selected for the complete process line and all the equipment are manufactured on technical know-how from Sweden as per their design, standards, and technology. All process equipment are fabricated in stainless steel, except for the standard parts such as the motors, gearboxes and such components. All electrical components, motors, modular plastic belts, pumps etc. are of international brands.
Washing and Peeling
- Belt conveyor
- For receiving potatoes and feeding at a controlled rate to the Destoner
- PVC Food grade belt.
Prewasher with Destoner (Cyclone type)
- For thorough removal of stones from farm potatoes of 10 TPH capacity. Consists of,
- Cyclone with agitator
- Circulating pump with tank
- Sump for the collection of separated stones
- OPTION – outfeed elevator for separated stones
- Freshwater is added by spray nozzles and the water level of the washer can be adjusted.
- Overall dimensions – 6.8 mtr long, 2.6 mtr wide, 2.8 mtr high
- Water requirement – 1 KL/Hr
- Electrical connected load – 6 KW
Abrassive Peeler x 2 Nos.
- For continuous peeling of potatoes with minimum peel losses.
- Specially designed for safe running and low maintenance cost.
- Easy access for inspection & cleaning.
- Easy replacement of rolls.
- Abrasive rollers coated with special abrasive powder.
Roller Inspection Table
- Special profile rollers for complete rotation of product.
- Easy inspection and trimming of potatoes on the conveyor.
- Stand and other components of stainless steel. Cutting, blanching, cooling and cooking
Inclined Elevator
- Hopper for receiving peeled potatoes.
- Constant and regulated feed of potatoes as per rated capacity.
- Stainless steel fabrication, with food grade plastic belt.
Buffer Tank
- For buffer storage of peeled potatoes.
- Volume – 1.3 m3 approx.
- Stainless steel construction.
- S.S. Open grid belt conveyor
- Extended outfeed
Potato Slicer – Customer Scope
- For slicing of potatoes in the desired thickness.
Dipping Elevator
- Elevator for receiving potato slices and feeding to the blancher.
- Stainless steel fabrication, with food grade plastic belt.
Screw Blancher
- Screw type water blancher for leaching out sugar and for pre-cooking.(Time usually 20 minutes)
- Variable speed drive for blanching time control.
- Pneumatic steam regulation valves for control of blanching temperature.
- Water circulation for even blanching.
- About 1650 kg. of Potatoes in Blancher at a time.
- Steam consumption 200 kg./hr. per Ton of Potatoes.
Screw Cooler
- Receives material from the blancher.
- A screw type water cooler for cooling the slices.
- Constructions are similar to blancher with a water circulation pump.
Hydro Transport
- Receives material from the Cooler.
- A pump with stainless steel tank for transporting slices by water circulation up to the inlet of de-watering chute for feeding the steam cooker.
- Complete stainless steel construction.
Belt Cooker
- The potato slices are cooked in steam and are conveyed on a variable speed driven belt conveyor.
- Cooker is provided with several lids for easy inspection and cleaning.
- Variable speed drive for blanching cooking time is adjustable.
- Stainless steel construction except for standard parts.
Dosing Unit
- 3 Nos. of stainless steel tanks.
- 3 Nos. of mixers.
- 3 Nos. of dosing pumps.
- Tubing and valves (Tubing between pumps and ricer/mixer)
- Built on common frame, stainless construction.
Outfeed Auger
- Receives material from the cooker.
- Placed at outfeed end of cooker.
Ricer / Mixer
- Receives material from the outfeed auger. Complete stainless steel construction.
- Connection for additives from the dozing system.
- Screw type mixer with chopper, disc and cutting knife
Screw Conveyor
- Receives material from the ricer and conveys to Dryer.
- Dia. 300 mm, Length 3500 mm
- PLC control panel siemens PLC Panel will have a 15 inch HMI and necessary safety features, advanced process control panel. Panel is completely assembled and pre-wired. Switch Gears and other components of international brands, preferably Siemens.
The process control system comes with :
- Visual fault diagnosis with Popup on HMI Alarm Hooter.
- PID controller for precise Temp. Control.
- Temperature monitoring in required equipments.
- Variable Frequency Drives- Electronic Speed Control.
- Electrical Components of International Standards.
- Panel cabling with easy traceable codes.
- One Set of As Built drawings for panel.
- RITTALTM make Enclosure.
Drying – Customer scope
Potato Flake Drum Dryer (To be procured after project finalization)
This until is capable of producing 600Kg/hr. of Potato Flakes per hour based on 21% feed solids. Drum size 5’ diameter and 17’ long cast iron designed for 125 psig steam pressure, and is constructed in accordance with the latest ASME code for unfired pressure vessels and National board stamped. The dryer is fitted with five (5) spreader rolls, oscillating knife holds, pneumatic knife adjustment, ribbon types feed screw, vapor duct with blower and variable speed drive.
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- All critical components from Europe / USA.
- 20+ years experience in setting up food factories.
- References in 20+ countries.
- 3 YEAR industry leading warranty.
- Technology from Europe + Manufacturing in India = Price difference of 50% from other manufacturers with similar technology.