Potato drum washer for soil, clay, and sand removal
Ensure your potato processing line efficiently removes soil, clay, and sand with a high-speed drum washer designed for seamless integration into pre-cleaning operations, minimizing product damage and maximizing throughput.

Removes Soil and Debris from Potatoes
The Drum Washer from Kiremko enhances your potato processing line by effectively eliminating soil, clay, and sand through mutual friction within its drum design. This equipment suits applications across food processing industries, producing pre-peeled potatoes, frozen fries, and more. Designed for continuous high-speed operation, it optimizes water usage while minimizing product damage.
With its direct drive mechanism, the Drum Washer ensures reliability and longevity. Its smooth surface diminishes wear and tear, safeguarding the integrity of delicate end-products like potato chips and hash browns. Available for integration with Dry Brush Machines and Cyclone Destoners, it provides a seamless transition between pre-processing and cleaning phases.
The Washer’s efficiency is magnified by its adaptability to different processing environments, making it a preferred choice for large-scale snack manufacturing. Customization options, including configurations for varying product types, are available, catering to specific production needs.
Benefits
- Enhances product quality by ensuring cleaner pre-processed potatoes.
- Increases operational reliability with maintenance-free direct drive design.
- Lowers water usage, contributing to cost-effective processing.
- Minimizes product damage during cleaning, preserving yield.
- Seamlessly integrates into existing cleaning systems for streamlined operations.
- Applications
- Hash browns,Flake products,Potatoes,Pellet snacks,Potato chips,Formed mash,French fries
- End products
- Pre-peeled potatoes,Packaged potato chips,Frozen hash browns,Instant potato flakes,Frozen french fries,Formed potato patties,Expanded pellet snacks
- Steps before
- Destoning,Soil Removal,Clay Removal
- Steps after
- Dry Brushing,Steam Peeling
- Input ingredients
- potatoes,soil,clay,sand
- Output ingredients
- clean potatoes,removed soil,removed clay,removed sand
- Market info
- Kiremko is known for manufacturing industrial equipment for the potato processing industry, specializing in engineered-to-order solutions, with a strong reputation for innovation, quality, and reliability in turnkey processing lines and individual machines.
- Drum Drive
- Direct drive
- Water Efficiency
- High
- Product Damage
- None
- Operation Type
- Reliability-focused
- Working Mechanism
- Mutual friction
- Water Efficiency
- High
- Operation Type
- Direct drive
- Product Handling
- Smooth surface,No product damage
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Pre-cleaning Capability
- Soil,Clay,Sand Removal
- Discharge method
- Direct Drive Drum
- Surface quality
- Smooth surface
- Smooth surface coating
- Yes
- Drive type
- Direct drive