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Vegetable chips drying Equipment

Industrial drying machines are designed to remove moisture from your product. But the drying process must cater to variations in the state of matter and molecular structure of the input material. Industrial dryer technology exploits the modes of heat transfer (convection, conduction, radiation, evaporative cooling) to control the moisture content.

Drying

<span style="font-weight: 400;">From cassava to sweet potatoes, various types of vegetables are processed to make one mixed bag of vegetable chips. Mainly consisting root vegetables like taro and parsnip, vegetable chips are often introduced as a healthy alternative to potato chips. To make these chips, you first need to slice the vegetables and cook them depending on your product; you can simply bake them or fry them, deep fry them, or dry them. After this process, flavorings are added to the chips. </span>

Vegetable chips

The production of high-quality biltong and similar dried meat products can pose problems with maintaining product quality, as well as the high energy cost associated with traditional drying solutions. A cutting-edge closed-loop system can not only deliver significant savings in energy costs but can also deliver superior product quality thanks to more efficient, lower temperature operation.


<h2>Standalone cabinet dryer for biltong and dried meat products</h2>
The WRH100G cabinet dryer from IKE is suitable for drying batches of 15 to 100kg of product using heat pump technology.

Warm, dry air enters at the bottom of the cabinet, and warm moist air exits at the top, where it is passed to the heat exchange unit. There is no cross-contamination between products, so different items can be dried at the same time. The closed-loop heat exchange system means there is no moisture in the cabinet to condense and drip, another problem with traditional solutions.

Featuring 15 shelves, the operation of the unit is simple thanks to touchscreen control. Set target temperature and humidity level and the machine will operate until the targets are met. There is no risk of over-drying the product, and quality is maintained from batch to batch. No other external connections are required - simply plug into a standard 220v supply.

By avoiding the use of traditional electric drying methods, the WRH100G provides energy savings of up to 80%.

All stainless-steel exterior construction means the WRH100G is easy to clean, and sturdy wheels enable to easy move it around, maximising your use of space. 15 open-mesh shelves mean there is no requirement for the manual turning of the product during the drying cycle. Alternatively, the product can be suspended in the cabinet.

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Industrial drying cabinet

Dried fruits are popular both as food in themselves and as ingredients. Traditional drying techniques using electric warm air circulating dryers are inefficient and inflexible, often resulting in suboptimal product quality. A modern, temperature-variable drying solution that uses closed-loop heat pumps to dehumidify the fruit can give huge gains in product quality while cutting energy expenditure significantly.


<h2>Standalone variable temperature fruit drying cabinet</h2>
The WRH100T cabinet fruit dryer machine from IKE is ideal for drying fruit in batches from 15 to 100kg. This food dehydrator makes use of heat pump technology to achieve high efficiency and even drying. Thanks to its variable temperature control it can perfectly dry fruits of all kinds, including the most delicate and even dehydrated vegetables.

Featuring open-mesh drying shelves, the WRH100T dehydration machine is operated using an intuitive and ergonomic touch screen interface and the unit only requires connection to a standard 220v electricity supply for operation. The operator needs only to fill the units' food trays with fruit, then set the target temperature and humidity level and the machine will then continuously operate until the required parameters are met. This automatic operation removes the need for constant oversight of the fruit drying process, and there’s no risk of over-drying. This allows the highest quality to be maintained from batch to batch.

With an all stainless steel exterior and robust wheels, the WRH100G food drying machine is strong, simple to keep clean, and mobile, making the most efficient use of the space available. Warm, dry air enters at the bottom of the cabinet, and warm moist air exits at the top, where it is passed to the heat exchange and dehumidifying unit. Excess moisture is passed through an external outlet where it can be collected. Because the humidity in the cabinet is never great enough to allow condensation, there is no risk of dripping and possible contamination, as exists with traditional dryers.

Industrial dehydration machine

Freeze drying is a complex and time-consuming drying process which requires maintaining the quality of the product. It can be a delicate and expensive procedure requiring high levels of hygiene. A pilot freeze dryer designed for product formulation and scale-up workshould thus help maintain the high quality and shape of products too sensitive for conventional drying processes.


<h2>Hygienic freeze drying system maintaining high product quality standards</h2>
Siccadania’s F30 Pilot Scale Freeze dryer is typically used for dehydrating high value goods, such as nutraceuticals, foods, pharmaceuticals and instant coffee. It is a hygienic bulk freeze dryer with an external condenser which can be separated from the drying chamber. It uses electrical heating systems for the sublimation process. This secures a uniform temperature gradient and pressure across the entire tray surface area maintaining the product quality. No matter how complex your products may be, it is designed to provide an optimised freeze-drying solution while keeping in mind the highest levels of hygiene and sanitation.

The pilot scale freezer is especially suitable for preserving most of the coffee flavour while manufacturing instant coffee, maintaining the shape and quality of rehydrated food products and delicately drying probiotic bacteria, enzymes, algae etc.

Pilot scale freeze dryer

Nutraceuticals and dietary supplements can be highly sensitive and need to be protected against external such as temperature fluctuations, oxygen and light. The freeze-drying process for these products requires easy up-scaling parameters such as flow, pressure and temperature.


<h2>High capacity and energy efficient drying solution for nutraceuticals and dietary supplements</h2>
Siccadania’s FD500 provides a modular freeze-drying solution for the process industry. It is a hygienic bulk freeze dryer which offers you high quality and energy-efficiency. It has an external condenser which can be separated from the drying chamber. It comes with electrical heating elements which ensure uniform temperature gradient and pressure across the entire tray surface area. This freezer is virtually maintenance free. It has been configured with special attention to up-scaling parameters such as flow, pressure and temperature to enable easy up-scaling. They are certified with either 3.1, FDA and/or FCM.

The industrial food freeze dryer is suitable for the food, beverage and chemical industries and for drying nutraceuticals and dietary supplements e.g. probiotic bacteria, colostrum, enzymes and allergen extracts.

Industrial food freeze dryer

Freeze drying can be an expensive and cumbersome process. When dealing with nutraceuticals it is essential to ensure that the products are stable, concentrated and have a good shelf life. There is a need for freeze dryers to have a capacity high enough to yield large quantities of the end product through batch production, such as capsules or fortifiers to be added to dried food.


<h2>Save costs with an increased capacity to freeze dry nutraceuticals</h2>
Siccadania’s FD500 offers an automated and continuous freeze drying production, by arranging several FD500 standard freeze dryer units in a system. The modularized and optimized FD500 standard module is perfectly prepared for the automatic loading and unloading of trays. It therefore requires no manual labour. The modules can be customised in a desired and suitable layout to reach your required output capacity. Its capacity can be increased or decreased easily, by adding or removing FD500 dryer units to or from the system. The automation system can handle up to 20 units.

The automatic freeze dry system is thus a cost efficient, high capacity solution which freeze dries your product while maintaining their chemical structure to confirm they still provide the expected health benefits. It is hygienic and easy to maintain making it suitable for freeze drying in the food, beverage and chemical industry and also of nutraceuticals and dietary supplements e.g. probiotic bacteria, colostrum, enzymes and allergen extracts.

Automatic freeze drying system

In the food processing industry, managing the pre-treatment of tubers, roots, and fruits efficiently is a common challenge. Traditional methods like blanching consume extensive energy and water. Innovations are needed to enhance product quality while reducing operational costs.
<h2>Enhance product quality and reduce costs</h2>
The Elea PEF Advantage Belt system is designed for large-scale treatment of roots, tubers, and fruits using Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) technology. This system offers significant advantages over conventional methods by operating as an energy-saving, low-temperature process. Unlike blanching, the PEF method ensures uniform softening, leading to smoother cuts and less breakage. This results in improved product shapes, such as longer French fries and chips, and better frying quality with 10% less oil absorption. Additionally, drying processes for fruit and vegetables are optimized through better diffusion coefficients, resulting in energy savings and enhanced product quality. The PEF Advantage Belt system is customizable to different capacity needs, ranging from 12 t/h to 100 t/h, and features automated water management, stainless steel electrodes, and continuous belt treatment. Elea Technology, based in Quakenbrück, Germany, provides full installation, maintenance, and technical support to ensure optimal operation.

Pulsed electric field treatment for roots, tubers, and fruits

In the food processing industry, ensuring that products like potato slices, fruits, and vegetables are dry before frying or freezing is critical. This step reduces energy consumption and improves product quality.
<h2>Quickly removes surface water and debris</h2>
The AirSweep® Water Removal System by Heat and Control combines vacuum action with Air Knife technology to effectively remove surface water, starch, and scraps from freshly washed food items. The system is especially beneficial for potato slices, fruits, and vegetables, prior to further processing like frying or freezing. Using a combination of vacuum and high-velocity air, it ensures a drier, cleaner product, significantly cutting fryer fuel usage and increasing freezing efficiency compared to systems that use only Air Knife technology.

Industrial water removal system for food preparation

Fried peanuts are a very popular snack around the world. If you are looking to start a nut processing plant to capitalise on this market, maintenance of product quality and taste is key. When frying nuts, optimal heat distribution and oil quality are the most crucial factors. A state-of-the-art fryer and process are needed to deliver the exact heat load needed to fry your product efficiently while maintaining its taste.


<h2>Save time, frying oil and labour costs</h2>
Kuipers’ production line for nuts and seeds is configured for optimal frying-oil handling and heat treatment resulting in the lowest possible development of Free Fatty Acids as well as lowest frying oil turnover time in the industry.  It is a frying oil heating system with an innovative design that uses circulating thermal oil as a heat carrier. This allows the reduction of the amount of frying oil required to its lowest .

The <a href="https://making.com/peanuts/">peanut processing machine</a> and frying line keeps in mind the importance of oil quality as it not only acts as the heat transfer medium but is also absorbed by your product. It is thus equipped with a unique filtration system where constant removal of the dirt allows the quality of the frying oil to remain adequate much longer than other conventional systems. It is an automatic and continuously operating filtration system.

All Kuipers lines allow the option to heat the frying oil in the fryer with either thermal oil or electrical elements. With a few additions, the plant can also be upgraded to produce coated and <a href="https://making.com/battered-nuts/">battered nuts</a>. It can be applied for the frying of peanuts, <a href="https://making.com/cashews/">cashew nuts</a>, almonds, macadamias and other nuts or seeds.

Peanut frying line

The key to making a flavorful and crispy bag of potato chips is the frying temperature within the frying machine. Uniform cooking conditions ensure a consistent taste, bite, and color when it comes to potato chips processing. But maintaining steady temperatures across the entire processing line can be challenging, particularly when frying potato chips at high capacities.


<h2>Distribute the frying temperature evenly with multiple oil injection points</h2>
The semi automatic Potato chips production line frying plant from Kuipers uses multiple fully automatic oil injection points to deliver even temperature distribution within the potato chips machine. Manufacturers can manage heat across the width and length of the system to maintain optimum frying conditions throughout the whole process. Distinct oil injection zones facilitate temperature control which needs to be optimal for quality, tasty products.

A full turnkey system for producing potato chips is included in this production line. The machine includes washing, peeling machine, cutting potato slices, blanching, packing machine and most importantly, fries potato chips. For a small scale or full scale potato chips plant, this stainless steel production line does it all so you can successfully make potato chips from start to finish including packaging.

The chip fryer is designed for processing all styles of potato-based fried snacks, including chips, sticks, and hard-bite-style crisps. As well as sweet potato chips, banana chips and french fry style crisps. Capacities are offered from 250 kilograms per hour output to 1000 kilograms per hour output depending on oil volume. The best oil will produce the best final product.

Potato chips production line

Manufacturing potato chips is a farm-to-fork process from raw material to the final product. From washing and peeling to processing and frying and more in between. Freshly harvested potatoes are first washed, peeled, and sliced into thin potato slices. After washing them again to remove the starch, potatoes are then blanched, fried, seasoned, packed, and served, ready for your consumer’s enjoyment.

Potato chips

Pellet snacks, or snack pellets, are intermediate products which you can further process and develop into snack products for consumption. Pellet snacks production involves mixing, extrusion, frying, and packing. Since these are intermediate products, final product customization on the production line will depend on your customer’s desired product and flavor profile.

Pellet snacks

Peanuts, also known as groundnuts are one of the most popular edible seeds in the world. You can eat them as-is or process them further into on-the-shelf products like peanut butter, oil, snacks, and soups. Depending on what you want to make, some peanut manufacturing processes include roasting, frying, boiling, grinding, pressing, and coating the peanuts.

Peanuts

Kuipers Food Processing Machinery specializes in the technology for the frying and processing of snacks, savouries, nuts, seeds and potato products.

Fast plant startups require well-defined roadmaps for scope, time, cost, and quality, to facilitate decision-making when purchasing and installing industrial technology. We spoke to Valeria Lucinschi, General Operations at Kuipers Food Processing Machinery, to learn how they ensure an efficient buying and installation cycle and align their fryers with producers’ goals.


<h2>The buying cycle from product testing to FAT</h2>
Valeria explains that when you contact Kuipers to choose a frying technology for your snack, the food engineering team will observe the product's behavior, document it, collect data, and perform computer simulations considering oil efficiency and turnover times. Product testing will help to determine the ideal fryer, size, oil amount, processing time, and other product-specific parameters. “Many new products need further testing to ensure the target outcome can be achieved,” Valeria states.

The buying cycle described by Valeria begins once the parameters are agreed upon. “The engineering department creates the drawings and sends a work order to manufacturing. When the fryer is built and assembled, Kuipers’ service team takes over with electrical pre-wiring and automation. Then the plant is fully pre-tested to ensure that all the main parts are functional. You are invited to attend the factory acceptance test (FAT) and may request alterations at this stage if needed,” Valeria indicates.

“After your agreement, the fryer is packed in Lego-like blocks and shipped. In the best-case scenario, a small standard fryer can be ready within 36 weeks. However, delivery times may be longer depending on the waiting list,” Valeria concludes.
<h2>Site preparation and modular design: the key to quick startup</h2>
Site preparation is crucial for a quick startup. Ensure your facility has the required electrical connection, automation cables, and piping in place beforehand. Kuipers’s modular design makes installation nearly plug-and-play. “The plant can be assembled like Lego blocks and plugged into the utilities,” Valeria says. Kuipers will run an acceptance test on your site and train your operators before finalizing the handover.

According to Valeria, “Kuipers' modular design allows small standard frying plants to be operational within one week of delivery, compared to most equipment suppliers, which take about a month to install and start up a plant. This can save you a significant amount of time and money, considering that an average engineer day costs more than 1000 euros.”

When choosing industrial technology, consider the operation and maintenance requirements as well. Valeria highlights that “With Kuipers' frying systems you can operate for many days without having to change your oil’’. These efficient systems allow you to produce continuously while not compromising your product quality.

Modular plant designs are a way to go if you want to start and run your production, saving time, and hence, money.

Modular design for a fast fryer plant startup

Food

Our food chain starts in the soil, growing crops and livestock. But between the fields and the stores, there is a line of industrial food processing equipment. Processes may be as minimalistic as cleaning fruit and as complex as homogenizing milk alternatives made from pressed legumes. In each case, processing technology is an important link in the food production chain.

A fresh salad with a walnut oil dressing or a peanut butter sandwich? A bag of roasted cashews or a pack of almond cookies? The common thread among these tasty treats is nut processing equipment. Not all nut ingredients are indeed nuts, botanically speaking. But the machinery that transforms shelled fruits, legumes, and drupes into fried snacks or a paste is similar. As for the food products, there is a nut recipe for every mood and occasion.

Nuts

A snack is a small portion of food ready to eat and simple and fast to prepare. People usually consume snacks during the day between traditional meals such as breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Snack foods include simple products such as nuts, dried fruits, peanuts as well as packaged and processed foods. Puffed corn products made by extrusion or flavored potato chips are examples of processed foods.

Snacks

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We spotted a guilt-free potato chip at the Free From Functional &amp; Health Ingredients.

The high-fiber, high-protein, low-fat, gluten-free chips from <a href="https://www.newsnacks.it/en/">New Snacks</a> are a bag of crispy lightness.

But the ultimate test for chips is their crunch.

Export Manager, Paolo Durante told us how it took the company some 20 years to perfect its original recipe. The founders had to re-configure existing manufacturing technologies to fit their vision for a better chip snack.

The Making.com team sampled different flavors (the entire range, for good measure) and can attest to the quality of the texture.

#Changemaker: Chips plus protein minus gluten

<span style="font-weight: 400">If Popeye needed spinach for his power, you need healthy snacks to boost your energy! From dried fruit chips to nuts and protein bars, healthy snacks have become more popular since the 2000s, and t</span><span style="font-weight: 400">he global healthy snack market will reach USD 98 billion by 2025. </span><span style="font-weight: 400">In the wide range of healthy snacks, raw fruits and vegetables appear as the main ingredient, and these snacks focus on the high protein content and reduced fat or carbohydrate percentages. Also, “less processed” and “less amount of added chemicals” are the primary trend in making healthy snacks as the clean eating movement began after the 2000s. </span>

Healthy snacks

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