General Processing Equipment

The Screw Destoning System (SDS) prevents unnecessary damage to processing equipment by removing stones and pre-washing potatoes. Our SDS provides an effective solution for this operation with potatoes fed directly to the floating tank where stones, having a higher density, sink to the bottom. The potatoes float through the tank and are then lifted by the screw and conveyed to the peeling station. The SDS incorporates a trap door in the floating tank which can be opened after production for removal of stones and sand.

The Fabcon Singulator range ensures that potatoes are fed one by one to the slicer which helps minimise small and broken product pieces and maximises yields. Potatoes are singulated along the length of the feeder.

Two screw augers mounted parallel ensure potato separation and a single feed into the slicer. The unit includes adjustments that tune the feeder to the required characteristic for the slicer. The discharge chute and auger are adjustable to suit the required in-feed position for the slicer. Other options are a single high-capacity screw feed, inverted V belts, and ultimately a Free-Flow Direct vibrator with individual lanes.

Oil must be continuously filtered to remove small particles to minimise particle build up and oil breakdown in the fryer. Various filtration systems are available for our fryers described above.

Oil is quickly and effectively filtered in full flow - all the time protected from the environment to avoid decomposition.

A variety of perforated screens are available down to 500mm. These screens form a rotating drum. Debris is collected on the outside of the drum and removed via replaceable, stainless steel scrapers. Sizes are available up to 15,000l/min.

On our continuous potato chip fryers slices are washed to reduce starch content and are subsequently dewatered. Washing starts immediately at the point of slicing to maximise effectiveness. Small pieces are screened out, slices are dewatered giving improved efficiency and quality. Processing water can be filtered to purge excess starch, reducing fresh water usage by over 40% and lowering the content of starches and protein in the oil. Various starch recovery systems are available.

Interchangeable screens allow flexibility and the open access construction aids cleaning and maintenance.

Fabcon Food Systems supplies a range of bagmaking and weighing systems. Details can be supplied for particular projects.

Getting your problem from A to B, and even onto, C, D or E, can present challenges.

Fabcon specialises in taking your product from the discharge of the process equipment and distributing it gently to the next phase.

Distribution systems often need to be mounted on platforms and Fabcon designs and builds these platforms to suit specific layouts and weight loadings. Alternatively, we offer a design service to enable you to have your platforms built locally to your specification.

Fabcon Air Conveying Systems have been developed from first principles to provide a flexible and gentle handling way of conveying light weight packed product. The system flexibility design provides space saving and will reduce the hands-on labour required to run a busy line. Benefits and features include:

• Long runs combining vertical, horizontal and inclined sections up to 70m long
• Eliminates the risk of empty packets at point of sale
• Empty packets are automatically separated in the discharge cyclone with no moving parts
• Energy efficient - a single electric motor is used to move product through long distances
• Minimal maintenance required for single fan on most conveyors
• Occupies less space than most alternatives simplifying layout requirements
• Product is carried on a bed of air to provide ultra-gentle handling