potato chips
The ability to provide complete line solutions for potato chip production means customers can rely on a single point of contact to deal with a project from the seed of an idea to full scale production. For true complete solutions, we offer everything across the production landscape, backed by over 40 years’ experience and an expert aftermarket team to ensure continued success.
In fact, TNA is the only global single-source solutions provider that can deliver equipment for the entire potato snack production line.
innovative solutions for your potato chip operations
Maximise uptime, minimise waste and deliver the best for your customers with our selection of potato chip line solutions:
Washing/Destoning
Our washing solutions are fundamental to removing dirt and waste from all raw materials, including potatoes and other root vegetables. Paired with our destoning solutions, which remove potentially dangerous foreign objects from your raw ingredients, we ensure equipment is protected downstream and that customers receive only the best quality product.
peeling
Perfectly peeled products are essential to delivering a consistently great experience, and our advanced peeling solutions are the perfect addition to any potato chip line. Integrated weighing technology optimises peeling results regardless of raw material size, while multiple configurations ensure capacity requirements can be met with ease.
slice washing
Starch removal is critical to ensure potato slices do not stick together, but our advanced technology goes even further. Selecting only full slices and placing them in a single layer for even frying means your customers benefit from greater quality and consistency. Further, starch can be separated and used in other applications, while water can be cleaned for reuse – lowering consumption.
de-watering
Oil and water is rarely a good combination, therefore dewatering both sides of every potato slice is key to delivering superior results. We can help you eliminate excess water, reducing oil heating and product retention times to lower the energy consumption of your fryer. As a result, capacity can be increased and production optimised.
frying
Even, consistently fried potato chips are what you need to maintain a reputation for quality, and our frying solutions are perfect to deliver this and many more benefits besides. Advanced frying technology can help reduce acrylamide formation and excess oil absorption to deliver healthier products, extend oil life and reduce cleaning times.
conveying
Treat your potato chips with care with market-leading conveyor technology. Gentle product handling is achieved through continuous horizontal or vibratory motion that prevents product buildup, while profits can be increased by considerably reducing product damage, seasoning loss, and waste with easy-to-clean gated and patented gateless options.
seasoning
Our seasoning and flavouring solutions ensure each potato chip is coated to perfection. By tightly controlling seasoning application processes and weighing product, our machines automatically calibrate seasoning percentage based on weight to ensure less seasoning loss and more controlled application of salt to avoid over-application.
weighing & packaging
Our selection of potato chip packaging equipment uses polyethylene and laminated films to make sure all fried packaged goods meet the highest sanitary and quality standards. When integrated with our other manufacturing offerings, you gain enhanced control over your packaging operation for greater flexibility and high efficiency.
metal detection
Protecting your customers from foreign objects is of the utmost importance, and our metal detection solutions will ensure your products reach the retail supply chain in A1 condition. Your brand reputation is as important to us as it is to you, and we are dedicated to ensuring it is safeguarded every day.
verification
Our verification systems are designed to suit even the most demanding, high-volume applications and are able to operate at high speeds. Attention to detail is paramount, and our systems are renowned for producing accurate and efficient date code results that contribute to faster ROI by minimising rework and lower TCO through reduced maintenance.
case packing
Our case packing solutions are the fastest in the world today for flexible bags. Designed with our patented semi-rotary bag stacking technology for use with a wide variety of bag sizes, its tool-less changeovers and compact design are highly valued by manufacturers. Seamlessly integrated into production lines, they deliver optimal performance in packaging operations.