Expertise combined for new peeler design
A peeling equipment manufacturer and a designer of production plants have decided to cooperate and develop a new generation of peeler for the growing fresh produce sector as well as for the food processing industry.
Oy FORMIT Foodprocessing Ab is a company that develops, manufactures and markets equipment used for peeling and shaping vegetables and fruits.
FORMIT has been active on the market since 1990 and has gained experience in developing equipment for shaping and peeling since the beginning of the 1980s.
EKKO maskiner A/S was founded in 1979 and is today one of Europe's leading companies in the design of complete production plants for carrots and potatoes for the fresh market. Ekko is known for their root vegetable Polishers for capacity's up to 30.000 kg/h.
Changes in the market and an increasing demand for big capacity knife peeled vegetables and fruits, has led the two companies to this common venture.
Based on extensive research and development efforts and input from the customers, FORMIT and EKKO have together designed the Combi-3000.
The most revolutionary features of this peeler are the capacity and the service interval. Never before has the market seen a knife-peeler that can produce up to 9.000 kg/h of knife-peeled potatoes.
The proven durability of the FORMIT knife rollers and the renowned robustness of the EKKO polishers guarantee the users, long service intervals and low maintenance costs.
The two companies have participated with their own expertise. EKKO with its long experience of building rotating cage machines and FORMIT with its patented combi roller peeling system.
The Combi-3000 is a rotating cage peeler (also called revolver peeler). Twenty peeling rollers form an elongated drum. A full length auger regulates the retention time of the products in the peeler. The rollers, the drum and the auger all rotate separately and their rotation speed are separately adjusted with frequency converters. The rollers and the drum are driven by flat belts insuring a low noise level.
The peeler will be on display at Fruit Logistica in Belgium from 8 to 10 February.
