New Tong potato sizing line increases Output for Cornwall grower

Leading UK vegetable handling equipment manufacturer Tong Engineering has just completed the installation of a high output new potato sizing line for Cornwall potato grower, AR & SA White.

As a family farming business based in Bodmin, Cornwall, AR & SA White produce quality potatoes and cereals for the UK market, alongside a specialist contracting business and sustainable farming with renewable energy. When the company needed to increase the capacity of their potato handling facilities, they chose Tong to design a complete new potato sizing line that utilized space in their potato sizing shed in the most efficient way. The new line, which is now in action at AR & SA White, is capable of processing over 30 tons of crop per hour.

Featuring two 150 degree control flow bin dumpers feeding forward conveyors, the sizing line incorporates super extended specification EasyGrade screen modules for accurate sizing of up to four grades from the company’s potato crop. Sized potatoes are then gently filled into bins with a series of Tong’s market leading EasyFill bin fillers with doorstop belts, ensuring high output, yet very gentle handling of crop.

“We are very pleased with what we can now achieve with the new potato sizing line; it has given us the ability to process much more crop on a daily basis and we are now in a much better position to keep up with the demands of our customer,” said Shaun White of AR & SA White.

“The new sizing line at AR & SA White is allowing them to achieve much more accurate sizing while achieving more grade sizes; they are now able to supply a much wider variety of potato sizes to their customers,” added Nick Woodcock, Sales Manager at Tong Engineering.

For more information on Tong vegetable and potato sizing lines click here.