“Revolutionizing Potato Flake Production: Combining latest Generation Drum Dryer and E2E by Tummers Food Processing Solutions”

Over the last decade, Tummers Food Processing Solutions has dedicated its efforts to crafting and releasing the Next Generation Drum Dryer, a groundbreaking piece of drying equipment designed to propel potato flake manufacturing into the future. This innovative machine incorporates the latest advancements in food safety, performance, maintenance, and sustainability, providing our customers with a platform to significantly expand their potato flake production capabilities. But next to that, the concept E2E has also come to form and has made an unprecedented combination of efficiency and sustainability!

Drum Dryer

The Drum Dryer, a crucial component in extracting moisture from mashed potatoes during potato flake production, consists of a heated cylinder with application rollers that evenly distribute the mashed potato onto the heated drum surface. Through the combined action of heat and pressure, the mashed potato layer transforms into a sheet of dried potatoes, subsequently scraped off and milled to produce potato flakes.

Enhanced Features for Increased Production Capacity:

  • Expanded Drying Surface:
    A hallmark improvement in Tummers’ Drum Dryer was the introduction of the largest drying surface ever seen in the potato flakes industry, translating to a substantial increase in production capacity.
  • Redesigned Steam System:
    The steam system has been overhauled to enhance condensate removal. Paired with a new ultra-thin drum wall, this modification ensures superior heat transfer, enabling manufacturers to achieve higher capacities at lower steam pressures.

Advanced Food Safety Measures:

  • Autotrax System:
    Tummers has made significant enhancements to the Autotrax system, which efficiently distributes mashed potato to the application rollers. This redesign ensures a hygienic process with minimal product loss. The sleeker design allows for easier access during maintenance and sanitation, and the relocation of the suspension and drive system to the bottom of the drum improves both food safety and uptime.

Optimizing Uptime and Efficiency:

  • Condensate System:
    The upgraded condensate system, coupled with an improved main bearing construction, safeguards essential components against the heat of the drum, extending maintenance intervals and improving uptime.
  • Knife Bar Adjustments:
    Various refinements to the drum’s knife bar result in lower knife pressure and reduced dust formation during the scraping of the potato sheet.

E2E

Over the past six years, we have dedicated our efforts to the development and implementation of our groundbreaking sustainability initiative, ‘E2E.’ This program has revolutionized our operations by introducing an innovative zero-emission steam peeling process resulted in exceptional efficiency, significant heat recovery, and a remarkably short payback time.

In addition, this year we proudly launched the E2E SteamClosure, a brand-new, groundbreaking solution designed for zero-emission drum drying. This has changed the view of potato flake processing and coupled with our state-of-the-art Drum Dryer from the latest generation, they form a game changing combination. It boasts high capacity, increased efficiency, minimal downtime, enhanced hygiene standards, cleaner operation, and, most notably, zero emissions. These advancements collectively contribute to multiple process-, economical- and environmental benefits.

Continued Trust in Tummers’ Experience:

Beyond these advancements, the Latest Generation Drum Dryer retains all the trusted benefits of its predecessors. For further details, we invite you to explore the SteamClosure showcase page, Drum Dryer product page or contact our experienced sales team, Edwin Langbroek or Ronald Dekker, who are available to provide information about the Drum Dryer and E2E possibilities.

Interesting Links

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