October 26, 2016

Florigo creates potato fryer with opti-flow technology

Florigo, from tna, has launched a new continuous potato chip fryer that features patented opti-flow technology. The new conti-pro PC 3 fryer’s integrated opti-flow technology optimizes the oil flow through the kettle, ensuring that each potato slice is evenly fried, limiting the formation of acrylamides and reducing the amount of rejects by up to 10 percent, according to the company.

Florigo’s patented opti-flow technology is based on an oil inlet section that changes the fluid dynamics within the kettle to increase oil flow speed and produce a more streamlined laminar flow over the full width and length of the fryer pan, according to Florigo. Normally, as the oil flow increases in the fryer so does the turbulence, which can cause the oil to spin in one place, resulting in unevenly fried potato slices and therefore an increase in the level of acrylamide and rejects. Florigo’s opti-flow technology effectively minimizes the occurrence of turbulence by removing 99 percent of cyclone dead spots at the beginning of the fryer, according to the company. This maintains a nominal flow speed throughout the fryer.

“At Florigo, we pride ourselves on providing our customers with the most innovative frying technology in the industry and our current portfolio of continuous potato chip fryers are without question the most versatile systems in the market,” said Arnaud Jansse, applications engineer at Florigo. “However, the food industry is constantly evolving and we want to make sure that our customers have the tools they need to meet future demands in terms of yield and product quality. With our new conti-pro PC 3 continuous fryer, we were able to incorporate our unique opti-flow technology into our latest generation of fryers to ensure potato processors can stay one step ahead of the market.”

The Florigo conti-pro PC is the first fryer in the company’s portfolio of high performance processing equipment to feature built-in opti-flow technology. Other features of the Florigo conti-pro PC 3 include a product transport system with spring steel sealing, a touchscreen operating system and an insulated hood with condensation collecting pan that can be automatically lifted. The new fryer comes with a unique and durable constructed frying kettle with rounded corners and sloped bottom and is fitted with an Internal Clean in Place (CIP) system with hidden pipes in the hood. The fryer can also be equipped with a double heat exchanger.





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