Offering a range of unloading, holding, handling and transfer solutions, systems can be designed to include:

• Sub-terrain hopper systems
• Lorry tipping
• Vast collection hoppers
• Box release tippers
• Vertical eject tippers
• Fully automated box handling (rolling road) systems designed to reduce labour and fork truck operations

Cleaning modules and grading facilities with optional inspection areas are available for all of our systems. What’s more, all of our systems are designed to a process specification, for 24/7 production, and are made to be hygienic, robust, reliable and require minimal maintenance.

Washing

We offer a range of destoners, washers and dryers to suit your specific needs. Equipment is built to be the toughest on the market and to process environment standards while remaining simple to use, clean and maintain.

By utilising efficient design, 3D modeling and the latest technologies, we have been able to develop machines that handle large quantities of product in the most gentle way, reducing damage to your product. The Polar Systems root crop wash system benefits from several innovations, including a punched and dimpled barrel which helps prevent foreign objects from becoming lodged and damaging product and an integral conical end reducing product damage during infeed. Studies in water movement within the system have also allowed us to maximise flow around the whole tank minimising areas where debris can settle, reducing the build-up of soil and cleaning demands.

Slicing, cutting and portioning

Designed specifically with the potato industry in mind, we offer solutions for sizing and halving tubers within one simple process machine. The system allows undersized tubers to pass through a roller grading table that is incrementally adjustable during operation, while large tubers are passed onto a series of specially designed rollers that align the tuber for accurate halving. Smaller and halved tubers are then combined into one product flow in the outfeed section of the machine. This machine is available in a variety of sizes from 5000-15000 tubers per hour. We have also created bespoke visual/optical and mechanical portioning and trimming systems, combining our knowledge and experience of visual grading and portioning to develop a variable position multi-blade system for trimming and portioning.

Grading and optical inspection

Offering a range of process specification machines for grading a wide range of products, from mechanical to optical solutions, our machines are designed to remove waste, grade and categorise based on physical characteristics, including dimensions, weight, physical appearance and defects. Plus, all machinery is designed to delicately handle your product, ensuring optimised output quality and mass.

Control

Complete systems are controlled by purpose-built software that allows supervisors to monitor and control the line performance and output remotely. Plus, chart data and processing data are also available for remote access and download. Supervisor settings can be locked, preventing changes, also settings can be obscured for confidentiality.

Roasting or frying Polar Systems has a comprehensive range of systems for gourmet/artisan potato and vegetable chip processors including batch and continuous systems. Offering an efficient range of heating mediums and low running costs, coupled with simple maintenance and hygienic design. Batch systems range from 50kg/hr to 120kg/hr. Continuous systems range from 100kg/hr up as standard.

Filtration systems can be provided to extend oil life and product quality. Day tanks, holding and cooling systems can also be provided. Controlled from a simple HMI screen and PLC controlled the Polar Systems Fryer range benefits from secure simple to use software, as well as remote accessibility and monitoring capabilities.