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Leafy products processing

Lines with throughputs suited to production needs are available including gentle handling intake systems, tipping, handling and weighing, washing systems including our integrated air injection system enables a thorough cleaning action without damage to the delicate product. Polar Systems dewatering systems and sophisticated drying systems are designed to reduce surface moisture to less than 2%. Further processing including optical sorting and removal of foreign objects can also be achieved within the Polar Systems machinery portfolio.

Onion processing

Offering complete production lines including Polar Systems rotary onion peeling system and portioning and slicing machines Polar Systems clients can benefit from one responsive supplier for turnkey solutions. Intake solutions including tipping, handling and holding systems are available, to a hygienic process specification. The rotary onion peeler can be manually or automatically fed, is a dry peeling system with a hygienic design, and provides an excellent yield (little waste), one machine can process up to 6000 onions per hour. Waste systems for continuous removal of debris are available. Grading systems including roller tables and inspection tables are available as are further processing systems including portioning and slicing systems.

Tomato processing

Tomato processing solutions including washing, grading and optical inspection systems are available as individual machines and as part of a complete process line. Specifically developed gentle handling systems are able to handle bulk infeed’s and to provide an even flow to the process line, using both flume and mechanical handling systems. Tomato washing, drying and grading systems can be accomplished with a simple to clean and maintain tanks and roller beds. Both manual and optical inspection systems can be integrated from Polar Systems portfolio. With a production line built to suit throughput requirements and as a standard typically processing around 2 tonnes of product per hour.

Cucumber processing

Cucumber washing, halving, slicing, portioning, de-coring and peeling systems are available. The Polar Systems cucumber portioning system uses an optical vision system with multiple blades dynamically adjusted to suit each individual cucumber to a pre-programmed criterion. Able to process an average of more than one cucumber every second per machine.

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.

Handling

With decades working in process environments, we have developed a range of robust, hygienic, effortlessly maintained, simply cleaned and reliable conveyors and elevators using quality, readily available parts. What’s more, our handling equipment ranges from 100mm wide to over 2400mm and is available in any length. You can also take advantage of our bespoke solutions including vertical lifts, weigh cells and automatic diverts with other options available.

We design, manufacture, install, commission and maintain processing and handling systems in-house for leading food industry businesses at our comprehensive CNC production facility and through our highly skilled team. We’re proud to have developed bespoke solutions to a wide range of processing and handling problems, giving us a broad understanding of production-related issues.