On January 10 and 11, attendees at Haith’s booth (802) at the Austin Convention Center will be the first in the United States to learn about the company’s newest potato dryer, the ProDry, as well as the newest iteration of its Queen’s Award-winning Rota-Tip and QuantaFill box filler.

Potato drying is accelerated by the Haith ProDry’s novel fan and belt design. Haith’s revolutionary technique not only works faster than traditional sponge dryers but also gets rid of any possible bacteria build-up that might happen with previous drying systems.

The ProDry from Haith completes the line of sponge roller dryers offered by the firm. The creative method transfers wet, cleaned potatoes through a tunnel that dries every surface area of the tubers using a series of fans.

An in-feed and out-feed box stacking and de-stacking feature has been added to Haith’s market-leading Rota-Tip box tippler in version 2024. This feature expedites the box-emptying process and significantly minimizes forklift movements.

Haith’s Rota-Tip PRO gently empties potato boxes quickly and reliably, even in harsh conditions. As the tippler is rotated around a center pivot, the weight of the box is never lifted, and the machine is not put under pressure, which eliminates fatigue or prevents damage to both the machine and the box.

The absence of hydraulics also removes the chance of oil contamination, and as Haith only uses high-efficiency motors, which only run during the tipping sequence, the Rota-Tip offers exceptional power consumption.

Hydraulics are also absent from Haith’s third new product – the QuantaFill box filler.

The QuantaFill features an innovative in-feed conveyor that gently layers the crop into a buffer bunker, which is then lowered into the box. Active discharge doors then open to transfer the crop into the box, simultaneously raising as it fills. The process ensures that the weight of the box is never lifted and the machine is not put under pressure, which eliminates fatigue or prevents damage to both the machine and the box.

The additional box handling functionality allows the operator to place stacks of empty boxes into the machine, which are then automatically de-stacked and transported to the filling module. After being filled, the boxes are re-stacked for the operator to remove from the line.

“Potato Expo is the largest trade show for the American potato industry, and as such, it is one of the most important events of the year for us. We always enjoy visiting Potato Expo as it gives us a great opportunity to meet up with existing customers and meet new ones. We’re confident that our three new, innovative time and labor-saving machines will attract a great deal of interest and kick off 2024 in a fantastic way!” Rob Highfield, Haith’s sales manager mentioned.