Future Proof Your Factory for Sustainability
Sustainability is a key challenge for the food industry and processors globally are recognizing their part in safeguarding the future. As the world’s population continues to grow, so does the demand for food products. In 2020, the global production of potatoes exceeded 359m tons and global demand for frozen potatoes is rising rapidly.
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Greater volume of production is leading to increased pollution and waste levels, and many processors are now actively engaged in sustainability reporting. Global Reporting Standards (GRS) are helping processors assess (and define) their sustainability strategies, to better manage and understand their impact.
Sustainable Potato Processing is Possible
To achieve their sustainability goals, processors are investing significantly in equipment that helps – reduce fuel costs, energy waste, air pollution, and water consumption – and meets the rigorous pollution control regulations of the worldwide agencies.
While modern processing equipment must address all the themes of sustainability – it must also improve efficiency and profitability – if it is to be adopted widely, in the future.
As interest in sustainable technologies grows, turnkey suppliers are helping processors plan their factories of the future and are assisting them to adopt or upgrade their existing equipment, to process more responsibly.
Multiple technologies are already available which can reduce fuel costs, energy waste, air pollution, and water consumption. Working with a turnkey supplier is a great way for a processor to access expertise – and understand the new and emerging technologies – for sustainable potato processing.
Create Positive Change with the Right Equipment
Heat and Control’s KleenHeat Heat Exchanger is a great example of a pollution control solution, which has been developed to combine the incineration of fryer exhaust pollutants with high-efficiency oil heating; to help processors meet emission control regulations.
This innovatively designed heat exchanger is a versatile oil heating, energy-saving, and pollution control solution which is described as ‘Best Available Control Technology’ (BACT) by regulatory agencies worldwide. KleenHeat exceeds the thermal efficiency of ordinary heat exchangers, which don’t offer pollution control, and low oil volume promotes fast oil turn-over which inhibits the formation of free fatty acids.
KleenHeat offers processors high energy efficiency oil heating; with built-in pollution control to remove oil, odors, and particulates from the fryer exhaust. The rapid and uniform heat transfer facilitated by this equipment allows the fryer to respond quickly to changes in product load. This protects the quality of the oil by maintaining a low, oil film temperature.
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