As part of the company’s ongoing development program, Tong Engineering has unveiled several updates to its range of vegetable polishing equipment.
“As a supplier to the food industry, we have been fortunate that demand for advanced and automated vegetable handling equipment has continued to strengthen,” says Simon Lee, sales manager at Tong Engineering. “With this in mind, our product development team not only focuses on designing and introducing new equipment to the market, but they are also committed to developing our existing machinery. Updating our vegetable polishers is the latest phase of this continuous development strategy.”
Originally introduced to the market in 2012, the TPS-Pro polisher features an electric direct-drive motor inside every brush shaft. The machine’s low-maintenance design uses the highest-quality components, providing exceptional longevity, labor efficiency and superior polishing results.
The latest model of the TPS-Pro polisher has been carefully fine-tuned for 2021, resulting in a more refined design that maximizes performance and makes maintenance easier.
Manufactured in a 14-brush model featuring a 3-meter-long by 800-millimeter barrel, as well as an 18-brush model featuring a 3-meter by 1,050-millimeter barrel, the TPS-Pro polisher is suitable for effective polishing of root crops including potatoes, carrots and parsnips, providing outputs of between 16.5 and 33 tons per hour.
For lower throughputs of up to 11 tons per hour, Tong’s popular U-Brush polisher is a favorite among smaller packers who require a reliable, low-maintenance machine that provides a high-value polished finish, but at a lower cost.
The U-Brush polisher has also been updated for 2021 to increase the machine’s capacity. Besides being a very economical machine, one of the unique features of the U-Brush polisher is its internal bypass system that allows operators to effectively bypass the polisher in instances where the polishing process is not required.
“Our range of vegetable polishers accommodates the throughput requirements of both the largest vegetable processors and smaller fresh-pack companies, and we are very much dedicated to providing the complete handling solution at all capacities,” says Lee.
For further information about Tong’s complete range of vegetable handling equipment, visit www.tongengineering.com.