Sunfresh Farms Ltd.(Alberta) installs Sormac Peeling Lines
Edmonton, capital of the Canadian energy province of Alberta, has experienced many ups and downs in oil extraction from its oil sand deposits over the past decades. But since the 1990s, the city and its surrounding areas are booming. The agricultural sector is also riding on this wave of success.
One example is Sunfresh Farms Ltd. This company processes locally grown produce, and produce transported by 7 trucks from its own fleet of vehicles, from other production regions, including potatoes, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli and swedes. In September 2007, Sunfresh Farms moved into a brand new warehouse. Former CEO of Sunfresh Farms Dean Seeger: “This facility will not only allow for increased capacity, but also enables us to offer more convenience products, including mixed salad leaves, peeled potatoes, onions and carrots.”
Reyco Systems Inc. provide waste processing for Sunfresh
Another success story is the waste processing system in the new Sunfresh Farms processing plant. The system used is a Pneumatic Valve Waste System from American supplier Reyco Systems Inc. According to Jeroen Luijten at Sormac the co-operation between Sormac and Reyco during the installation of the production line and the corresponding waste processing system was excellent. “Reyco provided a fantastic system, which ensures optimal waste management, despite the fact that space in the production hall for the three lines was limited.”
For Sunfresh Farms’ new processing plant Sormac supplied processing lines for carrots, onions and potatoes in 2008 and 2009. “In close collaboration with the customers, our agent in Canada Mc Cleary Equipment Sales Inc. and the Sormac specialists, the three lines were integrated into the new plant at Sunfresh Farms”, explains Jeroen Luijten, area sales manager at Sormac. “When constructing and installing each individual line, the following line also had to be taken into account.”
The carrot and onion lines were installed first on both sides of the building, followed by the potato line in between. This comprises a roller peeler CRP-12, a knife peeler MS-1T, a roller inspection table, a dipping tank and a weighing machine AFW-40. Sunfresh Farms has been active since January 1997.“Since our inception we have established a strong presence as a supplier to wholesalers in Western Canada”, says Dean Seeger. “Now the new processing plant is operational and running to our full satisfaction, we hope to expand our position in the future even further.”
By PotatoPro - 16/06/2009