FROM NEW SEASONING SYSTEM Canadian gourmet chip manufacturer Naturally Homegrown Foods has been able to improve application consistency, reduce waste and simplify cleaning operations by installing a new seasoning system that delivers consistent coverage and flavour for its high-end potato chip brand Hardbite Chips by replacing an out-of-date steel coating drum and dry powder applicator with an efficient automated system. Based in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, the company specialises in the production of high quality batch-fried chips, and supplies leading retail locations in Canada, the US and Asia. With each batch of chips carefully hand-cooked, every chip is created using the finest and freshest ingredients to deliver unbeatable taste. To meet growing demand, the company needed a flexible seasoning solution that ensures consistent and efficient application of eight different dry seasonings, with minimum machine downtime between flavour changes. In addition, the new system had to integrate and work seamlessly alongside other processing machinery in the facility. Flavour is often considered key to best-selling snack products, ultimately influencing product purchase in terms of consumer satisfaction and acceptance. With a primary objective to improve overall product consistency, Naturally Homegrown Foods approached tna, which installed a seasoning system to ensure uniformity for every chip produced. The tna intelli-flav OMS 5 features a responsive variable mass seasoning system with dynamic vibratory weigher to directly control powder application from the drum. This enables an accurate, proportional amount of seasoning to be consistently applied to the product for improved coverage and flavour dispersion – even for products with irregular surfaces, including batch-fried chips. “We have an unwavering desire to create the best potato chip out there, with each pack of Hardbite Chips dressed in aromatic, natural seasonings,” Naturally CHIPMAKER BENEFITS 34 NOVEMBER 2016 “Since the installation, changeover times have been reduced by 15-20%. Now we are able to carry out a seasoning changeover in less than 20 minutes, thanks to the system’s simple design.” CASESTUDY
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