Update July 2024
- S-Blade is currently being commissioned @ PIP Innovations
- Commissioning first commercial line in Dutch french fry factory still planned for week 29 - 2024
- You are more than welcome to visit
- Significant capacity increase achieved, now up to 10 cuts per second per lane!
S-Blade with 2 x 24 lanes - final
As previously shared on May 21st 2024
S-BLADE
Line components
De-watering shaker
Removal of transport water. The shaker comes with a full bypass and the possibility to close off left or right side of the line when used in a 48 lane set-up.
Distribution shaker - for 48 lane line only
Equally distributes the infeed from the de-watering shaker to S-Blade.
Infeed shaker
Aligns, spreads and singulates the fries.
S-Blade
Defect removal
Outfeed shaker
Nubbin removal and feeding water back to filtering system present in S-Blade.
Expected performance metrics
- Capacity
- Transportation speed french fries
- Defect removal
- Upgrade efficiency
- Fresh water usage
- Ability to half long fries
- Ability to shred fries
- Produce
- Product range
- Hygienic design
- Estimated costs w&t +annual service visit
- Operator involvement manual cleaning
- Operator involvement change product
- Measurements full line 2 x24 lanes(prelim.)
- Up to 5 10 strips per second per lane
- 1.5 m/s
- Up to 95% when properly fed
- Freely rotating knives ensure high efficiency
- Max 1m3 per hour (per 24 lanes)
- Yes
- Yes
- Potatoes
- All strips 5mm to 20mm, including steakhouse
- Food grade, semi CIP during production
- Max €25K per year
- 1/shift, max 20 minutes
- 0-2 minutes
- 12389 (L) x 3501 (H) x 3490 (W)
S-Blade is currently being commissioned at PIP Innovations
You are more than welcome to visit.
