French fries are a popular snack. The automation level and production efficiency of production equipment have become the core of corporate competition. The 70kg semi-automatic French fries production line is designed for small and medium-sized processing plants and restaurant chains. It can process 70kg of potatoes per hour, combining cost advantages with quality assurance. The production line consists of several key pieces of equipment: a peeling and cleaning machine, a slicing machine, a 1200mm blanching machine, a dehydration machine, a 1200mm frying machine, a deoiling machine, and a star anise mixer.
This equipment adopts semi-automatic design. Combining PLC control and manual coordination, it can achieve stable and efficient French fries production. The main body of the entire line is made of stainless steel, which meets international hygiene standards. The following will disassemble the process of each step, the advantages and characteristics of the product in detail, and share real customer success cases to help you fully understand the competitiveness of this production line.
Our French fry production lines include fully automatic lines and semi-automatic lines. The semi-automatic lines have outputs of 30kg per hour, 50kg per hour, 50-80kg per hour, and 70kg per hour. The lines above 100kg are all fully automatic lines.
Production Line Process
The production line process is simple and easy to operate, consisting of seven steps, each of which is equipped with professional equipment and standard processes.
Peeling and Rinsing
The first step in the production process is peeling and washing. The peeling and washing machine uses a food-grade 304 stainless steel brush roller. The potato skin is efficiently removed through mechanical brushing.
At the same time, the multi-stage spray system rinses the potato pieces to remove residual dirt and impurities. Users only need to put the raw materials into the hopper, and the equipment will automatically complete the two core tasks of peeling and washing. The equipment ensures that the skin is peeled thoroughly and the complete shape of the potatoes is retained to the maximum extent.
Cut into Even Fries
After peeling and rinsing, the potatoes are transported to the slicer for cutting into strips. This process is equipped with sharp and durable blades to meet the production needs of different specifications of French fries. When operating, just push the cleaned potato pieces along the feeding chute, and the machine will automatically cut the potatoes into uniform strips.
Hot Water Blanching to Fix the Color
The cut French fries enter the blanching section through the conveyor belt and stay in hot water for a short time. The 1.2m belt length can provide sufficient blanching time to remove excess starch and fix the color of the French fries. This equipment not only saves water but also ensures clean water quality.
Spin and Air Dry
The water content of French fries after blanching is high. And direct frying will easily cause oil splashing and poor taste. French fries enter the dehydration stage, firstly being dried by a centrifugal drum at high speed. Then, they are blown dry with the help of an air knife to remove the surface and some internal moisture. The French fries fall into the drum, where the centrifugal force quickly shakes out the moisture, and then the air knife further blows dry with adjustable air pressure.
Frying
The dehydrated French fries enter the frying section. The chain conveyor belt sinks the French fries into the cooking oil for frying. The temperature sensor monitors the oil temperature in real time and accurately adjusts it through the PLC to ensure a stable frying environment.
Centrifugal and High-Pressure Oil Blowing
After frying, the residual oil on the surface affects the health and packaging effect. The degreasing stage uses the dual technology of centrifugal oil throwing and high-pressure air knife blowing to remove the surface grease. This treatment helps to extend the shelf life and facilitate the subsequent packaging process.
Evenly Coated with Seasoning
Finally, the fries enter the seasoning section and are finished by the octagonal mixer. The mixer has a built-in dustproof sealed cabin, a conical drum and a vibrating discharge port to ensure that every fries is coated with spices.
Advantages and Characteristics of French Fries Production Line
- Matching small and medium-sized production capacity: Processing 70kg of potatoes per hour. It not only meets the needs of small and medium-sized factories, but also can be used as central kitchen equipment for restaurant chains.
- Controllable semi-automatic costs: The semi-automatic design reduces the high investment in fully automatic equipment, and achieves a balance between labor and equipment efficiency.
- Safety and hygiene meet standards: The entire line uses stainless steel and 304 food-grade stainless steel. There is no dead angle between the pipe and the machine surface, which makes it easy to operate.
- Modular design: Equipment for each process can be increased or decreased as needed. And it can also be upgraded to a fully automatic production line.
- Energy saving and environmental protection: The production line design reduces water and electricity consumption, as well as waste oil emissions.
- Flavor customization: The seasoning machine can add different flavors of seasonings according to customer needs to meet the product’s multi-flavor needs.
- Convenient maintenance: Visual operation panel, time-saving and labor-saving routine maintenance design.
Customer Success Stories
Background
An Indonesian snack food company mainly sells local specialty fried foods and imported snacks. In the past two years, after the company was distributed in many chain supermarkets, it encountered a production capacity bottleneck. The traditional semi-manual French fry process could no longer meet market demand.
Solution
After the company connected with our team, it purchased a 70kg semi-automatic French fries production line. Through use, the production capacity of the entire line was increased, and the product quality and hygiene standards were improved.
Customer Comments
“Choosing this 70kg semi-automatic production line is our wisest investment. It not only reduces labor costs, but also improves work efficiency and opens up new consumer markets.” – Ms. Rimawati, Production Manager
Comprehensive Evaluation and Suggestions for Potato Production Lines
Applicable Objects
- Small and medium-sized leisure food processing plants;
- Central kitchens of restaurant chains;
- Trial production lines of start-up snack brands.
Possible Expansion
- In the future, automatic packaging machines, vacuum oil filtration systems, and automatic seasoning machines can be added to achieve 24-hour unmanned operation.
- Linked with other equipment, such as cashew shelling machines and peanut butter production lines. They can create multi-category deep processing workshops.
Service Guarantee
- Provide 1-year warranty for the whole machine;
- Remote technical support, training of operation and maintenance personnel, to ensure uninterrupted production.
Conclusion
The 70kg semi-automatic French fry production line has become the choice of small and medium-sized French fry processing companies and restaurant chains with its reasonable production capacity configuration, reliable quality assurance, and flexible modular design. Through perfect production processes and professional technical support, companies can increase production capacity and profit margins while ensuring product quality and safety. If you need to know more about production lines or customized solutions, please contact our sales and technical team to start your French fry processing journey! Whatsapp/Phone: +86 13838385752.
