As a progressive processing partnership, operating to high standards in a demanding market, Mackie’s at Taypack made the decision to invest in a complete washing and handling line from Tong Engineering.<\/p>\n
Based in the heart of the Perthshire countryside, the Scottish arable conglomerate farms over 600 acres of potatoes, for the production of hand-made luxury crisps. Over half the acreage is dedicated to growing specialist crisping varieties, including Lady Rosetta and Lady Claire.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur aim is to provide customers with quality crisps, produced using traditional and sustainable farming methods,\u201d said Taypack\u2019s director George Taylor. \u201cWe believe that by taking care of our crop and ensuring gentle handling, our products will be of the highest possible standard.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBefore investing in new packhouse equipment, we fully outsourced our washing and handling responsibilities. However, with increasing demand for our products, it was necessary to look towards a more long-term option.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith this in mind, we purchased a full washing and handling line from Tong. Featuring a fully-automated box tipper<\/a>, coil cleaning system, bespoke vegetable destoner<\/a>, vegetable barrel washer<\/a>, screen grader, dual inspection tables and custom weigh-belt, the line allows us to prepare potatoes for frying, directly from the field.<\/p>\n \u201cGentle handling was a top priority for us, as crop bruising is common with crisping varieties, however it was also necessary to effectively remove stones to prevent machinery damage.<\/p>\n \u201cTong\u2019s system allows us to completely remove debris, wash crop to an excellent standard and ensures gentle treatment of crop. This helps us to produce high quality crisps for our customers.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been delighted with the whole service from Tong, from the initial specification stage to the creation of bespoke machinery, tailored to our exact needs.\u201d<\/p>\n Nick Woodcock, \u00a0sales manager at Tong Engineering, said: \u201cWe were able to provide the complete solution to Mr. Taylor\u2019s washing and handling needs. Customers often come to us with specific requirements and we work in partnership with them to create a completely custom product.<\/p>\n \u201cAs well as meeting requirements and working to set parameters, we\u2019ve ensured that Mackie\u2019s At Taypack is now able to effectively handle crop on site, using one simple automated process. This helps to ensure economy of resources, time and labour, while offering gentle crop handling and minimal maintenance requirements.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As a progressive processing partnership, operating to high standards in a demanding market, Mackie’s at Taypack made the decision to invest in a complete washing and handling line from Tong Engineering. Based in the heart of the Perthshire countryside, the Scottish arable conglomerate farms over 600 acres of potatoes, for the production of hand-made luxury…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1260,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tongengineering.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1488"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tongengineering.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tongengineering.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tongengineering.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tongengineering.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1488"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tongengineering.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1488\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tongengineering.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tongengineering.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tongengineering.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tongengineering.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}