Bem Brasil investing in state-of-the-art technology - New Potato Processing Line

Bem Brasil, one of the largest potato processors in Brazil, teams up with Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, to add a new state-of-the-art potato strip processing line to the Bem facility in Perdizes. This purchase includes 6 digital sorters, an automatic defect removal system, 3 removers and 57 vibratory conveyors on a line designed to process 30 metric tons of frozen french fries per hour.

Bem partners with Key to ensure maximum of food safety and to meet final product quality specifications, while improves work efficiency and increases yield.

Walter Takano, Foreign Trade Manager at Bem Brasil, said, “We selected Key for two primary reasons – their leadership in our industry and our trust in the company and their solutions. To learn more about their sorters and automatic defect removal systems, we visited Key and then traveled to see the equipment operating at major potato processing facilities in North America and Europe. Overall, Key’s expertise and the reliability of their technology impressed us.”

Key will equip Bem’s sorters with its full suite of intelligent sorter tools as well as top and bottom mounted sensors to achieve full-surface inspection. The sorters immediately prior to packaging will also feature Key’s patented technology, which allows to find and remove even the most difficult-to-detect foreign materials and defects prior to packaging.

Bret Larreau, Director of InterCon Sales – Latin America and Asia Pacific at Key Technology shared that Bem Brazil strives to become a global potato-processing leader by investing in state-of-the-art technology as they grow. “The real-world examples of yield increases, food safety practices and process optimization from other world-class french fry facilities, plus the reliability and consistency of our VERYX platform, made a compelling impression on the company. Additionally, they’re receiving great customer support locally from Schur, our sales and service rep in Brazil,” he added.

Bem Brazil is a Brazilian processor of frozen french fries. The structure of two factories allows the production of 250 000 tons/year of frozen french fries.

More information about company’s products on their webiste.

Key Technology is a global leader in the design and manufacture of automation systems including digital sorters, conveyors and other processing equipment. The company also offers customer demonstration and testing services.