Bubble cleaning machine helps French company S to efficiently solve the problem of deep cleaning of vegetables

Client background: Challenges of agricultural product processing of French company S

As a major agricultural country in Europe, France has always been a world leader in agricultural product processing. France processes more than 40,000 tons of potato and vegetable agricultural products annually. These washed fruits and vegetables are mainly supplied to national food processing plants in France or Europe. As the times change, consumers have higher and higher expectations for the cleanliness of food.

In addition to the dirt on the surface of potatoes and vegetables, the challenge facing S Company is to focus on the problem of crop residues. The traditional drum-type cleaning machine previously used by S Company has many problems. It not only does not clean thoroughly, but also damages the skin of crops and consumes water and electricity. Especially when dealing with crops with uneven surfaces such as potatoes, the cleaning effect is even more unsatisfactory. Crop residues such as soil and pesticides are difficult to completely remove, which not only affects the appearance of the product, but also may bring food safety risks.

Challenges faced by French company S:

● Deep cleaning is not possible: Foods with uneven surfaces like potatoes have dirt and pesticide residues in the gaps, which greatly increase the degree of cleaning. Deep cleaning is required, and traditional cleaning methods are difficult to clean.

● Production efficiency bottleneck: With an annual growth of 15% in business volume, the original cleaning equipment of French company S could not keep up with the pace of the previous and next processes, resulting in a decrease in overall efficiency. This problem is particularly prominent during the peak harvest season.

● Resource consumption problem: Traditional cleaning methods consume a lot of water. About 5 cubic meters of water are needed to clean each ton of potatoes. Not only is the cost high, but it is also contrary to the company's environmental protection concept of sustainable development. At the same time, high-pressure water washing causes a product damage rate of about 3%, increasing the loss cost.

S company's technical director Jean Dupont said: "We need a solution that can thoroughly clean without damaging the product, while also taking into account production efficiency and sustainable development goals. This is a huge challenge for us."

Customized solutions:

In response to the special needs of S Company, we provided a customized bubble cleaning machine solution with the following core technical features:

● Three-step powerful bubble cleaning system

Step 1: Powerful pre-washing area, using large bubble blasting force to remove large surface impurities.

Step 2: Micron-level bubble fine cleaning, penetrating into every depression on the potato surface.

Step 3: Ozone sterilization rinsing to ensure that microbial indicators meet the standards.

● Resource efficient utilization design

Water recycling rate reaches 85%, saving 60% water compared to traditional methods. The heat recovery system reduces energy consumption by 30%.

Significant results and feedback:

After the bubble cleaning machine was put into use, S Company's cleaning process has been significantly improved:

● Cleaning effect: The pesticide residue removal rate has increased from the original 75% to 98%, which is in full compliance with the latest EU standards, and the microbial index is 50% better than the industry average.

Production efficiency: The cleaning speed has increased by 40%, completely solving the bottleneck problem encountered by the original equipment during cleaning, and the product damage rate has dropped from 3% to below 0.5%, reducing the annual loss by about 100 tons, improving the degree of automation, reducing labor demand and saving labor costs.

● Environmental benefits: Annual water conservation has been greatly reduced. The previous excessive water consumption was due to the lack of a good water circulation cleaning system. For the current environmental awareness, the use of OrangeMech's bubble cleaning machine can not only protect the environment but also reduce energy consumption.

Marie Lambert, Production Manager of S Company, commented: "This bubble cleaning system not only solved our cleaning problems, but also brought unexpected energy-saving benefits and quality improvements, and the return on investment exceeded expectations."

Three months after the project was implemented, we visited S Company and received positive feedback: Marie Lambert, Production Manager of S Company, said, "We used OrangeMech's bubble cleaning machine not only to pass the most stringent customer audits, but also to obtain additional orders due to the improvement of product cleanliness. We are also very satisfied with the reliability and low maintenance requirements of this equipment."

Conclusion:
Based on the successful cooperation with French company S, S has planned to use our bubble cleaning solution on its other two vegetable processing lines and is considering jointly developing special cleaning modules for specific vegetables (such as carrots and beets). Our company's technicians and team are also continuing to maintain a friendly cooperative relationship with the purchasing manager of S.

If you are also facing the loss of large-scale orders due to incomplete cleaning of fruits and vegetables, then please come to OrangeMech to customize your own fruit and vegetable cleaning solution. Fill in the form below and we will contact you!