Hello there.
Thanks for your interesting question. Now I have some idea how far
potato chips have come since the days of slicing the potatoes with a
knife, heating some oil in a pan etc.....
You don’t say whether you are asking about what is needed or where to
get it so I will try to answer both.
Modern processes for making potato chips mean you need at least:
Dumper to tip crates of potatoes onto the beginning of the belt
Washer
Peeler and trimmer
Slicer
Fryer with drainer
Bagger with sealer
See process description at:
http://www.goodschips.com/making_chips.shtml
I was surprised to find that there are not many companies who supply
all the different machines you would need except for those who offer a
complete consultancy and planning service for huge plants.
One company which is located in the US, long-established and offering
a full range of potato chip manufacturing equipent is Heat and
Control, Inc. whose corporate Headquarters is at:
21121 Cabot Blvd.
Hayward, California 94545-1132
United States of America
1-800-227-5980
1-510-259-0500 Outside USA
1-510-259-0600 Fax
To explore their product range go to:
http://www.heatandcontrol.com/products/processing/snack/snack_index.html
They themselves claim they are "your best single source supplier of
complete systems for processing and packaging natural potato chips".
A site listing suppliers of some of the machines for potato chip
production is:
http://www.bigbakingbook.com/results.asp?tbl=Equipment
And you can find used equipment at:
http://www.worldwideequipment.net/wwe/foodproclist.htm
phone 252-355-4244
There is a lot of information at the website of the Snack Food
Association.
You might want to look at their list of exhibitors at the annual
Snaxpo to find out about some of the latest machinery and get more
contact details for suppliers of equipment, seasonings, packaging etc.
http://www.sfa.org/snaxpo2002exhibitors.htm
The snack food association also offers a useful though pricey book -
Potato Processing Production and Technology - which costs $85 even if
you are a member. See
http://www.sfa.org/publications.html
Their mailing address is:
Snack Food Association, 1711 King Street, Suite One, Alexandria, VA
22314
Phone: 703-836-4500 or 1-800-628-1334 Fax: 703-836-8262
Good luck with your plans. Let me know if anything needs clarifying.
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