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BONDUELLE INAUGURATES THE LARGEST WORLDWIDE AUTOMATIC FRESH-CUT PLANT. ALL PROCESSING LINES MANUFACTURED BY TURATTI.

With the newly inaugurated production facility of Bonduelle in San Paolo d'Argon, Turatti is proud to include another state-of-the art plant among the most prestigious projects of its history.

With the newly inaugurated production facility of Bonduelle in San Paolo d'Argon, Turatti is proud to include another state-of-the art plant among the most prestigious projects of its history. With 13 completely automated processing lines equalling a production capability of 20.000 Tons, the plant (designed to replace a former one on the same site that was destroyed by fire) represent an unique model of efficiency and sustainability. In fact Turatti had been closely working with the prestigious customer on placing particular emphasis on optimising flows, improving the environmental conditions of the critical areas and energy efficiency.

The president of the eponymous group praised the outstanding capability of Turatti of designing and manufacturing the several processing lines in a very limited amount of time. As mentioned, the previous facility of Bonduelle was completely burned out in February 2008 and the project leading to what is now is the largest factory in Europe dedicated to bagged salads was named "Phoenix" to mean the desire to rebirth from the ashes stronger and larger than before. The company from Cavarzere is a preferred supplier of Bonduelle since more than forty years, having contributed to the success of the French group worldwide with hundreds of complete processing lines in several plants throughout the years.

DOUBLE ACTION WASHER Mod. CAPRI

The Capri model provides gentle washing, minimizing the product damage to maximize shelf life. As a matter of fact, the hydro-pneumatic double action, allow to adjust the transit time and to perform an efficient washing of lettuces, vegetables and fruit. The products are propelled trough the tank in a combination of water jets and bubbling undergoing a thorough washing or rinsing action. The washed product is then gently transferred to a flexible mesh belt being conveyed for further dewatering, processing or packaging.

The main advantages and features of the machine are :

• Possibility to wash floating or not floating products.
• Available with insect drum, extraction wire mesh belt or vibranting table.
• Easy adjustment of the washing parameters and hydraulic - pneumatic combined double action.
• Easy connection to an heat exchanger and a chlorine dosing unit.
• Very easy to clean and was designed in order to facilitate the HACCP program fulfilment.

FRUITLOGISTICA 2010

Turatti took the opportunity to exhibit new equipment and process solutions in the recent Fruit Logistica show held in Berlin from February 3th to 5th, 2010. The company presented its comprehensive equipments and service portfolio in fruit and vegetables processing.

Turatti had a constantly high attendance at the booth during the entire show, resulting in hundreds of enquiries for quotations and projects exceeding the company's expectations. The new Titano decoring and quartering system presented at the booth attracted a lot of visitors and impressed them with its unique technical innovations in the core removal process, making this equipment the most efficient of its kind in the world.

"The large number of visitors stopping at our booth and their positive response, showed us that it is always worthwhile taking part in this exhibition." says Alessandro Turatti, Sales Director of Turatti. "It was an excellent opportunity to showcase our integrated value-added competence in many areas of the food processing industry. Continuous innovations and new developments will always be part of our commitment to be the world's leading supplier in our industry, bringing future solutions to today's challenges."

AUTOMATIC MULTI-DECORE Mod. TITANO

Turatti is proud to present the new automatic multi-decorer Mod. Titano 2010. Its unique concept, with innovations in the field of cutting technology, sanitation, electronics and user-friendliness, sets new standards in the vegetables processing. In fact, the system can be adapted to many different products, providing a platform for coring, trimming, quartering, floretting and cutting as required. Cutting units are available for decoring iceberg salad and cabbage, cutting head produce into multiple segments, cutting broccoli and cauliflower into florets, and other similar functions. The system is available in single lane or two lanes models.
The machine is provided with the appropriate infeed system for the product(s) being processed. The machine also includes the provision for separation of the cut/cored product into two product streams as required.

The main advantages and features of the machine are :

• Possibility to perform a wide range of operations on many products.
• Quality of the finished product.
• Automatic separation of the scraps.
• PLC controlled.
• High capacity (different models available).
• Easy maintenance and cleaning.
• High-quality blades.