Potatoes
Integration of complete potato processing lines
From intake to packaging, for fresh and frozen products. Stumaco designs, builds and installs machines and complete lines for fries, mash, potato specialities and crisps. As integrator, we bring all parts of your line together, including equipment from external suppliers, and take final responsibility. You have one point of contact, from the first design to service after handover.
We integrate complete potato lines and deliver them on time, so your production can keep running day and night.
Our customers
Trusted by the largest potato processors
Major processors of fresh and frozen potatoes have worked with Stumaco for years, on complete lines as well as extensions to existing lines.
End products
Solutions for every potato product
Fresh – Mash / purée
Fresh – Gratin / baby potatoes
Fresh – Peeled potatoes
Fresh – Slices / wedges
Frozen – French fries
Frozen – Specialities
Frozen – Mash / purée
Frozen – Slices / wedges
Frozen – Baby potatoes
Flakes – Flakes
Flakes – Granules / powder
Your challenge, our solution
Certainty on timing and quality
In the potato industry, the lowest price is not what counts most. A line that starts up late or does not connect properly to the rest of the plant costs you production straight away. That is why processors choose a partner who delivers on time and stays until everything runs.
- On time: short lead times and ample capacity in engineering, production and installation, even when the schedule is tight
- Well-designed layout: in the early stages we help shape the concept and layout of your line, with creative and practical solutions
- Hygiene: open, easy-to-clean stainless steel constructions, with ViwateQ surface treatment so starch and dirt adhere less
- Peace of mind afterwards: if something does go wrong, we put it right. We do not walk away from our responsibility
The process
From intake to packing, every step from a single partner
We supply individual machines and complete lines, including conveying, buffering, platforms and installation. These are the process steps in which we support you.
Intake & cleaning
Intake hoppers, box tippers, destoning, and washing with drum washers, screw washers and flumes.
Peeling & cutting
Steam peeling, PEF treatment and cutting lines for French fries, wedges and slices.
Sorting & inspection
Sorting by length and quality with short-piece selectors, sliver removers, sorting shakers, brine graders and inspection belts.
Blanching & cooking
Screw and belt blanchers, belt steamers, cookers and ricers for even heat treatment.
Dewatering & de-oiling
Dewatering shakers, dryers, de-oiling shakers and the AURA® oil recovery system after par-frying.
Cooling & freezing
Counterflow coolers, cooling tunnels, freezing tunnels and spiral freezers for frozen French fries and specialities.
Dosing, weighing & filling
Multihead feed shakers, weigh belts, Eqlipse dosing systems and box filling systems for a steady supply to packaging.
Water & residual streams
Drum filters, sieve bends, sand traps, flotation and water treatment to reuse process water and process residual streams.
Machines
Machines for every step in your potato line
Line advice
Wondering how much more there is to gain from your line?
Discuss your plans with one of our project managers. Together we look at which modification or extension delivers the most, and how to fit it in without disrupting your production.
Sticomax at a glance
Market leader in TCO for potato lines
Potato processors work with tight margins and a raw material that varies from batch to batch. That is why we do not look at the price of a single machine, but at the costs and yield of your entire line over its full service life.
2,500+
Machines delivered
Our machines are in operation at producers of French fries, mash and flakes around the world.
70+
Countries
Installation and service wherever your plant is located, including fast delivery of parts.
±300
Specialists
Engineers, fitters and service technicians with many years of expertise in potato processing.
30 years
Experience per company
An average of 30 years of machine building per company, refined in practice at major processors.
200+
Machine types
From intake hopper to spiral freezer: virtually every process step is covered in-house.
10
Line concepts
French fries, mash, formed products, hash browns, baby potatoes, wedges, flakes, granules, crisps and pellets.
1
Point of contact
One project team for the design, construction, installation and servicing of your complete line.
24/7
Service
Your line runs day and night. So does our service department, with preventive maintenance and inspections.
Our specialists
Seven specialists, one team
Stumaco is the integrator within the Sticomax Group. For your potato line, we combine our own machines with those of the other specialists in the group and of external suppliers. You have one project team and one point of contact for your complete line.
Stumaco
Integrator of complete lines. Stumaco brings all machines together, including those from external suppliers, manages the master 3D model and takes final responsibility for delivery, installation and start-up. In Staden, Stumaco also builds its own conveyors, screw conveyors, hoppers, platforms and installations for process water and residual streams.
DTS
Dutch Tec Source, based in Beusichem, specialises in thermal processes. DTS builds screw blanchers, cookers and coolers for French fry and flake lines, with blanchers up to 3 metres in diameter and 10 metres in length.
FoodeQ
FoodeQ, based in Steenbergen, specialises in vibratory technology, with more than 2,500 vibratory conveyors delivered. Its range covers dewatering, sorting, spreading and de-oiling, complemented by cooling and freezing tunnels and the AURA® oil recovery system.
Romonta
Romonta engineers complete lines for French fries, hash browns, formed mash products, flakes and crisps. It offers a broad range of belt conveyors, hydro systems, bulk handling and dosing solutions, and belt blanchers.
ICS Spiral Freezers
ICS builds spiral freezers and spiral coolers for mash, wedges, baby potatoes and potato specialities. A spiral combines a long dwell time with a compact footprint.
IntOCon
IntOCon takes care of the end of the line with custom box and crate handling, buffers, mergers and logistics conveying to the packing department.
ViwateQ
ViwateQ has developed a unique, chemical-free treatment for stainless steel. It makes the surface of machines and lines microscopically smooth, so that starch and product residues adhere less and cleaning is quicker and more thorough.
Cases
Experience with leading potato processors
24/7
Industry-leading service & maintenance
A potato line often runs day and night, seven days a week. That is why we plan installation and service around your production, including weekends, nights or the days between Christmas and New Year. After handover we stay involved, so your line keeps running.
- Installation and commissioning on site
- Installation outside production hours, including weekends and holidays
- Training for your operators and maintenance team
- Fast delivery of spare parts, also across borders
We are here to help
Contact
Discuss your potato line with a specialist
Tell us what you process, what capacity you need or what issues your current line is running into. A specialist will contact you personally to discuss the options.
