CASE STUDY: HATA FOODS IMPROVES ITS OPERABILITY WITH TOMRA’S POTATO PEELER AND SORTING MACHINE

 Hata Foods, a Japanese subsidiary of the Kobe Bussan Group, which manufactures frozen foods, chilled side dishes and PET-bottle products such as salad dressings, sauces and its popular product ‘Potato Salad Bases’, has recently installed a TOMRA Orbit 150 steam peeler, brusher and washer, and a TOMRA Genius B1200 sorting machine. 

The company’s CEO, Toshiyuki Hata, discusses what impact these changes have had.

Hata explained that the outdated peeling machine they were using before installing the Orbit 150 often stopped working. “We were faced with the risk of long periods of non-production in the unfortunate case that the machine broke down.”

“Following the installation of the steam peeler, our production yield increased by approximately 5% and improved product quality,” said Hata.

Changes following installation 

As changes after installation of TOMRA’s steam peeler, Hata recognized that the company was able to reduce the number of staff required from 16 people to four people. “After this, we brought in another machine, and currently we are able to maintain the same quality with only one employee. Furthermore, this additional machine provides the same excellent operability as the steam peeler.”