Scotts Precision Manufacturing (Lincolnshire, UK) has confirmed to Potato News Today that its Stand GD40 at PotatoEurope 2026 will feature a live demonstration of the Evolution Separator — a machine designed to remove clods, stones and crop debris from harvested potatoes.
PotatoEurope 2026 will be held September 9–10 at Rittergut Gestorf 1, near Hanover. This marks the event’s return to Germany after the 2025 edition in Lelystad, Netherlands — the show rotates among Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France. The organiser is DLG (German Agricultural Society). According to PotatoPro, 2026 marks the event’s 20th anniversary, with a move to a new venue and, for the first time, a co-located SugarBeet Expo; roughly 290 exhibiting companies are expected (up from 251 at the 2022 German edition).
Scotts’ own announcement reports the sale of its 1,000th Evolution Separator in 2025. This is a company-reported sales milestone, not an independently audited performance result.
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Why it matters: the separator is intended to remove unwanted material from harvested potatoes. A claim about reduced tuber damage needs a defined comparison; the material cited here does not establish a universal percentage loss reduction for this machine.
Scotts also says that, driven by rising demand, it is investing in a new 600-square-metre logistics and assembly facility, due for completion in summer 2026; the company currently employs around 25 staff.
Sources
- Potato News Today — “Scotts Precision Manufacturing to showcase Evolution Separator at PotatoEurope 2026,” Sept 1, 2026 (Viktor’s original material).
- Potato Business — “Scotts Precision Manufacturing Marks Milestone With 1,000th Evolution Separator Sold,” Oct 28, 2025 (independent trade outlet; confirms the 1,000-unit figure; contains a quote from Derek Scott).
- Scotts Precision Manufacturing — official website news section (scottsuk.com) — primary company source; confirms the 1,000th unit, staff count (~25), new 600 sqm facility.
- PotatoPro — “PotatoEurope marks 20 years with new venue, more exhibitors and a stronger focus on innovation” — independent source for event context (exhibitor numbers, anniversary, venue change).
- PotatoEurope official site (potatoeurope.de) — organiser, used to verify dates and location.
- ScienceDirect — “Harvesting Damage to Potato Tubers by Analysis of Impacts recorded with an Instrumented Sphere” (citing Peters, 1996) — scientific context on the significance of mechanical tuber damage.
