Parts washing optimised for snack food producer

The Panamatic 700, a parts washing system from Oliver Douglas, has been installed at snack food products manufacturer Humdinger’s plant in Lincolnshire, UK – one of four sites operated by the company – where the emphasis is on a range of nut-based products.

John Glover, Oliver Douglas sales manager, says, “The full range of multi-head weighing parts can be processed through a single installation. This ensures not only that the highest levels of cleaning are maintained, but that clean parts are continually fed back into the production process.”

The all stainless steel fabrication of the self-contained Panamatic 700 features a large capacity water tank, which minimises water changes to help to maximise processing efficiency.

“Products at Humdinger are manually loaded into a wire tray that is designed to accommodate a number of different sizes and configurations of parts,” continues Glover. He explains that this is then inserted through a front loading door into the wash chamber where it is subjected to the action of two wash and rinse spray arms that ensure maximum cleaning from all directions and angles is achieved.