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From the kitchen of dried fruit processing: machine technology, process approaches and the developments shaping the industry.
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- Processing Line8
- Raisin Processing7
- Dried Fruit6
- Dried Apricot5
- Stainless Steel5
- Food Processing4
- Screening4
- Dicing3
- Hygienic Design3
- Raisins3
- Sizing3
- AISI 3042
- AISI 3162
- Brush Washing2
- Chopping2
- Conveyors2
- Cutting2
- Date Processing2
- Dates2
- Dried Fruit Processing2
- Drying2
- food processing equipment2
- Food Safety2
- Foreign Matter2
- Sieving2
- Washing2
- Washing Line2
- Aspiration1
- Automation1
- Block Breaking1
- Block Opening Conveyor1
- Capacity Planning1
- CE conformity1
- Clumped Product Separating Machine1
- Conveying1
- Date Line1
- date processing line1
- date washing1
- Debris Removal1
- Debris Separation1
- destemming machine1
- Dried Figs1
- Dried Fruit Line1
- Dried Fruit Washing1
- Dust Control1
- Dust Filter1
- Elevators1
- Export1
- export machinery1
- Feeding1
- filling1
- food contact materials1
- food contact surfaces1
- Food Processing Line1
- Fumigation1
- hygienic equipment design1
- Impurity Removal1
- Julienne1
- metal detection1
- Moisture Gain1
- Occupational Safety1
- Packaging1
- pit removal1
- Pitting1
- Pre-Cleaning1
- Process1
- Project Planning1
- Prunes1
- Rehydration1
- Screw Conveyor1
- Shaker Machine1
- Sizing and Sorting1
- Sorting1
- Sorting and Washing1
- Stone and Sand Separation Cascade1
- Sultana1
- Sun-Dried Tomato1
- Turnkey Plant1
- Vibrating Screen1
- Wet Product Transfer Pump1
- X-Ray1
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AISI 316
2 articles carry this topic.
- 01
23 August 2026
AISI 304 or AISI 316: When the Difference Matters on Food Contact Surfaces
Product-contact surfaces on a dried fruit line are specified in AISI 304; AISI 316 is applied where salt, brine, or chloride exposure demands it. Here is how the two grades are actually assigned, zone by zone.
AISI 304AISI 316stainless steelfood contact surfaceshygienic equipment design
- 02
22 August 2026
CE Conformity and Food Contact Materials: What EU Buyers Ask
A technical look at the CE conformity and food contact material questions EU buyers raise before ordering a processing line or machine, and how documentation is verified.
CE conformityfood contact materialsAISI 304AISI 316export machinery
02NEXT STEP
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