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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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  1. 01

    4 November 2026

    Feeding conveyor: how is product carried to the washer without being damaged on the way?

    The washer is the visible part of the line, but the product reaches it on a conveyor. Where product gets damaged on a feeding conveyor, how belt speed is chosen, why raw and washed product should not share a belt, and what to send for a quotation.

    Feeding ConveyorConveyorWashing LineDried Fruit

  2. 02

    1 November 2026

    How to reduce giveaway on a box filling scale: overfill is a variation problem first

    Giveaway is the product weighed into a box above the declared weight. Why lowering the target alone does not fix it, which sources of variation to remove first, and how a two-stage semi-automatic filling scale is tuned.

    Semi-Automatic Box Filling ScaleGiveawayOverfillWeighing and FillingDried Fruit

  3. 03

    30 October 2026

    How to choose the volume of a vacuum fumigation chamber: batch size and vacuum time

    The volume of a vacuum fumigation chamber comes from batch size and the total time one batch occupies the chamber, not from a single figure. The inputs behind the calculation and how to decide between one chamber and two.

    Vacuum Fumigation ChamberFumigationChamber VolumeDried Fruit

  4. 04

    28 October 2026

    How do drying temperature, time and moisture control decide dried fruit quality?

    Dried fruit quality is set in the dryer: temperature, time and residual moisture together decide texture, colour and how the product behaves on the processing line. Where drying faults show up and what a plant can do about them.

    DryingMoisture ControlDried FruitProduct Quality

  5. 05

    13 October 2026

    How does a vacuum fumigation chamber work, and which products need one?

    A vacuum fumigation chamber holds loaded product while fumigation clears insects and similar pests from inside it. How the cycle runs, what the door and fumigant release options change, and where it fits in a dried fruit plant.

    Vacuum Fumigation ChamberFumigationDried FruitPre-Storage Treatment

  6. 06

    1 October 2026

    Sorting systems for dried fruit: X-ray, laser sorters, optical sorting and metal detectors

    Where X-ray machines, laser sorters, optical sorters and metal detectors sit on a dried fruit line, which defects and foreign materials each one catches, and how sorting is set up for raisins, apricots, figs and dates before packing.

    Dried FruitSortingX-RayFood Safety

  7. 07

    1 October 2026

    Raisin varieties, where they are grown and how raisin processing lines work

    Sultana, Thompson Seedless, Golden, Muscat and Zante Currant: how the main raisin varieties differ, where raisins are grown in Türkiye and around the world, and which machines take the fruit from the vineyard to the pack.

    RaisinsSultanaProcessing LineDried Fruit

  8. 08

    28 September 2026

    Wet Product Transfer Pump: How Product Moves Without Crushing

    A wet product transfer pump carries water and soft fruit pieces together between process stations without crushing them. Here is how the impeller clearance, speed, and pipe layout make that possible.

    Wet Product Transfer PumpFood ProcessingDried Fruit

  9. 09

    24 September 2026

    Food-grade stainless brush and wet dried fruit washing machine

    Dried apricots, figs, dates, tomatoes and prunes all have different surface characteristics. We explain how a brush and wet washing machine is configured per product, why stainless construction matters and what to check before choosing a machine.

    Dried FruitWashingBrush WashingHygienic Design

  10. 10

    24 September 2026

    Food-grade stainless brush washing machines: industrial washing solutions for dried fruit

    In dried fruit, quality is not decided by the raw material alone; washing, surface water removal, sizing and sorting shape the final product. We explain how a brush washing machine works, what hygienic design means in practice and how the right machine is chosen.

    Brush WashingDried FruitHygienic DesignProcessing Line

  11. 11

    22 September 2026

    What stages make up a dried fruit processing line?

    A dried fruit processing line is not a row of separate machines. This article walks through pre-cleaning, washing, surface water removal, sizing, quality control and packing, and what decides the design of each stage.

    Dried FruitProcessing LineHygienic Design

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