Potatoes
Machines and complete lines for potato processing
From intake and peeling to blanching, freezing and packing. Sticomax Group designs, builds and installs machines and complete lines for French fries, mash, potato specialities and flakes. You have a single point of contact, from the initial design through to service after handover.
We design and build potato lines that get the most out of every product and keep running day and night.
Our customers
Trusted by the largest potato processors
Leading producers of French fries and potato specialities work with machines and lines from Sticomax Group every day.
End products
Solutions for every potato product
Fresh – Mash / purée
Fresh – Gratin / baby potatoes
Fresh – Peeled potatoes
Fresh – Slices / wedges
Frozen – French fries
Frozen – Specialities
Frozen – Mash / purée
Frozen – Slices / wedges
Frozen – Baby potatoes
Flakes – Flakes
Flakes – Granules / powder
Your challenge, our solution
One line, fully aligned
Excessive peel loss, breakage in the blancher or a line that stands idle for long periods during cleaning: each of these costs you yield directly. Within Sticomax Group, specialist machine builders work together on every step, so that your line performs as a whole.
- Yield: less peel loss and product breakage, even with fine cuts
- Hygiene: open, easy-to-clean stainless steel designs, with ViwateQ’s unique surface treatment so that starch and dirt adhere less
- Energy and water: efficient thermal processes and reuse of process water
- Reliability: robust machines, preventive maintenance and fast delivery of parts
The process
From intake to packing, every step from a single partner
We supply individual machines and complete lines, including conveying, buffering, platforms and installation. These are the process steps in which we support you.
Intake & cleaning
Intake hoppers, box tippers, destoning, and washing with drum washers, screw washers and flumes.
Peeling & cutting
Steam peeling, PEF treatment and cutting lines for French fries, wedges and slices.
Sorting & inspection
Sorting by length and quality with short-piece selectors, sliver removers, sorting shakers, brine graders and inspection belts.
Blanching & cooking
Screw and belt blanchers, belt steamers, cookers and ricers for even heat treatment.
Dewatering & de-oiling
Dewatering shakers, dryers, de-oiling shakers and the AURA® oil recovery system after par-frying.
Cooling & freezing
Counterflow coolers, cooling tunnels, freezing tunnels and spiral freezers for frozen French fries and specialities.
Dosing, weighing & filling
Multihead feed shakers, weigh belts, Eqlipse dosing systems and box filling systems for a steady supply to packaging.
Water & residual streams
Drum filters, sieve bends, sand traps, flotation and water treatment to reuse process water and process residual streams.
Machines
Machines for every step in your potato line
Line advice
Wondering how much more there is to gain from your line?
Discuss capacity, yield or hygiene with a specialist. Together we will look at where your line is losing out and which change will deliver the most.
Sticomax at a glance
Market leader in TCO for potato lines
Potato processors work with tight margins and a raw material that varies from batch to batch. That is why we do not look at the price of a single machine, but at the costs and yield of your entire line over its full service life.
2,500+
Machines delivered
Our machines are in operation at producers of French fries, mash and flakes around the world.
70+
Countries
Installation and service wherever your plant is located, including fast delivery of parts.
±300
Specialists
Engineers, fitters and service technicians with many years of expertise in potato processing.
30 years
Experience per company
An average of 30 years of machine building per company, refined in practice at major processors.
200+
Machine types
From intake hopper to spiral freezer: virtually every process step is covered in-house.
10
Line concepts
French fries, mash, formed products, hash browns, baby potatoes, wedges, flakes, granules, crisps and pellets.
1
Point of contact
One project team for the design, construction, installation and servicing of your complete line.
24/7
Service
Your line runs day and night. So does our service department, with preventive maintenance and inspections.
Our specialists
Seven specialists, one team
Sticomax Group brings together specialist companies from Belgium and the Netherlands. For potato processing, six machine builders work together with ViwateQ, a specialist in the surface treatment of stainless steel. You have one project team and one point of contact for your complete line.
Stumaco
Specialist in pre-processing: intake, dry cleaning, destoning, washing and steam peeling. In Staden, Stumaco builds complete stainless steel installations, including pipework and water treatment.
DTS
Dutch Tec Source, based in Beusichem, specialises in thermal processes. DTS builds screw blanchers, cookers and coolers for French fry and flake lines, with blanchers up to 3 metres in diameter and 10 metres in length.
FoodeQ
FoodeQ, based in Steenbergen, specialises in vibratory technology, with more than 2,500 vibratory conveyors delivered. Its range covers dewatering, sorting, spreading and de-oiling, complemented by cooling and freezing tunnels and the AURA® oil recovery system.
Romonta
Romonta engineers complete lines for French fries, hash browns, formed mash products, flakes and crisps. It offers a broad range of belt conveyors, hydro systems, bulk handling and dosing solutions, and belt blanchers.
ICS Spiral Freezers
ICS builds spiral freezers and spiral coolers for mash, wedges, baby potatoes and potato specialities. A spiral combines a long dwell time with a compact footprint.
IntOCon
IntOCon takes care of the end of the line with custom box and crate handling, buffers, mergers and logistics conveying to the packing department.
ViwateQ
ViwateQ has developed a unique, chemical-free treatment for stainless steel. It makes the surface of machines and lines microscopically smooth, so that starch and product residues adhere less and cleaning is quicker and more thorough.
24/7
Industry-leading service & maintenance
A potato line often runs day and night, seven days a week. Any downtime then costs production straight away. That is why we stay involved after installation, so that your line keeps running and you get the most out of your investment.
- On-site installation and commissioning
- Training for your operators and maintenance department
- Preventive maintenance and inspections
- Fast delivery of parts, including across borders
We are here to help
Contact
Discuss your potato line with a specialist
Tell us what you process, what capacity you need or what issues your current line is running into. A specialist will contact you personally to discuss the options.
