CASE STUDY: THE EXPERIENCE OF POTATO PRODUCER NEDATO WITH A SORTING SOLUTION FROM TOMRA

 
The Nedato is a cooperative of 500 farmers, which has been producing quality potatoes to customers across the world for over 50 year. Recently the company chose to implement a sorting solution from TOMRA company and they shared their experience. 

leo, Nedato ni shirika kubwa la mauzo na ufungaji ambalo kila mwaka linauza tani 250,000 za viazi kwa tasnia ya usindikaji nchini Uholanzi, Ubelgiji na Ujerumani, na hubeba tani 100,000 kwa vifurushi tofauti kwa soko la nyumbani na usafirishaji. 

Nedato ni shirika la ubunifu na hii inaonyeshwa katika kupelekwa kwa teknolojia za kisasa. Heero Gramsma, mkurugenzi mtendaji wa Nedato, anaelezea: "Tunaendelea kutafuta kuboresha ubora wa viazi vyetu na hivi karibuni tulihisi wakati ulikuwa sahihi kuwekeza katika teknolojia za ubunifu kusasisha laini zetu zilizopo. Ni hadithi rahisi sana. TOMRA Sorting Food ni bidhaa inayojulikana sana kwa wazalishaji wa kaanga za Kifaransa. Tulikuwa tumesikia kwamba kampuni hiyo iliweza kufanikiwa kutatua mabonge, bila kupoteza bidhaa yoyote nzuri, jambo ambalo tunajua kuwa ushindani hauwezi kufanya - ni uwezo huu ambao ulitupatia umakini ”.
Gramsa mentioned that when they were given the opportunity to make a visit to potato processor, Hof Trumann, in Germany, who has recently installed a TOMRA Halo sorting machine, they didn’t hesitate.
“After seeing all the impressive technology in action, we immediately knew that we had to update our own processing lines. We explained our requirements to the TOMRA team and it soon became clear that TOMRA’s Field Potato Sorter2400 (FPS) was the right sorting machine for us,” the managing director of Nedato said.

Sifa ya kampuni ni muhimu

Gramsa anaelezea: "Kuondolewa kwa vifaa vya kigeni kama mabua, mawe, chuma na vitu vingine vyenye ncha kali ni muhimu sana kwetu, sio tu kwa kuboresha mavuno yetu, bali pia kwa kupunguza uharibifu wa mitambo kwa mizizi yetu ya viazi dhaifu. Kila kitu ambacho hakijaorodheshwa kama bidhaa ya viazi kinaweza kuharibu ubora wake, ndiyo sababu mabonge na nyenzo za kigeni lazima ziondolewe kwenye laini ya usindikaji haraka iwezekanavyo. Sifa ya kampuni ni muhimu, kwa hivyo kila kitu lazima kiwe kamili, haswa wakati mtumiaji wa mwisho ndiye mtumiaji ".
Mkurugenzi wa meneja wa Nedato anataja kuwa na vile vile kuzalisha bidhaa safi zaidi ya viazi, utunzaji wa viazi pia umekuwa laini kwani matone na urefu wa kushuka zote zimeboreshwa kwa kutumia rollers ndogo za kuendesha kipenyo kwa wauzaji. Kwa kuongezea, maili ya viazi huhifadhiwa kwa kiwango cha chini kabisa.

Nedato inahamisha sana Jumuiya ya Ulaya na Mashariki ya Kati. Kila mwaka, Nedato inasambaza tani 400,000 za viazi kwa rejareja, ukarimu, kampuni za huduma ya chakula na wauzaji wa jumla pamoja na kufunga na kusindika, na tani 250,000 zinaenda moja kwa moja kwenye tasnia ya Fries ya Ufaransa.
Sadaka ya Nedato ni pana kwani inasafirisha viazi anuwai anuwai pamoja na nyeupe na nyekundu, viazi na rangi ya mwili wa manjano, nta au unga, haujasafishwa, karibu haina mchanga au imeoshwa kabisa, kubwa au ndogo.
As for service and support, Gramsa said Nedato has a maintenance contract with TOMRA Sorting Food, so that an FPS expert stops by at regular intervals to optimize its processing lines.
He continues: “TOMRA’s service team has provided us with special training courses so that we have been quickly brought up to speed to operate the FPS ourselves.
Ramprogrammen imethibitisha kuwa inaweza kushughulikia uwezo mkubwa wa viazi, bila shida yoyote. Hata hadi viwango vya juu kabisa vya vifaa vya kigeni, mashine inafanya kazi kama ilivyoahidiwa, Heero Gramsma, ameongeza.