GEM 2-stage continuous frying line

Continuous Potato Batter/Fry and Dry System
Year of Manufacture: 2008
Status: Dismantled and in storage
Hours of use: Reported to have been used for only 18 months

Equipment List
(1) ONE GEM EQUIPMENT TWO-STAGE CONTINOUS BATTER/FRYER:
Potatoes rated for up to 15 tons/hr. Stage-one measures 5' wide X 12' long x 5" cook depth; stage-two measures 5' wide X 16' long x 5" cook depth. Stage-one includes Harris Thermal 4-pass, 11,000,000 BTU/hr., hot oil heater, Cornell Model number 6RB-F18K centrifugal pump, rated for 2,400 GPM, driven by 100 HP motor & Lakos 8" Model CSX-1450-HL filter. Stage-two includes Harris Thermal 4-pass, 10,000,000 BTU/hr, hot oil heater, Cornell Model number 6RB-F18K centrifugal pump, rated for 2,200 GPM, driven by 100 HP motor & Lakos 8" CSX-1450L filter. Also includes batter applicator with 5' wide X 10-1/2' long belt and two air knives. Complete with catwalk & stairs, associated drives, duct work, controls, etc. Fryer was previously fed by apron/belt dryer. Fryer was put in production in 2008 and only used for 18 months. Previously used to process sweet potato fries.
Batter Fryer System items:
1. Dryer Collection conveyor – (Missing and not included in the price)
2. Batter Bypass Transfer conveyor – (Missing and not included in the price)
3. Meyer Infeed shaker
4. Infeed conveyor into Batter system
5. Batter unit included, but the following items are missing.
a. Missing Batter Recovery Tank & Sweco
b. Missing Batter piping
c. Missing Batter Weirs
d. Missing Batter pump
6. Batter Blow off section is included, but missing the following items
a. Missing Batter pipping to recovery area
b. Missing hoses to the air knife and the Air blower unit
7. Meyer Shaker above the Fryer infeed conveyor for the bypass Fries
8. Fryer Infeed section is included, but missing the following items
a. Gear motor for jack drive.
9. Fryer is included, but missing the following items
a. Chip box exhaust pipes
b. Exhaust slips joint
c. Chip box blower filters
d. Chip box Air supply piping
e. 2 Sweco filters
10. 2 Heat Exchanger are included, but missing the following
a. Heat exchanger vents lines
b. Heat Exchanger valves
c. Heat Exchanger RTDS
d. Circulation pipes section from Lakos to Heat Exchanger and Heat exchanger to Inlet header
11. 2 Lakos are included but missing the following
Perry Process Equipment Ltd, Station Road, Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6EQ, England
a. Lakos Stands
b. Read point 12: d
12. Discharge conveyor
(1) ONE NATIONAL DRYING MACHINERY APRON DRYER:
Belt measures 8' wide X 45' long, multi stage design. First two passes heat product (2-zone forced air dryer) and
final pass acts as equilibration/tempering zone. Dryer is steam heated. All stainless-steel construction, including
belt, frame, legs and doors. Belt includes 1/8" diameter perforations. Offered with dewatering vibratory feed
shaker and 8-1/2' wide X 20' long discharge conveyor with wire mesh belt. Complete with catwalk & stairs, all
associated drives, fans, controls, etc. Designed for approximately 4 - 5 tons/hr (OEM added more heat sections to
dryer to make rate approximate 11-12 tons/hr). Previously used to process sweet potato fries prior to feeding
into fryer. Equipment was installed in 2008 and only used for 18 months.
Dryer Section items:
1. Meyer shaker feeding the Dryer
2. National belt dryer
3. Discharge conveyor

Missing Parts:
Budget price to replace missing parts listed above is approximately 410,000 USD.
The following items are not included and are not in the budget price of 410,000 USD:
- Control Panel for dryer and fryer/batter system.
- Reyco Deoiler
- Any other miscellaneous parts not captured for this document.

It is the buyer’s responsibility to check prices at time of purchase.