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Tong showcases latest equipment at Cereals 2016
Leading vegetable handling equipment manufacturer , Tong Engineering , is once again looking forward to exhibiting at the UK ' s largest arable event , Cereals , to present its latest equipment range for 2016 .
E xhibiting at this year ’ s event on stand 258 , Tong will have the latest model of its Storemaker hopper cleaner machine on stand , alongside the company ’ s marquee where light refreshments will be offered to visitors to the event .
“ Following on from the success of the latest models of Tong ’ s market-leading Caretaker mobile grader , the Storemaker on show at the event has been built with all the latest technologies and features that have proved very popular on our Caretaker grader ,” said Nick Woodcock , Sales Manager at Tong Engineering .
Like new models of the Caretaker , the new Storemaker offers the very best energy efficiency , with Tong ’ s all electric Blue Inverter Technology drive , as well as featuring the company ’ s new generation EasyClean separator , with inverter direct drive motors on every shaft , ensuring minimal maintenance and refined control .
Another feature on the new Storemaker includes the option of Tong ’ s new and advanced Pro-Series control interface , which is offered as part of its Auto-Touch HMI touch screen control . With added benefits including a new , larger display with easy to use graphical controls , the Auto – Touch HMI Pro-Series not only provides total touch-screen control of machine speed and settings , it also offers advanced diagnostics including a machine health status report , plus precise fault detection and location of any machine faults or E-stop alerts , significantly reducing downtime and maintenance . Complementing the latest `EasyClean separator and Auto-Touch HMI advancements are a number of additional features on new Storemakers , including a heavy duty folding-side hopper design as standard for easy transport , as well as an upgraded drawbar and tailgate system for added strength and durability . Trailer reversing sensors for quick and easy loading into the hopper are also an option on new Storemakers , making the whole loading process even more efficient .
“ As well as displaying the new Storemaker at this year ’ s Cereals , we are also looking forward to discussing the other new product developments that Tong has introduced to the market this year , to offer even more efficiencies to the crop handling process ,” added Nick .
“ We are very proud to be bringing a unique and exceptionally advanced optical sorting machine to the UK vegetable handling industry in the form of the Swiss-manufactured Visar Sortop , which is gaining much interest for its capability to offer fully automatic optical grading of crop without the need for manual sorting . This really is giving vegetable growers and packers a new and advanced way of sorting their crop in a much more productive way ,” explained Nick .
“ We are also set to introduce a new Cleaner Loader crop trailer for farmers and growers , which offers an in-field crop cleaning and loading solution that saves time , and makes crop loading in the field much more efficient . The Tong Cleaner Loader trailer allows crop to be cleaned in the field , meaning soil is removed and kept in the field the crop was harvested from . This not only means that clean crop can then be loaded straight into bulkers at the field side , but it also significantly reduces unnecessary logistics and transport costs , whilst keeping roads cleaner and safer by keeping the excess soil in the fields and not on the roads ,” added Nick .
“ We look forward to discussing these latest equipment developments with farmers and growers from all over the UK at this year ’ s Cereals event , and welcome customers old and new to visit us on stand 258 .”
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