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Food industry
When referring to the food sector, heat treatment is normally associated with the food cooking process.
In reality, there are also other processes related to the treatment of food products including:
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Roasting of dried fruit
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Sintering of powders
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Drying of medicinal plants, fruit and vegetables
These are just a few examples but they all have in common the fact that the creation of systems/plants for the treatment of food products requires specific measures both from a design point of view and from the materials to be used.
Given the appropriate premises, food production plants must, as well, satisfy requirements related to the expected production capacity and the optimization of loading/unloading activities that require customized solutions.
Below we report the example of a continuous oven (tunnel) for peanuts roasting. The problem encountered with traditional roasting ovens, with a rotating drum, is that they do not guarantee homogeneous cooking nor do they allow for high production volumes. The proposed solution guarantees that the product is hit by a uniform flow of hot air, flexibility in the quantities to be treated and optimises the loading/unloading phases of the oven.
Another application is the production of bars starting from powders.
What is expected by the heat treatment is not a cooking but a sintering that leads to an aggregation of the powders so as to obtain, at the end of the process, a solid consistency while ensuring a certain friability.
All this is obtained through process phases that include a first cycle of preheating of the powders and a second cycle, in controlled temperature and humidity conditions, which produces the aggregation.
A classic configuration for the treatment of food products is the one in which loading/unloading takes place through trolleys that hold trays.
For the specific needs of each process, as well as for the precise regulatory requirements in terms of design and materials, contact us in order to develop your customized solution.