Ambient air cooling system for food products
Achieve precise cooling control with high-speed ambient air cooling systems, ideal for maintaining optimal product quality and preventing overcooking in continuous snack and food processing lines.
Cools and Conveys Food Products Efficiently
The Ambient Air Cooler offered by Heat and Control is a high-efficiency product cooling solution tailored for industrial food processing lines. It employs a swift pull-through cooling method that rapidly stabilizes product temperatures, crucial for maintaining quality and preparing items for packaging. Designed for a wide range of applications—including snacks, nuts, chips, and prepared foods—this cooler supports high-speed continuous operations, ensuring seamless integration into existing workflows.
Capable of cooling products to within approximately 15°F (9.5°C) of ambient air temperature, it leverages a variable speed conveyor to optimize dwell times, providing consistent product quality. Clients may choose from standard sizes or request custom designs to accommodate specific line requirements. For enhanced durability, the cooler features washable, non-corrosive exhaust filters, ensuring easy maintenance.
Supporting a range of industries from snack foods to pet food and tortilla products, the Ambient Air Cooler is engineered for solid and granular products, making it a versatile addition to any processing or final conditioning department.
Benefits
- Maintains product integrity by rapidly cooling to preserve quality.
- Adapts to existing lines with customizable designs for seamless integration.
- Enhances operational efficiency with variable speed conveyors that ensure consistent cooling.
- Lowers maintenance efforts with washable, corrosion-resistant exhaust filters.
- Supports diverse applications, accommodating a variety of food products.
- Applications
- Plantain chips,Snacks,Pellet snacks,Banana chips,Tortilla chips,Chips,Nuts,Prepared foods,French fries
- End products
- Steps before
- Frying,Cooking,Conveying,Electroporation
- Steps after
- Packaging,Seasoning,Inspection,Weighing
- Input ingredients
- snack chips,pellet snacks,nuts,French fries,tortilla chips
- Output ingredients
- cooled snack chips,cooled pellet snacks,cooled nuts,cooled French fries,cooled tortilla chips
- Market info
- Heat and Control is known for its expertise in manufacturing food processing and packaging equipment, providing innovative solutions and high-quality systems for industries like snacks, prepared foods, and pharmaceuticals, with a strong reputation for reliability and technical support.
- Cooling temperature
- Within 15°F (9.5°C) of ambient air temperature
- Cooling time
- Seconds in most cases
- Dwell time adjustment
- Variable speed conveyor
- Size options
- Variety of standard sizes or custom designs
- Exhaust filters
- Washable,non-corroding
- Working mechanism
- Pull-through cooling
- Automation level
- Variable speed conveyor
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous
- Cooling profile
- Accurate cooling profile
- Cooling adjustment
- Dwell time adjustment
- Design options
- Standard or custom designs
- Cover feature
- Available with or without hinged top covers
- Corrosion resistance
- Non-corroding materials
- Cleanability
- Washable exhaust filters
- Abrasion resistance
- Durable construction materials
- Machine footprint
- Customized to fit line
- Cooling method
- Pull-through cooling
- Cooler cover
- Hinged top covers available
- Exhaust filter type
- Washable,non-corroding
- Cooling bed depth
- Optimized depths for product type
- Conveyor type
- Variable speed conveyor
- Design options
- Standard or custom designs
- Top cover option
- Hinged / Without cover