Aseptic dosing unit for in-line ingredient addition
In the production of UHT milk, beverages, and other aseptic products, ensuring the precise addition of ingredients without compromising sterility is crucial. Challenges arise when trying to maintain product quality and extend shelf life without excessive heating or ingredient overdosing.
Automate ingredient addition with aseptic precision
The Tetra Pak® Aseptic Dosing unit E provides a fully automated, in-line solution for adding ingredients to aseptic products. This unit’s design ensures that ingredients such as enzymes, vitamins, flavors, and colors are aseptically treated, eliminating the need for heating and preserving their qualities. It can serve multiple fillers or an aseptic tank, with a dosing range from 5 to 150 liters per hour. Ideal for applications where high dosing precision and repeatability are essential, and where ingredient properties need to remain intact. The unit’s continuous monitoring system maintains aseptic conditions by controlling filter pressure and temperature, verifying filter integrity post-sterilization. The Tetra Pak® Aseptic Dosing unit E achieves excellent product quality with reduced sugar content and extended shelf life in lactose-reduced milk. The specific design allows for ingredient savings and significantly decreases equipment and running costs.
Benefits
- Extends product shelf life by reducing sugar content
- Maintains ingredient qualities through aseptic treatment
- Fully automatic operation serving multiple fillers or tanks
- High precision and repeatable dosing
- Reduces equipment and operational costs