Aseptic vacuum cooker-cooler for jams and marmalade

Ensure your fruit-based products retain vibrant color and taste while maintaining sterility with this efficient cooking and cooling solution, ideal for high-quality jams, sauces, and ready meals.

Cooks and Cools Aseptic Food Products

The Aseptic Vacuum Cooker-Cooler from Ala-Hammerum ApS is engineered for precise temperature control in batch operations for the food and dairy industries. Featuring a steam jacket and rotating coil with agitator, it ensures consistent cooking and cooling under vacuum conditions, ideal for jams, marmalade, yogurts, and sauces. This system operates up to 143°C, allowing air removal from fruit products and aseptic cooling to maintain product quality. Key features include a stainless steel, insulated steam jacket, coil agitator with baffles, central intake for additives, and a robust CIP system. Built with a Pt-100 sensor, the cooker-cooler assures precise temperature monitoring, making it essential for achieving high-quality end-products in demanding environments.

Benefits

  • Ensures product integrity by maintaining aseptic conditions throughout the cooking and cooling process.
  • Reduces energy costs with efficient steam jacket heating and vacuum operation.
  • Enhances product consistency with precise temperature control up to 143°C.
  • Minimizes contamination risk with an integrated CIP system for easy cleaning.
  • Supports diverse product formulations, making it versatile for the food and dairy sectors.

General


Applications
Sauces,Ready meals,Jams,Marmalade,Ice-cream,Yogurt,Fruit mixes
End products
Orange marmalade,Strawberry jam,Tomato basil sauce,Pineapple fruit mix,Greek yogurt,Beef stroganoff ready meal,Vanilla ice-cream with fruit swirls
Steps before
Loading of ingredients,Addition of additives
Steps after
Discharging of product,Sterile air or inert gas application
Input ingredients
jams,marmalade,yoghurt,ice-cream fruit,bake-stable fruit mixes,non-dairy type sauces,ready meals,additives
Output ingredients
cooked jams,cooked marmalade,cooked yoghurt,cooked ice-cream fruit,cooked bake-stable fruit mixes,cooked non-dairy type sauces,cooked ready meals
Market info

Technical Specifications


Temperature Range
Up to 143°C
Heating Method
Steam jacket and rotating coil/agitator
Vacuum Pressure Operation
Under vacuum
Cooling Method
Aseptic cooling using jacket and coil/agitator
Discharge Method
Sterile air or inert gas
Manhole Size
Ø400 mm
Additional Loading
Vacuum or manhole
Insulation
Stainless steel,waterproof
Shaft Seal
Aseptic stuffing box
Steam and Cooling Seal
2½” swivel seal
Temperature Sensor
Pt-100 built in agitator
CIP Compatibility
Yes,for discharge valve and additives intake

Operating Characteristics


Working mechanism
Steam jacket and rotating coil/agitator
Integrated steps
Cooking and cooling
CIP principles
Discharge valve with CIP
CIP/SIP
CIP integrated
Batch operation
Aseptic Batch
Loading method
Vacuum or manhole
Discharge method
Sterile air or inert gas

Material Compatibility


Cleanability
Stainless steel surfaces
Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
High due to stainless steel
Biological compatibility
Food-grade,aseptic processing

Physical Characteristics


Footprint
Not specified
Tank shape
Hemispherical bottom
Material
Stainless steel
Insulation
Waterproof
Outlet
Discharge valve with CIP
Discharge method
Sterile air or inert gas
Agitator type
Coil agitator with baffles
Manhole size
Ø400 mm
Seal type
Aseptic stuffing box
Steam and cooling water seal
2½” swivel seal
Temperature sensor
Pt-100 built in agitator

Custom Options


Discharge method
Sterile air or inert gas
Loading method
Vacuum or manhole
Coil agitator baffles
Enhanced mixing during slow RPM
Cooking temperature range
Up to 143°C