Combination cooker-cooler for pasta production
Streamline your production with a machine that efficiently cooks and cools various food products, saving space and reducing energy consumption while ensuring precise temperature control and gentle product handling.
Cooks and Cools Food Products Efficiently
The Lyco Cooker-Cooler, a standout in food processing machinery, uniquely combines cooking and cooling in a single rotary drum unit. Designed for continuous, high-speed operations, it effectively processes a variety of food products, from pasta and rice to meats and plant-based proteins. Its innovative multi-zone system allows seamless transition between cooking and cooling, thereby minimizing footprint and transfer loss.
Specifically engineered to handle solid and liquid foods, this machine increases throughput by up to 50 percent while reducing pasta stickiness and clumping losses by 10 percent. Enhanced with a CIP system, it simplifies cleaning, ensuring hygiene and reducing downtime. The machine’s energy-efficient design uses less water and energy, contributing to lower operational costs.
Manufactured with durable materials and precision engineering, the Lyco Cooker-Cooler is available in stainless steel, offering excellent corrosion resistance. It also features trunnion designs for zero leakage, making it highly reliable in demanding food processing environments. Ideal for applications like producing macaroni, rice, canned fruits, and tofu, it seamlessly integrates into existing production lines, maximizing productivity and quality.
Benefits
- Increases productivity by up to 50% with continuous processing capabilities.
- Minimizes operational costs with reduced energy and water consumption.
- Enhances product quality by preventing clumping and stickiness.
- Simplifies cleaning and maintenance through the integrated CIP system.
- Offers flexibility with a wide range of applications for various food products.
- Applications
- Seafood,Pasta,Pet food,Meat,Plant-based proteins,Fruits,Green beans,Vegetables,Rice,Poultry,Dry beans,Slaughter,Wastewater
- End products
- Spaghetti,Canned green peas,Brown rice,Basmati rice,Frozen mix vegetables,Chicken breast fillets,Poultry pet food,Cooked shrimp,Recycled water,Frozen green beans,Fish fillets,Canned peaches,Macaroni,Plant-based burger patties,Filtered wastewater,Ground beef,Plant-based sausages,Canned kidney beans,Tofu
- Steps before
- Material Handling,Blanching,Cooking,Hydration
- Steps after
- Cooling,Dewatering,Packing,Quality Control
- Input ingredients
- pasta,rice,vegetables,dry beans,fruits,green beans
- Output ingredients
- cooked pasta,cooked rice,cooked vegetables,cooked dry beans,cooked fruits,cooked green beans
- Market info
- Lyco Manufacturing is known for designing and producing innovative cooking, cooling, and liquid-solid separation equipment, primarily for the food processing industry, with a strong reputation for reliability, efficiency, and cutting-edge solutions.
- Process Type
- Continuous
- Footprint
- Smaller footprint
- Cooking Zone Temperature
- Variable
- Cooling Zone Temperature
- 40ºF (4.4ºC)
- Yield Increase
- 5-15%
- Maintenance Cost
- Lower
- Agitation Capability
- Gentle
- Cleaning Method
- CIP System
- Capacity Increase
- Up to 50%
- Cooling Time Reduction
- 40%
- Energy Usage
- Energy Efficient
- Transfer Method
- Gravity chute
- Cover Type
- Two-way flip top
- Compatibility
- Pasta,Rice,Vegetables,Fruits,Green Beans,Dry Beans
- Working Mechanism
- Rotary Drum
- Integrated Steps
- Cook and Cool
- CIP Principles
- Single CIP System for Hot and Cold Zones
- Batch vs Continuous Operation
- Inline Continuous
- Automation Level
- PLC-controlled
- Space Efficiency
- Compact Footprint
- Energy Efficiency
- Reduced Energy Usage
- Maintenance
- Lower Maintenance Costs
- Compact footprint
- Smaller footprint eliminates transfer conveyors and riser frames
- Discharge method
- Gravity chute
- Control panel type
- PLC-controlled
- Drum size
- 60,72 Inch Rotary Drum
- Control panel type
- PLC/HMI
- Compact footprint
- Yes
- Integration possibilities
- SCADA
- Discharge method
- Gravity chute
- Cleaning method
- CIP system