Continuous ultra-high temperature treatment for prepared food products

Optimize your prepared food production with continuous ultra-high temperature processing, ensuring consistent quality and safety for a wide range of viscous products, from soups and sauces to dairy and baby foods.

Processes Aseptic Liquid Food Products Continuously

The Tetra Pak® Indirect UHT Unit PFF leverages Tetra Pak’s extensive expertise in aseptic processing to deliver high-quality solutions for food manufacturers. This unit stands out for its ability to handle a wide range of viscosities, effectively processing soups, sauces, desserts, fruit preparations, and baby food. Utilizing an advanced tubular heat exchanger, it integrates seamlessly into production lines for continuous operation. Its capacity ranges from 2,000 to 20,000 liters per hour, depending on product requirements.

Automation is achieved through a PLC-based control system, offering both remote monitoring and precise parameter adjustments to enhance production efficiency. The machine’s design prioritizes energy efficiency by optimizing heat transfer and retention times, significantly reducing operational costs. Constructed with hygienic materials, it meets rigorous food safety standards while allowing for configurable cleaning cycles, ensuring minimal downtime. For industries requiring scalability, this unit offers expansion capabilities to meet future demands, supported by Tetra Pak’s engineering expertise.

Benefits

  • Enhances product quality by maintaining particle integrity up to ø 25 mm.
  • Reduces operational costs through energy-efficient heat transfer.
  • Ensures robust food safety with a hygienic design and advanced cleaning protocols.
  • Minimizes waste and maximizes yield with precise automated filling.
  • Easily adapts to future production needs with configurable design options.

General


Applications
Soups,Sauces,High viscous products,Prepared food products,Desserts,Fruit preparations,Tomato products,Baby food,Low viscous products
End products
Ketchup,Infant cereal,Fruit yogurt base,Butternut squash soup,Cream of mushroom soup,Caramel sauce,Custard,Chocolate pudding,Gravy,Marinara sauce,Salsa,Spaghetti sauce,Apple compote,Fruit puree,Mashed potatoes
Steps before
Blending,Pre-mixing,Homogenizing
Steps after
Aseptic Filling,Cooling,Packaging
Input ingredients
soups,sauces,desserts,fruit preparations,tomato products,baby food,low or high viscous products,products with particles,products without particles
Output ingredients
aseptic food products,high quality food products,ambient-storable food products
Market info
Tetra Pak is renowned for providing innovative packaging solutions, specializing in carton packaging for the food and beverage industry. It is esteemed for high-quality, sustainable, and efficient processing and packaging equipment on a global scale.

Technical Specifications


Capacity
2,000 – 20,000 l/h
Automation
PLC-based control
Heat treatment
Optimized for quality and particle integrity
Particle integrity
Up to ø 25 mm
Aseptic design
Yes
Quality control
Consistent stability and texture
Filling and emptying
Automated and optimized
Water saving feature
Up to 2,600 l/h
Cooling medium
Eco vacuum and Eco cooling
Flexibility
Hardware configuration and product versatility

Operating Characteristics


Working Mechanism
Continuous UHT Treatment
Flow Type
Inline Continuous
Automation Level
PLC-based Control
CIP/SIP
CIP 121°C / SIP 135°C
Cleaning Method
CIP
Changeover Time
Optimized with Automation
Energy Efficiency
Optimized Heat Treatment
Product Versatility
Processes Viscous Products with Particles

Material Compatibility


Density/particle size
0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm

Product type Characteristics


Heat Sensitivity
Suitable for heat-sensitive products
Foaming Potential
Minimal foaming design
Product Versatility
Smooth/Particulate
Product Types
Soups,sauces,desserts,fruit preparations,tomato products,baby food

Physical Characteristics


Footprint
Compact design
Construction type
Tubular heat exchanger
Material
Stainless steel
Support frame
Modular
Size range
2,000 – 20,000 l/h
Design flexibility
Future proof
Discharge method
Automated
Heat exchanger type
Tubular

Custom Options


Control panel type
PLC-based
Integration possibilities
PlantMaster supervisory system
Hardware configuration
Flexible
Heat exchanger design
Flexible
Product type compatibility
Aseptic/non-aseptic,smooth/particulate