Falling film concentrators for low viscosity fruit juices
Achieve high concentration levels in fruit and dairy products while preserving natural qualities and reducing energy costs, thanks to advanced modular design and efficient heat exchange processes.

Concentrates and Purifies Liquid Products Efficiently
The TFF ARES Falling Film Evaporator by Tropical Food Machinery offers an innovative solution for juice and dairy product concentration. Utilizing a vacuum-assisted falling film process, this evaporator excels in preserving delicate organoleptic qualities by operating under reduced temperatures, ideal for products like grape and orange juice concentrates, coconut water, and sweetened condensed milk. With a throughput of 10,000 to 50,000 liters per hour, it efficiently maximizes yield while minimizing energy consumption through a steam recompression system. Its modular design ensures seamless integration into existing production lines, and the system’s multiple-effect stages (up to six) allow for precise temperature control, enhancing concentration accuracy. Constructed with durable materials suitable for food-grade applications, the TFF ARES is designed for easy cleaning and maintenance, offering options for fully automated operation and monitoring for minimal downtime and increased productivity.
Benefits
- Enhances product quality by preserving natural flavors and nutrients with careful temperature control.
- Minimizes energy costs through efficient steam recompression and recovery systems.
- Expands production capabilities with flexible integration into existing lines and modular scalability.
- Decreases maintenance time with streamlined design and easy cleaning features.
- Increases production efficiency with continuous operation and high-capacity processing.
- Applications
- Concentrated juice,Jam,Fruit purée,Fruit in pieces or chunks,Fruit beverages,Fruit juices,Tomato sauce,Dairy products
- End products
- Sweetened condensed milk,Grape juice concentrate,Strawberry jam,Coconut water concentrate,Mixed berry beverage,Evaporated milk,Pineapple juice concentrate,Orchard fruit chunks in syrup,Tomato paste,Orange juice concentrate,Citrus fruit medley juice,Mango purée
- Steps before
- Extraction,Juice Preparation,Filtration
- Steps after
- Sterilization,Pasteurization,Aseptic Filling,Packaging
- Input ingredients
- grape juice,orange juice,coconut water,pineapple juice,dairy products
- Output ingredients
- concentrated juice,high pulp content juice,fruit concentrate,dairy concentrate
- Market info
- Tropical Food Machinery is known for manufacturing engineered-to-order (ETO) industrial equipment, specializing in fruit and vegetable processing machinery. They are reputed for innovation, quality, and global service in the food processing industry.
- Capacity
- 10,000 l/h up to 50,000 l/h of evaporated water
- Concentration
- 20 – 70 °Brix
- Maximum Working Temperature
- 1° Stage 70 ± 2 °C,2° Stage 50 ± 2 °C (Double Effect)
- Maximum Working Temperature
- 1° Stage 76 ± 2 °C,2° Stage 62 ± 2 °C,3° Stage 48 ± 2 °C (Triple Effect)
- Maximum Working Temperature
- 1° Stage 78 ± 2 °C,2° Stage 70 ± 2 °C,3° Stage 60 ± 2 °C,4° Stage 48 ± 2 °C (Quadruple Effect)
- Evaporation Effects
- 3 to 6 effects
- Installation
- Modular,quick installation
- Energy Efficiency
- Steam re-compression and recovery system
- Pulp Content
- High pulp content without losing organoleptic qualities
- Working mechanism
- Falling film evaporation
- Integrated steps
- Modular installation
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Inline Continuous
- CIP/SIP
- Available
- Cleaning method
- CIP / Manual
- Automation level
- PLC
- Energy efficiency
- Steam re-compression and recovery system
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Viscosity
- Low viscosity
- Evaporator size
- Depends on required work capacity
- Evaporation effects
- 3 to 6 effects
- Modular system
- Yes
- Steam re-compression system
- Available
- Installation type
- Quick installation
- Integration possibilities
- Integrates with pre-existing lines
- Installation flexibility
- Modular system for quick installation
- Evaporator size
- Adjustable depending on line capacity
- Number of effects
- 3 to 6 effects
- Energy reduction features
- Steam re-compression and recovery system
- Evaporation capacity
- 10,000 l/h to 50,000 l/h