Ice cream filler for consistent and efficient production
Achieve precision in ice cream production with a system that offers flexibility for multiple flavors and decorations, ensuring consistent product quality with minimal waste and downtime.
Fills and Decorates Ice Cream Products
The Tetra Pak® Ice Cream Filler A3 revolutionizes production for ice cream, dairy, and food processing companies by offering a modular filling system that excels in flexibility and reliability. Designed for high-speed operation, it efficiently processes cones, cups, and tubs, ensuring consistent product quality through precise dosing and decoration. This equipment features a cone dispenser for even low-quality cones and an airless chocolate sprayer, minimizing waste by accurately applying coating. Its modular filling valve system allows for the production of multiple flavors and designs, catering to diverse product lines without extensive downtime.
Capable of accommodating a wide range of end-products, including dual-flavor swirl cones and ripple-pattern tubs, it integrates seamlessly into automated production lines. The equipment operates with high-speed automation, supported by dynamic distribution and a valve with back suction for precise dosing and decoration control. Designed to reduce operational costs, it delivers energy efficiency and waste reduction, maintaining a low total cost of ownership (TCO) through optimized energy usage and minimized chocolate loss.
Engineered for ease of use, the machine’s exchangeable modules and nozzles facilitate quick product changeovers, aiding in the production of various patterns and designs. The system supports continuous operation, featuring video monitoring for enhanced quality control, making troubleshooting straightforward. Comprised of corrosion-resistant materials for durability, the Tetra Pak® Ice Cream Filler A3 is an invaluable addition to any modern ice cream production facility, ensuring high throughput and dependable performance.
Benefits
- Increases production efficiency with rapid changeovers and minimal downtime.
- Minimizes chocolate waste, cutting costs by up to 9 kilograms per hour.
- Ensures consistent product quality with precise, volumetric ingredient dosing.
- Adapts to various product designs, enhancing product line flexibility.
- Reduces operational costs through energy-efficient, automated processes.
- Applications
- Cones,Family packs,Small bulk containers,Tubes,Tubs,Ice cream,Sorbet,Water-ice,Cups
- End products
- Water-ice tubes,Crunchy top decorated sorbet cones,Premium family-pack ice creams,Chocolate-dipped ice cream cones,Dual-flavor swirl ice cream cones,Artisan-style ice cream cups,Single-serve sorbet cups,Fruit sauce topped ice cream,Volume-calibrated water-ice bulk containers,Ripple-patterned ice cream tubs
- Steps before
- Mixing,Blending,Preparation of ice cream mix,Cooling,Supply of cones
- Steps after
- Hardening,Packaging,Storage,Distribution,Quality Control
- Input ingredients
- cones,chocolate,ice cream,cups,tubs,lids,dry ingredients,fruit sauce
- Output ingredients
- filled ice cream cones,ice cream cups,ice cream tubs,decorated ice cream 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.
- Automation
- Automated / Manual
- Capacity
- Variable
- Adjustable based on product and cone size
- Filling accuracy
- High accuracy with less than 1.5% deviation
- Chocolate usage efficiency
- Saves up to 9 kg of chocolate per hour
- Product flexibility
- Multiple patterns and product variations
- Dosing type
- Volumetric dosing
- Changeover time
- Quick changeovers without adjustments
- Cooling method
- Efficient freezer system
- Dynamic distribution
- High dosing accuracy with low giveaway
- Dry ingredient handling
- Top decoration dosing capability
- Valve system
- Modular filling valve system
- Back suction valve
- Prevents drips on decoration
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch / Inline Continuous
- Automation level
- Manual / PLC / SCADA
- Changeover time
- Fast product changeovers
- Cleaning method
- CIP / Manual
- Energy efficiency
- Efficient freezer
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Top decoration capability
- Fruit sauce,chocolate
- Discharge method
- Pick and place device
- Discharge method
- Belt outlet conveyor
- Machine footprint
- Compact footprint
- Cone shape
- Concentric,windmill,swirl,core ripple,outside ripple
- Filling capacity
- Side-by-side filler for two flavours
- Filling pattern
- Smooth,fluted,swirled,swirled with ripple
- Nozzle type
- Exchangeable nozzles
- Lid dispenser method
- Suction cups
- Cone sleeve crimper
- Locks the cone lid in position
- Control panel type
- PLC / HMI
- Exchangeable modules
- Cups,tops,squeeze-up tubes production
- Exchangeable nozzles
- Range of filling patterns
- Flexible product configuration
- Concentric,windmill,swirl,ripple patterns
- Pick and place device
- Gentle product transfer