In-line blender for carbonated soft drinks

Enhance your beverage production capabilities with a solution that precisely blends and carbonates liquids, ensuring consistent quality while minimizing operational costs through advanced automation and efficient resource use.

Blends and Carbonates Beverages Efficiently

The Tetra Pak® In-line Blender B with Carbonation is engineered for beverage manufacturers seeking efficient and precise carbonation in their production lines. This equipment excels in blending and carbonating soft drinks and flavored waters, handling capacities between 18,000 l/h to 75,000 l/h, with lower capacities available on request. Its fully automated operation guarantees consistent product quality and safety, minimizing human intervention and ensuring seamless integration into your production process.

Utilizing a packed bed deaerator and an eco vacuum pump, the In-line Blender B reduces oxygen levels to 0.5 ppm while cutting water use to just 600 l/h, supporting sustainable operations. The system allows up to 10 ingredient streams, accommodating versatile recipe configurations, from standard to minimal dosing and varying ingredient viscosities, including alcoholic components. The included pressurized tank maintains carbonation levels by keeping the product under high pressure, serving as a buffer during filling machine downtimes.

Incorporating Automatic Mass Compensation software, the blender precisely controls ingredient ratios by checking Brix levels multiple times per second. This ensures the final product meets exact specifications, essential for achieving your desired taste profiles and carbonation consistency across different beverage types. Additionally, the equipment is designed for easy cleaning and maintenance, promoting operational uptime and hygiene standards.

Benefits

  • Enhances production efficiency with continuous operation and quick product changeovers.
  • Cuts operational costs through reduced water consumption and energy-efficient design.
  • Ensures consistent product quality with precise automated ingredient blending and carbonation.
  • Maintains carbonation levels with pressurized storage, minimizing product waste.
  • Offers flexibility in recipe development with multi-stream ingredient capability.

General


Applications
Carbonated soft drinks,Flavoured water
End products
Tonic water,Flavored sparkling water,Lemon-lime soda,Ginger ale,Energy drinks,Cola,Citrus-flavored mineral water,Herbal-infused carbonated water,Fruit-flavored soda
Steps before
Ingredient Preparation,Mixing,Liquid Transfer
Steps after
CSD Packaging,Quality Control,Storage
Input ingredients
soft drink ingredients,carbon dioxide,alcoholic ingredients,syrup,concentrate,flavoured water
Output ingredients
carbonated soft drinks,carbonated flavoured water
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
18,000 l/h – 75,000 l/h
Automation
Fully automated
Ingredient streams
Up to 10
Temperature for carbonation
Up to 20 °C
Oxygen levels
0.5 ppm
Water consumption
600 l/h

Operating Characteristics


Automation level
Fully automated
Batch vs. continuous operation
Inline Continuous
Changeover time
Quick changeover
CIP/SIP
Integrated CIP
Energy efficiency
Low operational costs
Cleaning method
CIP

Product type Characteristics


Viscosity
Low to high
Carbonation level
High/Low
Ingredient stream complexity
Up to 10
Product changeover speed
High
Foaming risk
Managed with deaerator
Heat sensitivity
Managed up to 20°C
Container compatibility
Soft drinks and flavoured water
Alcoholic ingredients capability
Yes
Bubble retention
Pressurized tank
Deaeration method
Packed bed solution
Raw material cost
Low

Physical Characteristics


Shape of deaerator
Packed bed
Capacity range
18,000 l/h – 75,000 l/h

Custom Options


Control panel type
PLC-controlled,fully automated
Integration possibilities
Automation,Digital Solutions integration
Flexibility
Handles up to 10 ingredient streams
Pressurized tank
High-pressure maintenance for carbonation
Deaerator
Packed bed solution
Built-in eco vacuum pump
Reduces water consumption