Industrial chopper blender for thawing frozen products
Quickly transform frozen produce into pumpable liquids, optimizing your production line by significantly reducing thaw times and enhancing product quality.
Chops, Blends, and Thaws Frozen Products
The Chopper/Blender SE from JBT is a precise and compact solution designed to transform solid frozen products into liquid, pumpable conditions efficiently. This equipment is engineered for food processing environments and excels in chopping, blending, and thawing tasks. It operates using a high-speed chopping mechanism paired with an integrated thawing system, ensuring rapid processing of frozen products like mango puree, orange juice concentrate, and strawberry pulp. The system boasts a processing capacity of 80 gallons, accommodating a production rate of four frozen-juice drums per hour, making it ideal for continuous operations.
The Chopper/Blender SE offers seamless integration into existing production lines with its PLC-controlled automation, ensuring consistent performance and ease of operation with floor-level ergonomic access. It features a reduced footprint that fits into confined production spaces and uses a hot-water jacket to effectively manage energy consumption. Its stainless-steel construction ensures durability and resistance to corrosion, suitable for rigorous demands in food, beverage, and fruit processing industries. Additionally, JBT provides extensive customization options and expert engineering support to tailor the equipment to your specific production needs, alongside CIP systems for efficient cleaning and maintenance, aligning with industry compliance standards.
Benefits
- Increases operational efficiency by rapidly converting solid frozen goods to pumpable liquids, minimizing processing time.
- Enhances product quality and integrity by preventing the degradation associated with extended thawing periods.
- Optimizes floor space utilization with its compact design, allowing easy integration into existing layouts.
- Reduces labor costs and ensures safety with ergonomic and user-friendly operation.
- Offers reliable long-term performance with robust stainless-steel construction suitable for high-demand environments.
- Applications
- Fruits, Nuts, Pulp, Single-strength juice, Juice concentrate, Frozen products
- End products
- Chopped walnuts, Frozen mango puree, Diced frozen fruits, Strawberry pulp, Orange juice concentrate, Freshly squeezed apple juice
- Steps before
- Freezing, Storage, Transportation
- Steps after
- Thawing, Pumping, Further Processing, Packaging
- Input ingredients
- frozen juice concentrate, single-strength juice, frozen products, pulp, frozen drums, frozen liquid products
- Output ingredients
- pumpable liquid, thawed liquid, thin juice
- Market info
- JBT is known for manufacturing industrial ETO equipment, specializing in food processing and airport ground support systems. They are reputed for innovative solutions and reliable service in industries requiring sophisticated automated systems and machinery.
- Capacity
- 80 gallons
- Processing Rate
- Four barrels per hour
- Compact Design
- Reduced footprint
- Material
- Stainless-steel surfaces and components
- Heating Jacket
- 1.9 cubic-foot
- Thaw Time
- Minutes to reduce frozen drums to pumpable liquid
- Automation
- Simple control system
- Fill Level
- Optimal fill level of 80 gallons
- Automation level
- Simple Control System
- Reduced footprint
- Compact Design
- Energy efficiency
- Entirely Electric
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous (4 barrels/hour)
- Ergonomic access
- Floor-level Access
- Rapid processing
- Four Barrels per Hour
- Thawing efficiency
- Reduces Frozen Products to Pumpable Condition
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Compact footprint
- Yes
- Tank size
- 42" deep x 32" diameter
- Capacity
- 80 gallons
- Feed/Discharge Method
- Easy frozen-juice pail or drum introduction
- Construction Material
- Stainless steel
- Control panel type
- Simple control system
- Integration possibilities
- Seamless integration with existing systems
- Compact footprint
- Reduced footprint for small production spaces