Industrial thawing systems for meat products
Optimize your food production line with advanced thawing systems designed to rapidly and precisely defrost frozen products, ensuring consistent product quality and minimizing defrost losses.
Controls Thawing of Frozen Food Products
The Thawing Cabinet for 1 Pallet from Kometos offers a precise, PLC-controlled system designed for industrial thawing operations within the food processing sector. This unit handles up to 600 kg per process, making it ideal for meat, poultry, seafood, and bakery products. It ensures minimal defrost losses through a controlled airflow and temperature management, maintaining product quality by preventing surface temperature spikes. Integration with existing production lines is seamless due to its compact design and Ethernet connectivity for remote monitoring. The cabinet operates efficiently within a temperature range of -20°C to +2°C and features robust electric resistor heating and EC-fan air circulation to maintain controlled thawing conditions. Built with stainless steel and antibacterial coatings, it meets hygiene standards for the food industry, facilitating easy cleaning and compliance with ISO 9001:2015. Its smart design allows quick installation and staff training, ensuring a hassle-free operational start.
Benefits
- Minimizes product losses with precise temperature and airflow control.
- Reduces labor demands through automated, PLC-controlled operation.
- Maintains high hygiene standards with antibacterial coatings and easy-clean surfaces.
- Seamlessly integrates with data networks for efficient remote monitoring and diagnostics.
- Ensures consistent product quality by preventing moisture loss and temperature fluctuations.
- Applications
- Ready meals,Confectionary products,Potatoes,Bread,Fruits,Fish and seafood,Vegetables,Meat and poultry,Bakery products
- End products
- Vegetable medley,Baguettes,Fish fingers,Salmon fillets,Apple slices,Chicken fillets,Potato wedges,Steak cuts,Rolls,Danish pastries,Chocolate croissants,Shrimp stir-fry
- Steps before
- Freezing,Storage
- Steps after
- Cold Storage,Packing,Distribution,Food Production,Quality Control
- Input ingredients
- deep-frozen food products,meat,fish,poultry products,raw meat,cooked meat products,ready meals,seafood,fruits,vegetables,bakery products
- Output ingredients
- defrosted food products,high-quality products,products with right texture,products with right color,products with right temperature,minimized defrost losses,fresh-like defrosted products
- Market info
- Kometos is known for manufacturing modular and mobile food processing facilities and equipment, offering innovative and tailored solutions for the food industry. Their expertise lies in efficiency, hygiene, and customization, enhancing clients' production capabilities.
- Capacity
- 1 trolley/pallet or 500 – 600 kg / process
- Area of Activity
- -20 °C…+2 °C
- Thawing Time
- Varies by product/by packaging,indicative times
- -20 °C…+2 °C 16 – 24 h
- Cooling
- Hermetic refrigeration compressor 3,1 kW (-8 °C / +32 °C)
- Heating
- Electric resistor heating,heating capacity 15 kW
- Air Circulation
- Air circulation with EC-fan
- PLC Control
- Control PLC KOMETOS
- Electrical Connection
- 3 x 400 V 32 A
- Water Connection
- R ½”,min. 4 bar
- Compressed Air Supply
- R ½”,2,8 bar
- Weight of Cabinet
- Total weight appr. 650 kg
- Cooling Medium
- Hermetic refrigeration compressor,refrigerant R449
- Cooling Capacity
- 4,7 kW (-10 °C / +32 °C)
- Heating Power
- Electric resistor heating,heating power 45 kW
- Air Flow Guide
- Rising and lowering with spindle motors
- Heating capacity need
- 90 kW. Minimum temperature of the solution
- Cooling capacity requirement
- 25 kW. Max. temperature of the solution
- Control system
- PLC-controlled (KOMETOS,Omron)
- Thawing methodology
- Controlled air flow process
- Automation level
- PLC with Ethernet connectivity
- Heating method
- Electric resistor heating
- Cooling method
- Hermetic refrigeration compressor
- Temperature range
- -20°C to +2°C
- Air circulation
- EC-fan
- Thawing time
- 8 – 24 hours depending on product
- Moisture management
- Airflow and humidity control
- Process type
- Batch processing
- Remote monitoring
- Ethernet data network connection
- Cleanability
- Moisture-resistant,easily cleanable
- Biological compatibility
- Antibacterial coating
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Not specified
- Freezing capability
- -20°C to -2°C
- Thawing automation
- PLC-controlled
- Machine footprint
- Various sizes (e.g.,1825 x 1725 x 3100 mm,5940 x 2800 x 3100 mm)
- Trolley/Pallet Capacity
- 1 to 24 euro pallets
- Weight
- Approx. 650 kg to 4,500 kg
- Cooling system
- Hermetic refrigeration compressor,refrigerant R449
- Heating system
- Electric resistor heating,up to 60 kW
- Air circulation
- EC-fans with air recirculation
- PLC control system
- Omron / KOMETOS
- Connection to Ethernet data network
- Yes
- Operating panel location
- Outside cabinet next to the door
- Thawing data acquisition via PLC
- Yes
- Cooling and heating options
- User specified (e.g.,NH3,glycol)
- Installation type
- Indoor/Outdoor