Lab-scale margarine and spread crystallizer

Achieve precise control over margarine and spread crystallization with lab-scale equipment designed for flexibility and efficiency, ensuring ideal consistency and structure for bakery and pastry applications.

Optimizes Margarine and Butter Crystallization

The CRA226 Margarine-Crystallizer from OMVE is engineered to meet the demanding needs of food manufacturers and R&D facilities focusing on innovative fat products. This system’s high-pressure SSHE barrels, pinworker(s), and adjustable resting tubes provide maximum flexibility for crafting varied margarine and butter textures. Featuring a heating and remelting function, the CRA226 facilitates precise crystallization essential for producing croissant margarine, bakery butter alternatives, and laminated dough products. Equipped with a high-flow CIP pump, it ensures efficient cleaning and swift product changeovers, seamlessly integrating into pilot and lab-scale operations. Capable of withstanding pressures up to 40 bar, this automated plug-and-play unit supports complex formulations with ease, backed by OMVE’s industry-leading manufacturing standards and CE certification.

Benefits

  • Enhances product consistency and structure, crucial for high-quality end-products like puff pastry and table spreads.
  • Accelerates development cycles with flexible configurations tailored to diverse fat crystallization needs.
  • Minimizes contamination risk with a high-flow CIP system for efficient cleaning and quick product changeovers.
  • Supports high-pressure applications up to 40 bar, enabling precise control over crystallization processes.
  • Simplifies operation and reduces setup time with a plug-and-play design and user-friendly touchscreen controls.

General


Applications
Spreads,Fats,Oils,Hard butter,Butter,Margarine,Puff pastry
End products
Laminated dough butter,Croissant margarine,Shortening for pastries,Bakery butter alternatives,Puff pastry sheets,Hard pastry fat,Table spreads
Steps before
Emulsification,Blending,Mixing,Homogenizing
Steps after
Packaging
Input ingredients
oil,fats
Output ingredients
margarine,hard butter,puff pastry
Market info
OMVE is known for manufacturing pilot and small-scale processing equipment for the food and beverage industry, specializing in pasteurization, carbonation, fermentation, and homogenization systems, with a strong reputation for innovation and quality in engineered-to-order solutions.

Technical Specifications


System Pressure
up to 40 bar
Automation
Highest level
Cleaning Method
CIP / High-flow
Flexibility in Configurations
Maximum
Heating Mode
Available
Remelting Functionality
Available
Scrape Surface Heat Exchanger Barrels
Multiple
Touchscreen Control
Easy

Operating Characteristics


Working Mechanism
High-pressure system
Integrated Steps
Heating mode and remelt option
CIP Principles
High-flow CIP mode
Batch vs Continuous Operation
Batch
System Pressure
Up to 40 bar
Automation Level
Highest level of automation
Cleaning Method
Efficient CIP

Physical Characteristics


Machine footprint
Compact
Configuration flexibility
Multiple scrape surface heat exchanger (SSHE) barrels,pinworker(s),different length resting tubes
System pressure capability
Up to 40 bar
Heating mode and remelt option
Available
Cleaning method
High-flow CIP pump
Control type
Easy touchscreen control

Custom Options


Control panel type
Touchscreen
Configurations flexibility
Multiple SSHE barrels,pinworker(s),resting tubes
System pressure
Up to 40 bar
Heating and remelt option
Available
CIP mode
High-flow
Automation level
Highest level of automation