Paddle finishers for fruit and vegetable processing
Optimize your processing efficiency with robust paddle finishers designed for precise separation and recovery of juices, oils, and pulps from a variety of fruits and vegetables, enhancing product purity and consistency.

Processes and Separates Juices, Oils, and Pulps
The UPF100 and UPF200 Paddle Finishers from JBT are engineered to efficiently process a wide array of fruits and vegetables, ensuring high-quality juice, oil, and pulp production. These finishers utilize a paddle system akin to a screw operation, enabling continuous separation and filtration processes. They’re ideally suited for applications like juice finishing, oil finishing from fruits such as avocados and olives, and soluble solids recovery in diverse fruit and vegetable processing environments. With multiple filter size options, you can tailor the output to meet specific end-product requirements such as orange juice concentrate, tomato paste, and packaged pulp. The equipment boasts a high-throughput design, accommodating various processing needs in juice manufacturing and food processing. Integrating seamlessly into existing production lines, they support continuous and high-speed operations, enhancing efficiency while maintaining product integrity. Constructed for durability, the finishers are available in materials that ensure corrosion resistance, facilitating maintenance and longevity.
Benefits
- Enhances product quality by ensuring efficient separation of solids and liquids.
- Increases operational efficiency with continuous and high-speed processing capabilities.
- Offers adaptability through customizable filter sizes, meeting various end-product specifications.
- Minimizes maintenance effort with durable, corrosion-resistant materials.
- Integrates smoothly into existing production lines, supporting seamless workflow enhancement.
- Applications
- Tomato processing,Oil finishing,Fruit processing,Soluble solids recovery,Citrus processing,Pulp packaging,Juice finishing,Vegetable processing
- End products
- Olive oil,Apple puree,Lemon juice,Carrot puree,Tomato paste,Packaged tomato pulp,Citrus pulp wash,Avocado oil,Orange juice concentrate,Vegetable pulp wash
- Steps before
- Grinding,Cutting,Chopping,Mixing
- Steps after
- Pulp Wash,Core Wash,Pulp Packaging,Sterilization
- Input ingredients
- fruits,vegetables
- Output ingredients
- juice,pulp,oil,soluble solids
- Market info
- JBT is known for manufacturing innovative industrial machinery and solutions, particularly in the food processing and air transportation sectors, renowned for their advanced technology, reliability, and customer-focused engineered-to-order solutions tailored to specific industry needs.
- Filter size options
- Multiple sizes available
- Processing capability
- Wide range of fruits and vegetables
- Juice finishing
- Separating juice from pulp
- Oil finishing
- Separating frit from the oil water emulsion
- Soluble solids recovery
- Pulp wash,core wash
- Pulp packaging
- Capability included
- Paddle operation
- Same as screw operation
- Working mechanism
- Paddle finisher
- Integrated steps
- Juice finishing,oil finishing,pulp wash
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous
- Filter size options
- Multiple options available
- Cleaning method
- CIP
- Automation level
- Manual / PLC
- Corrosive resistance
- Resistant to acids/fruit juices
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Filter size
- Numerous options available
- Operation method
- Paddle operated similar to screw
- Footprint
- Compact for space efficiency
- Discharge method type
- Juice and oil separation
- Filter size options
- Multiple sizes available
- Paddle type
- Screw-like operation