Plate heat exchanger for food products

Achieve precise temperature control in your processing line with this plate heat exchanger, ensuring optimal heating and cooling for diverse food and beverage products while maintaining rigorous hygiene standards.

Regulates Temperature for Hygienic Processing

The Tetra Pak® Plate Heat Exchanger is engineered for precise temperature regulation across various food and beverage applications. Featuring clip-on gaskets with a robust T-clip design, this exchanger ensures secure sealing and easy maintenance, preventing product cross-contamination. It supports continuous, high-speed operations, with capacities reaching up to 100,000 liters per hour. The unique plate geometry facilitates gentle processing and efficient heat transfer, reducing fouling and extending production runs. Ideal for dairy producers, beverage manufacturers, and food processors, it effectively handles liquid and slurry products such as yogurt, cream cheese, and fruit juices with pulp. Its bolted connections allow for easy customization and scalability, ensuring seamless integration into your existing production line. Designed for hygienic processing, the unit is available in materials that resist corrosion and comply with industry standards. Additionally, it boasts an eco-friendly design, minimizing energy consumption and supporting sustainable operations.

Benefits

  • Enhances product quality with precise temperature regulation and gentle handling.
  • Minimizes downtime through easy dismantling and cleaning, improving overall productivity.
  • Increases operational efficiency by reducing energy consumption with optimized heat transfer.
  • Adapts to various production needs with customizable and scalable design.
  • Maintains stringent hygiene standards, ensuring safe food processing.

General


Applications
Beverages,Sauces,Soups,Nectar,Jams,Still drinks,Cheese,Plant-based products,Ice cream,Fruit preparations,Food products,Tomato products,Juice,Prepared foods,Dairy
End products
Vegetable broth,Hollandaise sauce,Tomato soup,Strawberry jam,Fruit juice with pulp,Parmesan cheese,Oat milk,Almond milk,Fruit nectar,Soy milk,Cream cheese,Tomato paste,Vanilla ice cream,Yogurt,Chocolate milk,Cottage cheese
Steps before
Pasteurization,Homogenization,Mixing,Blending
Steps after
Cooling,Filling,Packaging,Bottling,Inspection
Input ingredients
food products,low to high viscosity ingredients,fibres up to 5mm
Output ingredients
processed food products,heated food products
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
Up to 100,000 l/h
Application viscosity range
Low to high viscosity
Application fibre size
Up to max 5mm
Heating capability
Energy efficient heating
Gasket feature
T-clip design
Connection type
Bolted connections
Plate geometry design
Tall and narrow

Operating Characteristics


Batch vs. continuous operation
Inline Continuous
Energy efficiency
High
Cleaning method
CIP
Product flow distribution
Even
Automation level
Manual / PLC
Cleaning time
Reduced
Hygiene standards maintenance
High
Changeover flexibility
High
Maintenance frequency
Low

Physical Characteristics


Plate geometry
Tall,narrow shape with specific surface pattern
Discharge method
Designed for even product flow and distribution
Compact footprint
Optimized for space efficiency
Control panel type
Integrated control options
Material
Robust plate pressing technology
Gasket type
Clip-on gaskets with T-clip design

Custom Options


Control panel type
PLC / HMI
Integration possibilities
SCADA / MES integration
CIP/SIP capability
Yes
Rebuild capability
Adapt for different capacities or products
Plate pressing technology
Customizable for different applications