Scraped surface heat exchanger for oils and fats
Achieve precise crystallization and streamline the production of margarines and shortenings with a highly efficient, hygienically designed heat exchanger, perfect for handling high-pressure conditions while maintaining superior product integrity.

Processes and Crystallizes Oils and Fats
The Chemetator from Chemtech is a state-of-the-art scraped surface heat exchanger designed for the efficient production and crystallization of products like margarine and shortening. Its fully enclosed design maintains hygiene and minimizes noise, ensuring a quiet and clean operational environment. The system accommodates pilot to large manufacturing lines, supporting capacities of up to 20,000 kg/hour, withstanding pressures up to 150 bar. It utilizes direct expansion refrigerants such as ammonia, Freon, or carbon dioxide for optimal cooling efficiency. Ideal for applications in the food, oils and fats, bakery, and pastry industries, it seamlessly integrates into existing processes, handling both liquid and slurry forms. This equipment offers ease of maintenance and is suitable for continuous operation, making it a reliable choice for enhancing your production line’s output and quality.
Benefits
- Enhances product quality with precise control over crystallization processes.
- Reduces operational noise, ensuring a quieter working environment.
- Minimizes energy usage with efficient refrigerant options, lowering costs.
- Facilitates easy cleaning and maintenance, reducing downtime.
- Accommodates diverse production scales from pilot to full manufacturing, increasing flexibility.
- Applications
- Cocoa butter,Shortening,Bakery,Gelatine,Pastry,Oils and fats,Margarine
- End products
- Edible gelatine,Plant-based oils,Croissant filling,Margarine spread,Cookie dough,Puff pastry dough,Cocoa butter blocks,Cake shortening
- Steps before
- Emulsification
- Steps after
- Crystallization,Packing
- Input ingredients
- margarines,shortenings,oils,fats
- Output ingredients
- crystallized margarines,crystallized shortenings
- Market info
- Production Capacity
- 20,000 kg/hour
- Pressure Rating
- Up to 150 bar
- Cooling Medium
- Ammonia / Freon / Carbon Dioxide
- Operational Noise Level
- Extremely quiet
- Enclosure Type
- Fully enclosed in hygienic cabinets
- Working mechanism
- Scraped surface
- Integrated steps
- Crystallisation
- CIP/SIP
- Easy to maintain / Clean
- Batch vs. Inline Continuous
- Inline Continuous
- Cooling medium
- Ammonia / Freon / Carbon Dioxide
- Pressure rating
- Up to 150 bar
- Noise Level
- Extremely quiet
- Machine Footprint
- Compact,enclosed in hygienic cabinet
- Enclosure Type
- Fully enclosed hygienic cabinet
- Noise Level
- Extremely quiet
- Cooling Medium
- Ammonia,Freon,or Carbon Dioxide
- Integration possibilities
- Fully enclosed in hygienic cabinets
- Cooling medium
- Ammonia,Freon,Carbon Dioxide