Spiral oven for cooking and browning products with steam and hot air
Optimize your cooking line with a compact spiral oven that ensures even browning and consistent quality using advanced steam and air circulation, perfect for high-volume production.
Continuously Cooks and Browns Food Products
The alco Spiral Oven ASH PRO from JBT is a state-of-the-art spiral oven designed to streamline cooking and browning in food production. Utilizing a spiral conveyor system, it provides even heat distribution and optimal space utilization in your processing line. This equipment is ideal for producing items such as plant-based burger patties, chicken breasts, and lasagna trays. With adjustable belt levels and varying production speeds, it caters to high-speed, continuous operations. The oven integrates seamlessly into automated production lines, featuring a PLC control system for precise recipe management and process monitoring. Energy efficiency is enhanced through high-performance heating elements available in electrical, thermal oil, or steam-powered options. The oven’s highly insulated housing minimizes energy loss, while its CIP-capable belt wash system ensures easy maintenance and hygiene. For customization, the ASH PRO offers multiple belt widths and levels, allowing tailored configurations to meet specific processing needs.
Benefits
- Maximizes production capacity with a minimal footprint through its space-efficient spiral design.
- Enhances product quality with uniform cooking and browning via optimized air circulation and steam injection.
- Reduces energy costs with efficient heating elements and an insulated housing that minimizes heat loss.
- Supports high-speed, automated operations with customizable belt levels and PLC-controlled systems.
- Simplifies cleaning and maintenance with an integrated continuous belt wash and CIP setup.
- Applications
- Seafood,Ready meals,Potatoes,Pet food,Meat,Plant-based protein,Vegetables,Poultry
- End products
- Chicken breasts,Dog kibble,Bacon strips,Vegetable medleys,Lasagna trays,Potato wedges,Plant-based burger patties,Meatless nuggets,Tofu steaks,Cat treats,Fish fillets,Beef meatloaf
- Steps before
- Portioning,Seasoning,Marination,Injection
- Steps after
- Cooling,Freezing,Slicing,Packaging
- Input ingredients
- raw meatloaf,whole chicken,raw burgers,nuggets,raw bacon,raw lasagna,raw pretzels,poultry,meat,plant-based proteins,vegetables
- Output ingredients
- cooked meatloaf,browned whole chicken,cooked burgers,cooked nuggets,browned bacon,cooked lasagna,cooked pretzels,cooked poultry,browned meat,cooked plant-based proteins,cooked vegetables
- 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.
- Heating temperature
- Up to 230°C
- Belt width
- 400,600,700,1000 mm
- Belt levels
- 5 to 10 levels
- Heating method
- Electrical,thermal oil,steam-powered
- Production speed
- Continuously adjustable
- Humidity control
- Steam injection bars
- Process control
- PLC-controlled,touch panel
- Energy efficiency
- Highly insulated housing
- Cleaning system
- Automatic,continuous belt wash with CIP nozzles
- Steam nozzles
- Optional for direct steam injection
- Dew point control
- Optional
- Automation level
- User-friendly PLC with recipe management
- Automation level
- Manual / PLC
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous
- Cleaning method
- CIP
- Process temperature control
- Continuously adjustable up to max. 230 °C
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Footprint
- Compact,spiral design
- Product height
- Variable,depending on the number of levels
- Heating element type
- Electrical,thermal oil,or steam-powered
- Housing design
- Highly insulated
- Control panel type
- PLC control system with touch panel
- Stage belt system
- 5 to 10 levels
- Belt width options
- 400,600,700,and 1,000 mm
- Heating element type
- Electrical,thermal oil,or steam-powered
- Steam injection
- Optional dew point control
- Cleaning system
- CIP nozzles and belt wash system