Thawing chamber for block frozen products
Optimize your production line with a thawing chamber that ensures uniform defrosting and temperature control for block frozen goods, maintaining product quality and increasing yield by up to 4% due to reduced drip loss. Ideal for varied food processing needs.
Thaws and Defrosts Solid Frozen Products
Cabinplant’s Thawing Chamber is a modular solution designed for efficient batch processing of solid frozen products, such as fish fillet portions, poultry cuts, and mixed vegetables. The chamber employs humidified air circulation via motorized fans and baffle plates to ensure even and uniform thawing, reducing drip loss by up to 4% while retaining product quality. This equipment is versatile, catering to industries like seafood, meat, and convenience foods, and supports a capacity range from 750 to 12,000 kg per batch. Fully automated and compatible with PLC systems, it integrates seamlessly into existing processing lines. Constructed with hygiene in mind, the chamber features minimal water consumption and options for stainless steel construction, making it suitable for rigorous food safety standards. Cabinplant also offers customization to meet specific operational needs, ensuring optimal integration and performance in your processing plant.
Benefits
- Minimizes product waste with up to 4% higher yield due to reduced drip loss.
- Enhances product quality by maintaining uniform thawing and temperature control.
- Increases operational efficiency with fully automated, batch-oriented processing.
- Reduces water usage for more sustainable and cost-effective production.
- Easily integrates into existing processing lines with modular and customizable design.
- Applications
- Seafood, Dairy food, Berries, Convenience food, Pet food, Meat, Vegetables, Poultry, Fish
- End products
- Chicken breast fillets, Ready-to-eat meal kits, Mixed vegetable medley, Berry smoothie packs, Beef steak cuts, Gourmet pet treats, Shrimp cocktail, Fish fillet portions, Frozen yogurt bars
- Steps before
- Freezing, Block Freezing, IQF Freezing, Storage
- Steps after
- Fresh Distribution, Chilling, Refreezing, Semi Preservation, Full Preservation, Packaging
- Input ingredients
- block frozen fish, IQF fish, block frozen meat, IQF meat, block frozen vegetables, block frozen fruit, block frozen berries, IQF shellfish, large meat pieces
- Output ingredients
- fresh thawed products, chilled thawed products, refrozen products, semi preserved products, fully preserved products
- Market info
- Cabinplant is known for designing and manufacturing tailored processing solutions for the food industry, specializing in fish, seafood, fruits, and vegetables. They are reputed for their innovative technology and efficiency in delivering customer-specific engineered-to-order equipment.
- Thawing Capacity
- 750 to 12, 000 kg per batch
- Defrost System
- Humidified air
- Thawing Method
- Batch
- Automation
- Fully automatic
- Temperature Control
- Automatic temperature monitoring
- Thawing Time
- Depends on product type, size, shape
- Air Flow Method
- Motorised fans with baffle plates
- Dimensions
- Width
- Trolley Capacity
- 750 kg per trolley
- Max Air Speed
- Not specified
- Working mechanism
- Humidified air circulation
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch
- Automation level
- Fully automatic
- Uniformity of thawing
- Even air flow circulation
- Temperature control
- Automatic
- Changeover time
- Program selection
- Energy efficiency
- Reduced defrosting time
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Product forms
- Block frozen, IQF, whole fish, fish fillets, meat - large pieces
- Thawing purpose
- Fresh, chilled, refrozen, semi-preserved, fully preserved
- Modular design
- Yes
- Product weight per trolley
- 750 kg
- Trolley capacity
- 750 to 12, 000 kg per batch
- Chamber dimensions
- 3500 x 4100 mm (variable by type)
- Thawing method
- Humidified air
- Thawing program
- Fully automatic
- Airflow circulation
- Baffle plates and motorized fans
- Counterpitch fans
- One pair per module
- Control panel type
- PLC-controlled
- Modular design
- Yes
- Integration possibilities
- Compatible with existing processing lines