Thousand-litre aseptic filler
Ensure the aseptic filling of bulk liquid and viscous food products, reducing contamination risks and maintaining product integrity from sterilized food ingredients to ready-to-eat meals.
Fills and Seals Sterile Packaging Efficiently
The Thousand-Litre Aseptic Filler (TAF) from Alfa Laval is an engineered-to-order solution designed for food and beverage manufacturers requiring sterile packaging for liquid and viscous products. This versatile inline filling machine efficiently handles prepared foods, beverages, and low-acid products, ensuring each item is safely packaged in aseptic bag-in-box formats. Capable of processing from small 3-litre to large 1,000-litre containers, TAF seamlessly integrates into production lines with automation options for both semi-automatic and high-speed operations. The system’s modular design allows customization, including multiple filling heads and accessories. With a focus on product integrity, the TAF reduces contamination risks and minimizes product losses while maintaining cost-effective operations. Compliance with aseptic validation protocols ensures the highest levels of commercial sterility, making it a reliable choice for industries focused on food safety and quality. Maintenance is simplified through ergonomic design, and Alfa Laval’s global support infrastructure ensures continued productivity and uptime.
Benefits
- Enhances production efficiency with rapid changeovers and adaptable bag sizes.
- Minimizes contamination and product loss, ensuring the integrity of packaged goods.
- Ensures regulatory compliance with adherence to aseptic validation protocols.
- Reduces operational costs with low maintenance requirements and modular design.
- Extends shelf life and ensures sterility, preserving the quality of food and beverages.
- Applications
- Beverages, Viscous food products, Bulk industrial food processing, Liquid foods, Low-acid products, Sterile bag-in-box packaging, Food ingredients, Prepared foods
- End products
- Smoothies, Soups, Sauces, Creams, Cooking bases, Broths, Low-acid beverages, Condiments, Ketchups, Industrial-sized food products, Sterilized food ingredients, Ready-to-eat meals, Juices, Vegetable pastes, Dairy products, Purees
- Steps before
- Sterilization, Heat treatment, Pumping, Transfer from Steritank
- Steps after
- Packing, Distribution, Storage, Shipping
- Input ingredients
- sterile food products, beverages, liquid foods, highly viscous food products, low-acid products with particles
- Output ingredients
- bag-in-box bags, industrial drums, totes, bins, 1000-litre tote-sized bags, containerized bags, 3- to 20-litre bags, 220-litre bag-in-drums, 240- to 400-litre bag-in-carton boxes, 1000-litre bag-in-container
- Market info
- Alfa Laval is renowned for its expertise in heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling technologies, providing innovative, energy-efficient engineered-to-order solutions for various industries including food, marine, and energy.
- Capacity
- 1, 000-litre bags
- Filling speed
- Fast, accurate filling
- Automation
- Automatic / Semi-automatic
- Filling method
- Aseptic
- Changeover time
- Faster changeovers
- Bag type
- Bag-in-box / Industrial totes / Drums
- Filling volume
- 3 to 1, 000 litres
- Automation level
- Automatic / Semi-automatic
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Inline Continuous
- Changeover time
- Faster changeovers
- CIP/SIP
- Automatic CIP
- Cleaning method
- Easy to clean
- Energy efficiency
- Reduces operating costs
- Biological compatibility
- Aseptic
- Cleanability
- CIP (Cleaning in Place)
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Stainless steel construction
- Density/particle size
- Handles highly viscous, low-acid products
- Machine footprint
- Designed for thousand-litre aseptic filling
- Bag capacity
- 3- to 20-litre
- 220-litre bag-in-drums
- 240- to 400-litre bag-in-carton boxes
- 1000-litre bag-in-container
- Filling type
- Aseptic inline filling
- Discharge method
- Inline filling into bags/drums
- Control panel type
- Automatic and semi-automatic options
- Bag size compatibility
- 3–1, 000 litres
- Filling head options
- Multiple heads available
- Operation type
- Automatic / Semi-automatic
- Optional equipment
- Automatic bag feeder (ABF)
- Packaging design flexibility
- Adapts to varying designs
- Product compatibility
- Liquid and viscous products