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Prepare
A belt blancher treats products that need a heating step. The preparation sequence depends on the food; not every line needs blanching.
LINE INTEGRATION · PRODUCT HANDLING
Auxiliary Line Equipment
Preparation, cooling and feeding equipment configured around your freezer.
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What happens before the freezer?
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Remove surface water
After a wet process, the shaker drains free water before feeding. Its role is different from a chiller, which lowers the product temperature. The diagram locates dewatering between preparation and elevation.
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Elevate and feed
Follow the peas at the Redler feed point. The elevation change and the downstream machine’s feed rate guide the choice of transfer equipment.
Prepare the product
Water sprays heat the product on the belt.
Cuts vegetables into cubes, slices or strips.
Removes pits from cherries and sour cherries.
Separates stems from the fruit.
Cool the blancher spray water
After blanching, the product passes through the cooling section. The chiller cools the spray water, so the product reaches the IQF tunnel at a lower temperature.
In this installation, water runs over ammonia-cooled plates, collects in a tank and is pumped back to the blancher spray nozzles.
Remove water and feed the freezer
The shaker drains free water after washing or cooling.
The Redler elevator lifts product from the feed point to the next machine. Watch the peas flow through the feed point in this installation.
Additional handling equipment
Crate washer
Washes reusable handling crates between production runs.
Spring-mounted feeding shaker
Distributes product onto the next conveyor or process stage.
Ask about crumb-removal drums, stainless wire-mesh belts and loading or discharge conveyors tailored to the line.
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Line specifications
Final dimensions, capacity and refrigeration load are engineered for the product and facility.
- Construction
- AISI 304 stainless steel where specified
- Conveying
- Straight, inclined and 90° configurations
- IQF feeding
- Redler-type beltless elevator options
- Finishing
- Glazing and calibration systems
- Automation
- PLC applications and automatic filling
- Engineering basis
- Product, throughput and factory layout
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Freezing systems
Linear Freezing SystemseFeS IQF
Two-stage fluidized-bed freezing for fruit, vegetables and free-flowing products.
Spiral Freezing SystemseFeS Spiral
A vertical belt path for shaped foods, fish fillets and products requiring longer residence time.
Specialized IQF SystemsBV / MZ
Moving-pan IQF systems for small, wet and sticky products, including mozzarella and small seafood.
Discuss your product
For processors who need the freezer and surrounding equipment to operate as a single, hygienic production system.
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