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GENERAL PRESENTATION
COMPANY PROCESS MAIN ADVANTAGES
COMPANY
Hydrolock was created in 2005 from ACB’s food technology department Specialized in design and manufacturing of continuous retorting systems More than 40 years experiences with major food companies Over 100 machines installed in 16 countries over the world 1 st HYDROLOCK CORO group Creation of purchases ALSTOM group ACB ACB-HYDROLOCK Creation of HYDROLOCK purchased ACB is independent within ACB ACB 2000 2005 1895 1970 1976 2013
PROCESS
Vegetables Ready meals Soups Milk Pharma. Filling Seaming Automatic Rotary Automatic Labelling & loading Sterilizing unloading Packing Cooking Cooling
Preheating module (optional) Automatic loading & unloading system Vessel for sterilisation & Cooling module outlet cooling under Atmospheric Inlet pressure pressure Advantages : Evolution of the machine to fit new packaging OR energy saving request Easy move of the complete machine from one factory to another
Principle loading / unloading 100 % automatic system Non continuous Continuous working area Up to 6 tubes can simultaneously be working area loaded/unloaded Compensation system Max Throughput : 1200 BPM (¼ US) Adapted loading/unloading speed to not damage products’ packages. Extraction cylinders To/from sterilization vessel
Illustrations of the loading / unloading Ex. loading and unloading of cans Ex. loading and unloading of glass
Hydrolock - phases description . Loading Products are loaded in dedicated container “tube” Pre heating Products are preheated by hot water sprinkling, water’s temperature can reach 98 °C Sterilizaton Sterilization by water steam or air + water steam mixture . Maximum allowable temperature is 143°C at 3 bars pressure. Cooling Products are cooled totally immerged in cooling water at sterilization pressure. Cooling water’s temperature is regulated. Atmospheric Products are cooled at atmospheric pressure when partially immerged in 2 vats where cooling temperature is regulated Unloading Products are automatically unloaded on a conveyor.
Path of the product through the different process phases of the HYDROLOCK Each phase is a stable ambiance Pressure and temperature parameters are controlled and set for each phase. Pressure and temperature inside the product (green) are following closely the ambiance (red)
Handling principle with rotation Principle : Advantages : The product is maintained inside the tube Products are loaded inside tube carriers, free no blocking of the process of rotation. The carriers are pulled by a chain The product is always in rotation which make them rotate as well as products optimization of the heat transfer The product is fully surrounded with steam homogenous heat distribution Flexibility on packaging types, sizes and shapes System : tubes / chain in stainless steel The rotation of the carriers leads the products in rotation Products are in constant rotation during all the process
MAIN ADVANTAGES
MAIN ADVANTAGES COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS LARGE THROUGHPUTS TOP PRODUCT QUALITY & FOOD SAFETY HIGH PACKAGING FLEXIBILITY & MACHINE VERSATILITY EASY AND RELIABLE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE EASY INSTALLATION AND FLOOR SAVINGS HIGH ENERGY AND COST SAVING
LARGE THROUGHPUTS WITH SIMPLE PRODUCTION FLOW Continuous process: no lag time Continuous inlet / outlet of product on mass conveyors Fully automated loading and unloading No trolley storage, and no trolley moving in the plant No risk of mixing sterilized / non sterilized products
TOP PRODUCT QUALITY & CONTROLLED FOOD SAFETY CONSTANT PRODUCT ROTATION SHORTER STERILIZATION TIME: better product quality , no over cooking or burning Stable & homogenous Ambiance HOMOGENITY OF TREATMENT REPEATABILITY, RELIABILITY & SAFETY OF PRODUCT QUALITY NO « Slave » or « Master Product »
TOP PRODUCT QUALITY & CONTROLLED FOOD SAFETY BATCH RETORT HYDROLOCK HETEROGENEITY OF HOMOGENEITY OF TREATMENT TREATMENT « Master « Slave Product » steam Product » NO « Slave » or « Master Product » ADVANTAGES : • INDIVIDUAL TYPE HANDLING SYSTEM • HOMOGENEIZATION OF QUALITY • REPEATABILITY OF QUALITY
PACKAGING FLEXIBILITY & MACHINE VERSATILITY LARGE PACKAGING RANGE, SIZE & SHAPES INDEPENDENT TEMPERATURE & PRESSURE SETTINGS MODULAR STRUCTURE EVOLUTION FOR FUTURE NEEDS SKID MOUNTED UNIT EASY MOVE AND NO CIVIL WORKS
HIGH ENERGY AND FLOOR SAVINGS x batch retorts VS shuttle Baskets preparation x number of rotary batch retorts HYDROLOCK + automatic loading / unloading system - 35% ENERGY - 30% ENERGY EXTRA SAVINGS WITH PREHEATING MODULE - 50% FLOOR SPACE
EASY OPERATION WITH SIMPLE AND FRIENDLY HMI (HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE) Process page Sterilization Pressure Sterilization Temperature Level Cooling Temperature
EASY MAINTENANCE Sterilization & cooling vessel Stainless Steel internal frame with tubes complete removal of the internal frame ABILITY TO REMOVE THE INTERNAL FRAME FOR CHECK UP 40 YEARS LIFE TIME WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE
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