FMT thermal processing systems provide flexible and optimal blanching and/or cooling of products. The actual thermal processing is very flexibly and user friendly adjustable to fit product specs at consistent levels. FMT offers dedicated as well as integrated systems, using belts or tanks. All FMT machines are very energy efficient, which leads to operating cost reduction.
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Blanching is a thermal process usually used as preparation for another cooking technique. It involves cooking foods in hot water or steam for short periods only, not necessarily to cook the foods but to prepare them for the next step in the process. Blanching inactivates enzymes and reduces bacterial loads thus reducing the load requirement for further processing. Vegetables are frequently blanched before canning or freezing. Blanching is used to tenderise and pre-shrink products. FMT supplies a wide range of blanching, cooking and cooling tanks with or without stirring unit. For the best blanching technique for your process please contact us.
The main advantages and features of the system are:
The FMT Full immersion belt blancher allows more homogeneous blanching, since all the products are totally submerged. Blanching conditions are adjusted by means of multiple direct or indirect steam system, while precise retention time is automatically controlled.
Cooling is a thermal process usually used after blanching as a preparation for final processing or packaging. It involves cooling foods in chilled water. Cooling stops the blanching proces and cools down the product to the desired temperature.
The FMT belt cooler for cooling of products after blanching.
The main advantages and features of the system are:
FMT Integrated blancher/coolers are very versatile. Depending on the application and desired throughput the machine can be provided with a belt or a transport system for baskets. The machine performs different blanching processes like blanching submerged in water, steam blanching and rinsed blanching.
The FMT-Integrated blancher/cooler, type IBC, is designed to cook and cool products in an optimal way.
The products are guided continuously through the blanching and cooling sections and get gently blanched and cooled according to the product temperature, blanching temperature and belt speed. Therefore a well blanched and cooled product is the result.
FMT Integrated blancher/coolers are very versatile in their application. Depending on the application and desired throughput the machine can be provided with a belt or a transport system for baskets. The machine can do different blanching processes like blanching submerged in water, steam blanching and rinsed blanching.
Belt-widths of FMT-blancher/coolers correspond to all marketable ones in order to allow an optimal usage of the whole production line. Steam is used for the energy supply. Capacity depends on the width and length chosen. The machine is easily operated by means of touch screen.
The machine is easy to assemble and dis-assemble for easy and fast maintenance and cleaning.
Cooling is a thermal process usually used after blanching as a preparation for final processing or packaging. It involves cooling foods in chilled water. Cooling stops the blanching proces and cools down the product to the desired temperature.
The FMT belt cooler for cooling of pre-packed products.
The main advantages and features of the system are:
Cooking and cooling are processes usually used as preparation for another process. It involves cooking foods in hot water or steam for short periods only, not necessarily to cook the foods but to prepare them for the next step in the process.
FMT supplies a wide range of cooking and cooling kettles.
FMT supplies a wide range of cooking and cooling tanks with or without stirring unit.
During packaging the product temperature is approximately 160° C. Flat films normally melt at this temperature. The FMT cooling system cools the flat films down already during the filling process. Finished hot melt packs are then fed into a (patented) cooling bath. The FMT system cools down the products to a core temperature of e.g. 37°C. After that the packages can be packed into cardboard boxes and/or palletized.
The FMT advanced cooling system for cooling of adhesive products (Hot Melt) after packaging.
FMT Contact Cookers can be used to grill a wide variety of products. They give the product the right colour, bite, flavour and texture. Contact cooking is a cooking technique using conduction heating. The product is transported through the machine by two belts which are in contact with the heating platens. The platens transfer the heat directly to the surface of the product through the Teflon belt.
The main advantages and features of the system are:
