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Freezing
Freezing & Cold Solutions
Freezing tunnels, blast freezers and cold rooms designed around the product and connected to the line. A freezing stage planned apart from the line becomes the point where product waits, so it is planned with the rest of production.
3 optionsTunnel · Blast freezer · Cold room
Per projectSized to output and layout
ConnectedTo the line and controls
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Before it
Forming, or grilling for kofta and kebab
This stageFreezing & Cold Solutions
After it
Packing or cold storage
Technical data
| Item | Specification |
|---|---|
| Options | Freezing tunnel · Blast freezer · Cold room |
| Designed around | The product, the output and the factory layout |
| Freezing times and temperatures | Set for each project in the proposal, because they depend on the product, its size and its condition at entry |
| What MACHINE-X designs, builds and supplies | Engineering and sizing, integration with the line, conveyors and product handling, and control panels. Some project equipment, such as refrigeration units, may come from specialist suppliers and is integrated by MACHINE-X. Every proposal states which parts of the cold system MACHINE-X designs, builds and supplies. |
What it does
- Freezing tunnelFreezes product continuously as it moves on a conveyor. Product arrives straight from the line, without stopping, and connects to the line by infeed and outfeed conveyors.
- Blast freezerFreezes product in batches. Product arrives in loads, on trolleys or racks, and is often considered when production runs in batches or the line does not run continuously.
- Cold roomStores product at a controlled temperature after it has been frozen or chilled. Often considered when output needs to be held before dispatch.
- Planned as a stage of the linePosition in the layout, infeed and outfeed, matching the pace of the stages before and after, and controls that work with the rest of the line.
What to define first
- The product: type, shape and approximate weight per piece.
- How it arrives (fresh from forming, or cooked from grilling) and the output the freezing stage must handle.
- The condition the product must leave in, to your own specification.
- Whether it is packed before or after freezing, and how much frozen product must be stored, and for how long.
- The space available, and any refrigeration already on site.
