FLEISCHWIRTSCHAFT international 3/2017

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Fleischwirtschaft international 3_2017
Production
Process technology for niche products
successfully launched the fourstage
cutting system on the market
already in 2007. The four-stage
cutting technology with acutting
set that can be set and adjusted
automatically has now become
standard worldwide for costefficient
and hygienic production
of fine emulsions. In the meantime
the cutting technology is also
available with afive-stage cutting
system. The modular structure of
the cutting set also makes it possible
to use the new Speed Spin-
System, which lends adifferent
structure to aseries of products.
All emulsifiers from this manufacturer
are equipped with the
tried and tested horizontally movable
cutter housing and acomputer-controlled
servo motor.The
cutting set is thus set repeatably
and continuously readjusted.
These emuslifiers consequently
work with minimal wear.
A“Mini Line”consisting of a
Vario Mix and an emulsifier is an
universal production system for
salami and minced meat products,
fine emulsions and all kinds of
cooked ham. It can be used costefficiently
for both start-ups and
small production quantities in
larger industrial plants.
Delicatessen products such as dips, sauces or chutneys are becoming ever more
popular with consumers, but frequentlydonot involve any large quantity
volumes in production.
Integrated installations
combine process steps
There is atrend towards integrated
production installations and the
company offers such versatile
systems on the basis of the vacuum
emulsifier type I175, an automatic
and integrated processing equipment,
and on the basis of the emulsifier
type I140, an universal processing
unit. Built up on amodular
basis, these universal machines can
cover the complete production
process in one machine and are
thus suitable for supplying the
niche markets (e.g. halal, kosher,
vegan, vegetarian) with products
produced cost-efficiently.
The systems offer the process
stages cooking/boiling/ thermal
processing (with direct steam
injection), vacuumizing, mixing,
finest size reduction by cutting and
conveying to afilling machine
connected in series or to asilo, all
in acompact complete unit. With
processing vessels from 270 to 500
l, up to six batches can be run every
hour depending on the product.
These machines give plant
operators maximum flexibility
and enable them to produce even
Integrated machines are particularlyexpedient for small production volumes –
the reduction of product losses caused by changing machines is amajor
advantage here. Even complex processes with several steps can be realized.
small batches of special produts
quickly,hygienically and flexibly.
The systems are suitable for
smoothies made from fruit or
vegetables, processed cheese
products, spreads such as vegetable,
meat and fish pastes, baby
food and hospital food.
The concept allows
intuitive operation
Anovel concept for operating
Inotec machines was presented at
the IFFA 2016 trade fair.All parameters
can be configured intuitively
on alarge 10.6 inch touchscreen
–inlanguage-neutral
fashion and with clear display
symbols, allowing particularly
smooth and easy introduction of a
new machine into aplant or another
department. This new highperformance
control permits
outstanding operating safety and
reliability,aswell as validating the
processes run and the traceability
of individual production batches.
Inotec has also introduced anew
design for nearly all machines that
not only allows improved functioning,
but also better handling
and excellent hygiene.
Frank Loeffler
Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing., is amember
of the technical sales staff
at Inotec and responsible for
marketing food production
machinery in all sectors of the food industry.
Author’s address
Frank Loeffler (loeffler@inotecgmbh.de),
Inotec GmbH, Maschinenentwicklung und
Vertrieb, Dieselstrasse 1, 72770 Reutlingen,
Germany