UHT Processing
Basis for aseptic product treatment.
The decisive
factors in the selection of the appropriate UHT process (Ultra High
Temperature) for thermal product treatment are product quality, production
safety and efficiency. As a manufacturer of UHT plants for dairy and other
liquid products, Tuchenhagen Dairy Systems and GEA process
Engineering looks back to a long time experience.
The capacity of UHT plants range from 50 – 40.000 l/h for
the treatment of low and medium viscosity products. The UHT plants also allow
for thermal and aseptic treatment of products with portions of fibres and
particles. Tuchenhagen Dairy Systems and GEA process Engineering markets three
different types of UHT plants - depending on the product to be treated, the
product quality and efficiency:
The advantages of UHT-Plants at one glance:
Production safety
All UHT-Plants guarantee bacteriological safety by selecting appropriate
heating parameters, such as
temperature and time as well as by
sterilisation of the complete UHT process plant prior to production start.
All UHT-Plants have in common effective CIP cleaning monitored via a
conductivity measuring system.
Product quality
The selected UHT
technonology ensures that the necessary product related parameters such as
temperature
range, heat holding sections and homogenisation stages are met
so that the specific UHT process achieves
optimal product quality. In this
regard, special attention is paid to specifically short heating and cooling
phases
of the product.
Efficiency
Heat recovery, low
consumption of primary energy, low product loss by short mixing phases as well
as short
and efficient CIP cycles, long production running times,low
maintenance and investment costs are the milestones
for operational and
economic efficiency of the UHT-Plant we are always striving for.
Complete pre-assembly
UHT-Plants are pre-assembled on a base frame
ready for connection. The complete pre-assembly minimises
the assembly work
on site.The modular structure of UHT-Plants facilitates later expansions or
modification
work.
GEA markets three different types of UHT Plants
- depending on the product to be treated, the product quality and efficiency:
UHT Type I
UHT Type P
UHT Type D
UHT Pilot Plant Type L