Baby/infant food processing lines
To meet consumer demands
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Cereal-based baby food
A fully gelatinized product
A determining factor in the quality of baby
Drum drying technology
Each production line is specially engi-
food is the production line, which starts
The drum drying technology not only meets
neered, designed, installed, and commis-
with proper mixing of the ingredients and
high consumer demands, but also offers
sioned. The process starts with intake hop-
is followed by pre-cooking of the slurry
many advantages for manufacturers. The
pers, bulk bag (FIBC) unloading stations,
and concluded with the drying process.
wet product is dried to the required final
silos, or a combination thereof, where the
For more than a century, instant cereal-
moisture content in one single process
ingredients for the baby food are stored.
based baby food has been manufactured
step, without the need for any additional
Based on the formula, a combination of
in process lines incorporating drum dry-
equipment. Due to the intensive, high-tem-
ingredients in the required composition
ing technology. The drum dryer gives its
perature treatment the product undergoes
is weighed in a weighing hopper and the
products a distinctive taste and excellent
during the drying process on a drum dryer,
ingredients are then fed into a turbo mixer.
“porridge-forming” characteristics: very
the product is actually pasteurized while
good solubility, swelling behavior, and wa-
being dried.
ter absorption. Furthermore, the drum dry-
Key features
Constant quality
ing technology guarantees that the product
The drum drying technology is incorporated
is fully gelatinized. This ensures that the
into processing lines that also include slurry
Fully gelatinized product
product derived from the drum dryer can be
preparation, a mill-sifter section, a section
digested easily by babies and infants. No
for dry mixing with other ingredients, such
Unique taste
other drying process gives cereal-based
as dried milk and fruit powders, and blend-
Energy-efficient
baby food this unique mix of qualities and
ing additives, such as vitamins and miner-
organoleptic properties.
als, and a storage section with silos.
Reliable
The ANDRITZ Gouda drum dryer
To meet hygienic standards
Baby food drum drying process
Single drum dryer
Turbo mixer
Enzymatic treatment
as flushing after each batch. The CIP and
The turbo mixer is filled with the right amount
To sweeten the final product without the ad-
flush systems can be fully automated, and
of water and the ingredients are added to
dition of sugar, liquefy it, or a combination
their design guarantees minimum water
the mixing tank, which is the starting point
of both, ANDRITZ Gouda offers a process
consumption. Besides the CIP and flush
for preparation of the slurry. The final result
line design for enzymatic treatment of the
features of ANDRITZ Gouda’s processing
of the mixing process depends on several
slurry. Based on modern enzyme technol-
lines, the units can also be disassembled
design aspects of the turbo mixer.
ogy, the starches are broken down into
easily for cleaning and inspection.
Pre-cooking
sugars in an enzymatic treatment tank. As
the viscosity of the slurry can be reduced
From the batch-based mixing process, the
during the hydrolyzation process, slurries
slurry is transferred to holding tanks, which
with higher dry solids can be processed.
also have a stirring unit. The holding tanks
form the transition from the batch-based
CIP and flushing system
process to the continuous pre-cooking
A Cleaning in Place (CIP) or flushing sys-
and drum drying process. For pre-heating,
tem can be installed as an integrated part
ANDRITZ Gouda offers either a direct or
of ANDRITZ Gouda’s production lines for
an indirect solution: a direct heater, the Jet
baby food. These systems meet all hygiene
Cooker, or an indirect, scraped-surface
standards for baby food production and
heat exchanger. The slurry is generally
avoid product degradation and contami-
pre-heated in order to pasteurize or sterilize
nation by residual product from a previous
the slurry and obtain a low bacterial count.
batch during the process. The systems of-
Moreover, it is used to obtain optimum pre-
fer a fast and simple solution for cleaning
gelatinization.
in place after each production run, as well
ANDRITZ Gouda
ANDRITZ Gouda has been implementing
complete process solutions for the environmental, chemical, and food industries
for over 100 years. As a machine manufacturer as well as process solutions expert,
ANDRITZ Gouda is able to handle all of the
stages involved in designing and building
plants, including engineering, service, installation, and commissioning.
ANDRITZ Gouda, as part of the international ANDRITZ GROUP, has several pilot
plants available to test new materials, generate design data, and provide representative product samples. The proven calculation model for scaling up to industrial size
ensures successful application in full-scale
processing.
NETHERLANDS
ANDRITZ Gouda
Phone: +31 (182) 623 723
Fax: +31 (182) 619 217
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AUSTRIA
ANDRITZ AG
Phone: +43 (316) 6902 2318
Fax: +43 (316) 6902 92318
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