Creme preparation system

This system is used to prepare a wide variety of creme fillings for i.e. sandwiched biscuits, wafers or cakes.

The creme preparation system as shown exists of following parts:

• Jacketed scraped surface holding tank with slow rotating stirrer.
• Positive displacement pump
• TempAerator, Scraped Surface Heat Exchanger and Aeration unit
• Water tempering system
• CIP cleaning pump
• PLC control with touch screen HMI
• Skid mounted

Holding tank

Creme is stored in the holding tank at a temperature above the melting point of the fats. The stirrer executed with scrapers that run along the tank wall ensure that the product stays homogeneously mixed. Secondly because of the jacketed execution of the tank in combination with the water tempering system, the crème will be kept at the required temperature for further processing.

Pump

The positive displacement pump is mounted directly underneath the holding tank. This pump is used for accurate metering of the crème through the TempAerator and the downstream depositing equipment.

TempAerator

The TempAerator is a unique combination of a Scraped Surface Heat Exchanger (SSHE) and a continuous Aerator.

The creme pumped through the TempAerator is cooled to achieve the required consistency for Aeration and depositing. During the cooling process the crème is brought to a temperature where the hart fats are crystallizing, and built a matrix in which the oil and powder components are locked in. Direct after cooling and Crystallizing the crème can be aerated.

The Aeration head is mounted directly at the exit of the SSHE, and the crème leaving the TempAerator is ready to be deposited.

The creme will get the required temperature, consistency and density in a continuous flow in one single machine.

Water tempering system

The water tempering unit is executed with multiple circuits so that each part of the process equipment can be maintained precisely at the required temperature.The unit has easy removable panel doors which give full access to the equipment inside for easy inspection or maintenance

CIP pump

The system is executed with a high capacity centrifugal pump for easy inline cleaning without the need of dismantling the equipment. Together with the vertical design of the TempAerator all parts can be drained easily after cleaning.

The water tempering unit has a CIP modus where all process parts will be heated so that the process equipment will dry quickly , and downtime for cleaning is limited.

PLC control with touch screen HMI

The system is easy to operate from the full color touch screen operator interface.

All process parameters are grouped in a logic way, so that the screens are self explaining to the operator. There is also a possibility to store process parameters as a recipe, so that each product, or capacity can have its own set of settings. Furthermore there is a menu for maintenance and monitoring.

The PLC and HMI are also equipped with Ethernet capability so that data can be exchanged with other systems, and ensures a trouble free integration in existing systems.

Skid mounted

The complete system is built together on one single skid. On site only electrical, air and water services have to be connected the system, and it is ready to use.