Benefits
The Tetra Pak® Volumetric Bottom Filler is a filler for premium quality moulded ice creams. It makes it possible to produce moulded ice creams with a premium feel and an even distribution of large inclusions.
Quick facts
A volumetric bottom filler for viscous filling on a moulding line
Capacity
Up to 25 products/min per lane
Applications
Moulded ice cream, sorbet, sherbet or slush ice products with or without inclusions
For premium quality moulded ice creams
- Makes it possible to produce moulded ice creams with a premium feel and an even distribution of large inclusions
- Dynamic distribution and accurate servo-controlled dosing keep giveaway to an absolute minimum
- Servo controls enable a wide range of product types and sizes
Features
Direct product feeding
Enables better product quality
This is a pressurized system, as opposed to an open hopper, which means that colder product can be fed into the dosing cylinders. A colder product means more even distribution of inclusions, which neither float nor sink. A lower temperature also means higher overrun, and higher line capacity are possible.
Enclosed system
Enhances hygiene, saves time and labour
The system is completely enclosed, and designed to enable full Cleaning in Place (CIP). Automatic cleaning is more reliable than manual cleaning, and it saves time and effort, since there is no need to dismantle and reassemble the system.
Dynamic distribution
Gives high dosing accuracy with low giveaway
The incoming ice cream is agitated while being divided into the number of lanes needed for filling. This, combined with highly accurate fill valve control ensures that exactly the right amount of ice cream is fed into each cone or cup, with a standard deviation below 1.5%.
Modular setup
Enables range of different sizes and shapes
Filling speeds, timings and dosing volumes are all servo controlled. This makes it possible to achieve any product’s volume and shape (within the range of the module) according to a pre-set recipe. Lot’s of different products can be made, without changing any mechanical parts.
Dosing valve design
Enables moulded products with large inclusions
Large openings in the dosing valve enable hard inclusions of up to 15 mm, and soft inclusions of up to 20 mm. Thanks to this innovation, inclusion size is no longer limited by the bottom filler, only by the design of the mould.
Options
Double set of dosing pistons and nozzle design
Enables several combinations of two flavours
If producing an ice cream with two flavours, a double set of dosing pistons can handle each flavour individually. This means you can have different amounts of each flavour, and combine the flavours in different ways: side by side, one inside the other, one on top of the other, or in a zebra pattern.
Ice cream Product Development Centre
At the Tetra Pak Ice Cream PDC you can experiment with the latest ice cream processing solutions in a complete production environment at semi-industrial scale.
