Pasteurizer for the food industry Schmidt® SIGMATHERM

for beerfruit juicefor dairy products

Our Schmidt SIGMATHERM Pasteurization System is the trusted choice for beverage and liquid food customers worldwide. At API Heat Transfer, we have extensive experience in pasteurization process technology and understand the importance of this operation in your facility. Our SIGMATHERM systems ensure food quality at low operating costs. Advantages of SIGMATHERM Pasteurization Systems Low thermal load on the products Long life expectancy of the plant Low heating costs Compact construction Fully automated control available Heat recovery up to 96% Process Descriptions: Pasteurization Our SIGMATHERM Pasteurization System is a high temperature short-time heating system (HTST) for the pasteurization of beverages and liquid foods such as juices, beer, milk, sauces, fruit and vegetable purees, tomato paste, jams and jellies, applesauce, liquid eggs, etc. These products are typically filled into refrigerated containers and have a limited shelf life of several days to several weeks. A product passing through an HTST is preheated in the heat recovery section. It is then brought to pasteurization temperature in the heating section and held for a prescribed time in the holding tube before the temperature is lowered in the heat recovery section. It is finally cooled to a temperature for packaging and storage. Process plants can be entirely based on the SIGMA plate heat exchanger which is capable of up to 96% heat recovery. SIGMAFLOW tubular heat exchangers and direct steam injection systems provide an alternative design for viscous, pasty, pulpy and particulate liquid foods.