Ice cream production line

continuousPLC-controlledwith mixer

Product overview
Industrial ice cream production lines process drinking water, milk, milk powder, cream or vegetable fat, sugar and approved food additives into frozen desserts. Typical operations include mixing, pasteurizing, homogenizing, aging, freezing and hardening to obtain stable texture and shelf life.

Types

• Milk-cream ice cream
• Yogurt-based ice cream
• Fruit and vegetable-based ice cream

Industrial process
In industrial production the blended ice-cream mix is dosed and injected into molds or continuous freezers. Rapid freezing is commonly achieved by immersion in or contact with an ice–salt mixture or by mechanical cryogenic/freezing tunnels to ensure quick heat removal and minimal ice crystal growth.

Key equipment / Features

• High-efficiency mixers and dissolving systems for milk powder, sugar and stabilizers
• Fully automatic pasteurizer and homogenizer configurable for varying viscosities and formulations

Technical specifications

• Raw materials: drinking water, milk, milk powder, cream or vegetable fat, sugar, approved food additives
• Main processing stages: mixing; pasteurizing; homogenizing; aging; freezing; hardening
• Product formats: molded bars, tubs, stick-cones, bulk frozen mix
• Freezing methods: mold injection with ice–salt mix or continuous freezing tunnels (mechanical or cryogenic)
• Auxiliary systems: dosing and metering, CIP cleaning, refrigeration units, control panels for recipe and temperature management