Impingement freezer for rapid flat product freezing
Optimize freezing efficiency and product quality with advanced impingement technology that ensures rapid surface freezing, minimizing dehydration loss and preserving texture in flat products like hamburger patties and pizza bases.
The GEA HVF-series Impingement Freezer utilizes advanced air-jet technology to achieve rapid freezing of flat food products like hamburger patties and fish fillets. This impingement process involves directing high-velocity air-jets at the product surfaces, which effectively breaks the static boundary layer, resulting in faster freezing and reduced dehydration. Capable of continuous, high-speed operation, the HVF-series is ideal for food manufacturers targeting efficient crust and quick freezing.
With throughput designed to handle large volumes, this freezer ensures optimal processing while minimizing cellular damage and extending shelf life. The modular design allows for flexible integration into existing production lines, enabling easy expansion with additional modules for increased capacity. The GEA HVF is constructed with a fully stainless steel-welded enclosure, offering superior hygiene with easy access for cleaning, complying with stringent food safety standards.
Equipped with the Reduced Volume System (RVS) option, it enhances refrigerant distribution in evaporators, resulting in lower energy consumption and greater efficiency. Whether used in food, beverage, dairy, or general food processing industries, the GEA HVF-series Freezer offers reliable performance with customizable options to meet specific customer requirements.
Benefits
- Achieves rapid freezing with minimal dehydration, ensuring superior product quality and yield.
- Lowers energy costs through efficient air-jet technology and advanced refrigerant management.
- Enhances operational flexibility with modular design, allowing easy capacity expansion and integration.
- Promotes food safety with a hygienic, stainless steel-welded construction for easy cleaning.
- Reduces maintenance downtime with independently operating dual belts and accessible design.
- Applications
- Food,Hamburger patties,Flat products,Crust freezing
- End products
- Chicken breasts,Pancakes,Vegetable patties,Flatbread,Fish fillets,Pizza bases
- Steps before
- Preparation of flat products,Product spacing,Initial cooling
- Steps after
- Packing,Storage,Distribution
- Input ingredients
- hamburger patties,flat products
- Output ingredients
- quick frozen flat products,improved yield products,enhanced shelf life food
- Freezing method
- Impingement freezing
- Air speed
- High-velocity air-jets
- Belt configuration
- Dual parallel belt
- Modular design
- Expandable with additional modules
- Energy consumption
- Lower energy consumption with RVS
- Temperature control
- Rapid surface freezing
- Material
- Stainless steel-welded enclosure
- Dehydration loss
- Minimized
- Pre-assembly
- Factory pre-assembled modules
- Cleaning
- Easy,effective cleaning
- Belt speed
- Adjustable,independent operation
- Freezing capacity
- Flat product quick freezing
- Air-jet technology
- High-velocity impingement
- Freezing method
- Impingement freezing
- Automation level
- PLC / SCADA
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Inline Continuous
- Cleaning method
- Hygienic design for easy cleaning
- Energy efficiency
- Low energy consumption
- Changeover time
- Modular design for quick setup
- Cleanability
- High,due to stainless steel construction
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- High,stainless steel-welded enclosure
- Biological compatibility
- High,suitable for food processing
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Footprint
- Modular design
- Belt Configuration
- Two parallel belts
- Enclosure Type
- Fully welded
- Access
- Ample access for cleaning
- Discharge method
- Conveyor belt
- Modular design
- Standard length modules,additional modules for capacity increase
- Belt configuration
- Two parallel,independently operating belts
- Control panel type
- Advanced controls available for adjustable belt speed and two-direction conveying
- Refrigerant system
- Reduced Volume System (RVS) for improved refrigerant distribution
- Cleaning accessibility
- Stainless steel-welded enclosure for easy cleaning
- Market info
- GEA is known for its expertise in engineering innovative and sustainable equipment and solutions, focusing on sectors such as food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and energy, with a reputation for quality, efficiency, and advanced technological applications in industrial processing.