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                                                                                                                            Alfa Laval in brief
                                                                                                                            Alfa Laval is a leading global provider of
                                                                                                                            specialized products and engineered
                                                                                                                            solutions. Our equipment, systems and
                                                                                                                            services are dedicated to helping
                                                                                                                            customers to optimize the performance
                                                                                                                            of their processes. Time and 
                                                                                                                            time again.
                                                                                                                              We help our customers to heat,
                                                                                                                            cool, separate and transport products
                                                                                                                            such as oil, water, chemicals,
                                                                                                                            beverages, foodstuffs, starch and
                                                                                                                            pharmaceuticals.
                                                                                                                              Our worldwide organization works
               Fruit juices are now extracted from fruits of virtually all kinds,                                           closely with customers in almost 100                                                                           Liquid logistics
               for sale on the international market.                                                                        countries to help them stay ahead.
                                                                                                                            How to contact Alfa Laval
                                                                                                                            Up-to-date Alfa Laval contact details for                                                                      Alfa Laval Foodec decanter centrifuges for fruit juice processing
                                                                                                                            all countries are always available on our
               This means dealing with many different raw material                                                          website at www.alfalaval.com
               specifications from many different sources. You also have to
               observe stringent hygiene standards so that consumers can 
               rely on the quality and shelf life of these juices.
               Foodec decanter centrifuges have the versatility and hygiene
               focus to enable you to achieve all this – with maximum efficiency.
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                      One for all
                      Fruits are the most directly accessible      The process                                   The Foodec benefits for fruit juice                                    Fruit juice processing flow chart                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Benefit from Foodec decanter
                      foods available to mankind, and are          Producers use a wide variety of               processing include                                                     Cloudy apple juice (primary juice) and concentrate (secondary juice)                                                                                                                                                                                      centrifuges in your fruit juice
                      therefore not surprisingly one of the        techniques for processing different fruits    ● better control, which means greater                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            processing
                      major sources of vitamins and nutrition      into the almost innumerable varieties of        versatility, process efficiency and                                                                                                                                       Aroma recovery                                                                                                                                       The unique design of the Alfa Laval
                      in the human diet.                           juice now available.                            increased profit                                                                            Refiner                             First-stage extraction                               Buffer                                                                                                                                    Foodec range enables you to virtually
                                                                                                                                                                                                Apples                                             Foodec decanter centrifuge                           tank
                                                                                                                 ● advanced sealing features that cut                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             eliminate problems with oxygen pick-
                      However, fruit in its natural form has       However, the same basic techniques              down on oxidation                                                                                                     Enzyme                           Water  Enzyme                                                                                                                                                           up and foaming, as well as maintaining
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         treatment                               treatment
                      two unfortunate drawbacks. It is both        are used in making juice from all the         ● unparalleled hygiene standards that                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            high levels of hygiene and drastically
                      perishable and easily damaged, and           more common groups of fruit – citrus            mean better product value                                                                                                      Water                                                                                                                                                                                           reducing processing time.
                      thus normally requires a complex,            fruit, berries and apples/pears. These        ● better solids transportation that                                     Chopper              Wooden
                      expensive logistics chain.                   are therefore normally processed using          boosts solids handling capacity by                                                          pulp                                                                                                                                    clarifying the juice, the producer can        Dealing with oxygen pick-up and              Other important features include
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     (pump)
                                                                   the same equipment. Juice extraction            up to 25%.                                                                                                                          (pump)                                                    Downstream                            control the colour, taste and overall         foaming                                      ● the new Alfa Laval Decanter Core 
                      The commercial opportunities multiply        is always the heart of this process,                                                                                                                                            First-stage extraction                                        processing                            quality of the end product.                   Oxygen has a crucial effect on the             Controller (DCC), which provides 
                      greatly, however, if the fruit can be        and separation equipment plays a                                                                                             (pump)                               (pump)        Foodec decanter centrifuge (pump)                                                                                                                 colour, taste and overall characteristics      unprecedented control of all the 
                      processed into juice – the next best         major part.                                   Producers therefore need their facilities                                                      Mash heating         (pump)                                      Second-stage extraction                                               Foodec decanter centrifuges also              of the fruit juice. The operating              Foodec functions, enabling you to 
                      thing to fresh fruit. Juice can then be                                                    to be versatile and flexible, so that they                                                                                                                      Foodec decanter centrifuge                                            ensure the correct cake dryness and a         environment therefore needs to be              work with a wide range of processing
                      packaged in aseptic, easily trans-           The general process of fruit juice            can use the same equipment for                                                                                                   Water                                                                                                suitable level of solids content in the       carefully controlled and monitored at          settings with no need for mechanical 
                      portable containers that are less            making is simple. The fruit are picked,       different types of fruit at different times.                                                                                                                                                                                          juice. Dry cake with the correct              all times.                                     adjustments or set-up changes
                      susceptible to damage and have a             washed and then sized by milling,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   consistency and juice with the desired                                                     ● advanced sealing features that limit 
                      relatively long storage life.                crushing or cutting. The juice is then                                                                                                                                              (pump)                       Pomace                                                             clarity make the downstream                   This is why Alfa Laval Foodec decanter         any possible intake of air, and thus 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    handling
                                                                   extracted using either a juice extractor                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            processing of both the juice and solid        centrifuges are designed with a special        greatly cut down on oxidation
                      Efficient juice extraction therefore         or separation equipment. If necessary,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              waste easier and more cost-effective.         seal system that limits oxygen pick-up       ● special sanitary design that enables 
                      opens up new market niches and profit        the must is then clarified.                                                                                          Pineapple and citrus juice                                                                                                                                                                                   during centrifugation, and thus helps          you to match stringent FDA, 3A and 
                      opportunities for companies interested                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Control and versatility                       ensure the required quality.                   USDA standards. The Foodec design
                      in tailoring their fruit products to the     For all fruit juice producers, maximum                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Alfa Laval Foodec decanter centrifuges                                                       also focuses on ease of cleaning
                      changing patterns of modern                  yield at minimum cost is crucial. They                                                                                                                                                           Buffer                                                                             are highly efficient separation units that                                                 ● better solids transportation that 
                      consumer demands.                            also have to deal with the varying                                                                                                                                                               tank    (optional step)                                                            can be controlled with great accuracy.                                                       enables you to boost solids handling 
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Juice extractor
                                                                   availability, quality and characteristics of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        This makes it possible for the same                                                          capacity by up to 25% compared 
                                                                   different types of fruit – most of which                                                                               Pineapple or                                   Foodec decanter centrifuge                      Clarified juice for                                           machine configuration to handle                                                              with all other designs currently 
                                                                                                                                                                                          citrus fruit                                                                                   further processing
                                                                   are seasonal products.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              different kinds of fruit mash. This                                                          available – at no additional cost.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             (pump)                                                                                                                    versatility reduces installation costs 
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Solids handling                                                    Solids handling                                                       and boosts the flexibility of the plant.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Solids handling
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Furthermore, in processing lines where
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       second-stage extraction is necessary,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       such as with apples, one Foodec
                                                                                                                                                                                         Alfa Laval in fruit juice processing         extremely versatile and flexible, as well    the solid material in the mash amounts                              decanter centrifuge can handle both
                                                                                                                                                                                         Fruit juice making is a seasonal activity    as efficient, reliable and suitable for      to 30–50%. This means that decisions                                duties with ease.
                                                                                                                                                                                         with only a limited production time          continuous processing. Alfa Laval            about the most suitable equipment
                                                                                                                                                                                         every year for each type of fruit, and       Foodec decanter centrifuges meet             focus on solids handling ability.
                                                                                                                                                                                         with the juice content varying               these requirements in full.
                                                                                                                                                                                         according to the weather and soil                                                         Alfa Laval Foodec decanter centrifuges
                                                                                                                                                                                         conditions.                                  Juice extraction                             are specially designed to handle high
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      The final yield of any fruit juice process   levels of solids content during the
                                                                                                                                                                                         The equipment used for the juice             depends on the efficiency of the             separation process. By removing the
                                                                                                                                                                                         extraction process must therefore be         extraction equipment used. In general,       solid matter and pulp, and then
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