The term food processing refers to the procedure of converting raw ingredients into food or food into various forms and preparing through special temperature conditions; ambient cooling, chilling, pasteurizing or blast freezing; for final storage or packaging. For large scale food manufacturers these systems must be part of a continuous production line that includes slicers, mixers, ovens, depanners, proofers, chillers, freezers and various packaging systems for final storage or delivery. In addition, manufacturers must ensure that they are yielding high efficiency across the production line from throughput to energy consumption with the individual systems.
With strict government oversight from country to country and in the US recent legislation under the Food Safety Modernization Act, food manufacturers have been under greater scrutiny to ensure their improvements in processing and raw materials meet strict hygiene and overall plant sanitization. System Integrators and Manufacturers are producing systems with high level automation and controls, clean design methods and ease of access for on-going maintenance. In addition, the specialized production lines have resulted in customized conveyors, vertical processing techniques and spiral conveyors of single space saving design to maximize floor space. The materials from belt to bolt are of the highest food grade material and are meeting the stringent specifications that food manufacturers and government legislation are requiring.
As the processing requirements have been changing and more and more food in both the developing and developed world is moving to ease of convenience for final preparation and consumption, large scale food processors have been challenged with hygienic preparation, freezing techniques and storage. Food System Manufacturers are stepping up in automation, reduction in the cost of operation over the life of the system and ensuring system designs meet the ongoing demands of keeping the plant hygienic and sanitized. With Belt Washers, Specialized Power Washing Systems and various other improvements in Freezing Systems and Enclosures, food manufacturers are innovating their food processing production lines to yield high quality product at high levels of output.
Food Processing Equipments by IJWhite Systems 