4 important devices in the food industry

Food industry is one of the biggest and most effective industries of any country. In the past, people prepared most of the food they needed by themselves, and packaged food was not available like today. Gradually, with the industrialization of societies and the employment of a large number of people, especially women, food took a new form and many machines appeared. Currently, a variety of food industry machines are used in the production line, each of which has a special application. Many machines are used in the food industry, and in this article we are going to introduce you to the types of food industry machines.

Food manufacturers have methods to reduce the risk of foodborne diseases, one of which is blanching. Blanching is a safe and effective way to kill potentially dangerous germs and bacteria.

Blanching, in a nutshell, is the process of cooking food in boiling water for a short period of time before plunging it into freezing water.
When food is placed in boiling water, it naturally kills 99.9% of bacteria and germs. As a result, it greatly reduces the possibility of food-borne diseases. It's the same principle as boiling pasta or home-cooked meals in your kitchen, except it's not frozen afterwards. The purpose of freezing cooked foods is to preserve them and stop the cooking process. According to the above, the blanching process by the blanch machine, which is one of the most important food machines, is for pasteurizing vegetables and fruits. In this process, the natural enzymes in the materials are destroyed.

In many cases, to produce the desired food, it is necessary to crush the raw material. This device has different designs and functions based on the type of food. Slider machines are capable of slicing fruits and vegetables such as lettuce, celery, carrot, onion, eggplant, potato, cauliflower, etc., as well as meat.

The main difference between the types of slicer machines is their motor power.

The 250 kg slicer machine, which has the lowest capacity, has a single belt, and the higher capacity slicer machines have two belts. It should be noted that the type of placement of food in these devices is important and if this work is not done carefully, slicing will not be done well. Among the slider devices, we can mention the RG350 slider device, which is suitable for use in home workshops (and even at home).

One of the other ways to kill germs in food is to use a pass-through autoclave. As food passes through this device, they are sterilized and disinfected using saturated steam pressure!

In this method, containers filled and sealed with food are placed in the autoclave. Being in an autoclave increases the temperature of the food inside the containers to 121 degrees in a period of 50 to 70 minutes and the sterilization process takes place. In this method, the texture of food is not damaged.

Among other types of food industry machinery, the food grinder, as its name suggests, is used to grind food and is able to grind all kinds of food such as lentils, peas, grains such as wheat and Barley and various spices such as pepper and turmeric are used.

There are two types of grinding machines: hammer mill and vane mill.

The hammer mill machine is used to grind hard materials. This machine can grind food in different sizes. The hammer mill machine consists of rows of hammers that crush or pulverize solid materials with successive blows by these small hammers. The hammer mill machine is widely used in food industry centers. In each hammer mill machine, the number of rows of hammers in the machine affects the capacity of the machine.

Blade mill is used to grind fatty materials such as pistachios, walnuts, etc. In these mills, the materials are first cut and turned into powder. Blade mills produce a lot of wind due to the mechanism of the device, which cools the material during grinding. Among the types of these mills, we can mention TS-2400, TS-2200, TS-2500 and TS-4800 gear mill.