Overview

The tunnel pasteurizer was built in 2007 by the German manufacturer NIKO. 

Technical details 

• Capacity:
  • Cans: 15,000 (500 ml standard) - 25,000 (250 ml slim) d/h 
  • Bottles: 14,000 (500 ml longneck) - 18,000 (330 ml longneck) b/h 
• Dimensions: 16,000 x 4,800 x 2,000 mm 
• Treatment area: 14,450 x 3,200 mm = 46 m2 
• Chain: Plastic mat chain 
• Empty weight: approx. 8,000 kg 
• Operating weight: approx. 34,000 kg 
• Number of feet: 14 (2 x 7) 
• Load per foot: approx. 2,430 kg 
• Treatment zones: 9 
  • Heating zone 1 ↔ Cooling zone 3 
  • Heating zone 2 ↔ Cooling zone 2 
  • Heating zone 3 ↔ Cooling zone 1 
  • High heating zone 
  • Holding zone 
  • Cooling zone 4 
• Pumps: 10 pieces á 2.2 kW 
• Main drive: SEW (0.55 kW) 
• Inlet and outlet: SEW (0.75 kW each) 
• Can blower: 1.2 kW 
• Control system: Siemens S7 
• Connections:
  • Cooling water DN 32 
  • Compressed air 3/8" (6 bar / 1,000 l/h) 
  • Fresh water DN 50 (approx. 5 m3/h) 
  • Steam connection DN 40 (saturated steam 5 bar) 
  • Condensate connection DN 25