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Processes

How food and drinks are heated, mixed, filled and checked on a small scale.

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UHT / HTST Heat Treatment

A small test line can compare UHT and HTST heating and show how each method affects a drink or liquid food.

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Carbonation & Filling

Small batches show how the amount of carbon dioxide and the filling settings affect the fizz left in a drink.

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Direct Steam Injection

Steam can heat a liquid by entering it directly. A tube or plate heats it through a metal wall. The two methods heat the product differently.

Homogenization

Homogenization breaks droplets or particles into smaller ones. Pressure and where the unit sits in the line affect texture and separation.

Water Bath & Fermentation

A water-jacketed tank holds small batches at a controlled temperature for mixing or fermentation before later tests.

Aseptic Filling

A controlled filling area helps protect heat-treated samples from contamination as they go into their packages.

Removing Air from Drinks

Removing dissolved gas or trapped air can change how much a drink foams, how it looks and how it fills.

Cutting & Mixing

Blade speed and mixing time affect particle size and texture in thick products such as sauces, cheese and soups.

Cleaning and Sterilizing the Line

CIP cleans the equipment in place. SIP sterilizes it in place when the setup calls for it.

Sensors and Controls

The system can record temperature, pressure and flow during a test and match the readings to each sample.

Recipe Settings

The control panel can repeat the same mixing and heating sequence so batches made with different recipes are easier to compare.

How a Test Line Fits Together

A small test line can combine mixing, heating and filling in the order the recipe needs.