Allpax Gentle Motion Retorts Installed for the First Time in a Food Processing Plant in Europe
Nov 21, 2013
COVINGTON, La. — Allpax Products, powered by ProMach, said today that for the first time Gentle Motion reciprocating retorts have been installed in a food plant in Europe. The retorts are being used on shelf-stable soup products packed in flexible containers. The reciprocating agitation process reduces processing time on average from 5 to 40 percent and consequently increases plant capacity. Reduced cook time also improves a shelf-stable product’s taste, texture, and appearance.
Gentle Motion agitation is a high capacity retort process designed for pouches and bowls that are oriented horizontally in a retort rather than vertically as are cans, bottles, and jars. The back-and-forth reciprocating motion of the retort baskets in a Gentle Motion retort produce waves of heat flowing longitudinally through the package. This process is ideal for soups and sauces that have low-to-moderate viscosity and moderate-to-high liquid and particulate content. Each Gentle Motion retort can have up to six full-sized baskets and can be loaded and unloaded via an automated system.
“Flexible packaging is steadily growing in Western and Eastern Europe and Russia,” said Greg Jacob, vice president and general manager, Allpax. “We believe that this new Gentle Motion line will be an important demonstration for the European food industry on how flexible packaging combined with horizontal agitation sterilization can produce significant quality and capacity improvements.”
Recently, Allpax researched the impact of Gentle Motion agitation on 15 foods packaged in various microwaveable pouches and bowls. This research documented reductions in processing time, capacity increases compared to static retort processing, and the overall subjective improvements to quality, including taste, texture, and appearance. In those tests, sterilization time reduced from 14 to 59 percent over static retorts. Food quality across the board improved.
For the results of these tests and information on the new Gentle Motion line in Europe, contact Adam Reichert at 1-985-893-9277. For information on Allpax Gentle Motion, Shaka®, and other innovative retorts, software, retort room automation, and aftermarket products and services, call 1-985-893-9277 and visit www.Allpax.com.
About Allpax
Supporting the highest levels of product safety and regulatory compliance, Allpax manufactures processing and sterilization solutions for the food, beverage, pet food, pharmaceutical, and nutraceutical industries, including autoclaves, retort room components, fully automated retort rooms, and product handling equipment that supports retort room automation. Allpax is a product brand of ProMach, a global leader in packaging line solutions. As part of the ProMach Product Handling business line, Allpax helps our packaging customers protect and grow the reputation and trust of their consumers. ProMach is performance, and the proof is in every package. Learn more about Allpax at www.Allpax.com and more about ProMach at ProMachBuilt.com.
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