Chilling and Freezing Tunnels
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CHILLING & FREEZING FRESH PRODUCE I vnil v engineering for the future Chilling and Freezing TunnelsChilling and freezing tunnels are an innovation that was pioneered by Milmeq in the 1970s. Today we supply market-leading automatic tunnels to the meat, poultry, dairy and seafood industries. MILMEQ® Chilling and Freezing Tunnels employ an air blast based system that provides uniform conditioning to either chill or freeze product. Typical cycle times range from 2 to 48 hours. The integrated controls and automation designed for each system application allows for operator changes to the retention time set. The controls also deliver complete tracking of all product within the system which aids in the management of further processes post chilling or freezing such as palletising and distribution BENEFITS Advantages delivered by chilling and freezing tunnels include: ^ Fast chill or freeze improves shelf life and product quality ^ Fully automated operation ^ Suitable for multiple product types and carton sizes ^ Interfacing conveyor systems for automated loading and unloading ^ Eliminating manual handling preserves product quality and reduces incidence of injury APPLICATIONS Chilling and freezing tunnels are suitable for operations with: > Medium to high volume throughput > Uniformity or variance of carton size > Products requiring the same or different chill or freeze times SRTTUNNEL The MILMEQ® Single Retention Time (SRT) Tunnel is designed to accommodate varying product types and carton sizes that all require the same chill or freeze time. The SRT tunnel can be designed to either chill or freeze product. The SRT tunnel is a first in, first out system; all cartons complete a full rotation within the system. The carton in feed and out feed conveyors are therefore positioned at one end. These interfacing materials handling systems can feature multiple levels to decrease the load and unload times. The SRT tunnel is suited to high throughput of products within food processing operations that require the same conditioning.

MRTTUNNEL The MILMEQ® Multiple Retention Time (MRT) Tunnel is designed to accommodate varying product types and carton sizes that require different chill or freeze times. It is a completely automatic air blast based system that provides flexibility to apply different cooling regimes for different groups of product. Shelves within the system are allocated different retention times and the interfacing conveyors pre-sort and accumulate product types allowing transfer onto a designated shelf depending on the product retention time. MRT tunnels are used for chilling or freezing and under some...