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GEA TDS heat treatment concept for viscous food
Flexibility, efficiency and quality for your fine foods process
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GEA Process Engineering

Continuous heat treatment in fine foods production …
Food products require a
sufficient shelf life – and this
should be obtained with
little loss in quality and in
an economical way. To
achieve this goal, the product
is subjected to thermal
treatment.
As a continuous solution for the
heat treatment of fine food products
GEA TDS offers exactly the right
pasteuriser for viscous food. It is based
on a flexible system of tubular heat
exchanger modules and is suitable for
a broad spectrum of finished premixed
products of different viscosities;
products containing pieces and/or
fibres can also be processed.
The GEA TDS heater unit thus offers
a recommendable thermal treatment
solution for demanding fine food
products such as premium ketchup,
mayonnaise, seasonings and dips.
Your economical advantage: the
flexible combination of modules of
high economical and ecological
efficiency gives you the highest leeway
for production planning and marketing
with minimum expenditure of time
and cost for energy, operation control
and maintenance.
The heat treatment line can be
combined with the following units:
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Homogeniser from GEA Niro Soavi
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Deaeration unit from GEA TDS
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Mixing tanks
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Powder mixing unit
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Liquid and powder treatment
for large-volume, automated and
continuous production

tailored to your requirements
More than 150 years of
experience in engineering for
the dairy, food and fruit juice
industries make GEA TDS
leading in process technology.
We put our focus on all
relevant parameters: on
reliable quality management,
cost and energy efficiency as
well as safe processes.
Quality management
Our company uses high-quality
equipment, mainly GEA components
and machines. This results in high
reliability of our plants and units, best
performance, long life-span and low
maintenance – attractive facts for
our customers’ profit.
The heat treatment units are designed,
manufactured and pretested in
Germany before they will be shipped
to your premises, where your operators
will be trained by our commissioning
engineers directly and on-the-job.
Keeping our high standard in food
processing, we fulfill all EU regulations
for heat-exchanger systems including
CE-approval. EHEDG certified
equipment is used wherever possible.
Using best practice hygienic design
principles, we are meeting your strict
hygienic requirements.
And in case you have a problem with
your plant we will help you the next
minute by accessing the software
directly via teleservice from our
office! Most problems can be solved
immediately this way.
Cost efficiency
By using tried and tested GEA
components we achieve the highest
degree of flexibility, hygienic design
and functionality.
Economic management of resources
and raw materials is also considered.
You can expect a maximum of product
processing efficiency by GEA TDS
design. Our customers can benefit
from individual solutions to minimise
product losses and utility use just as
the amount of effluents.
The core component – the tubularheat
exchanger – is designed by our
GEA TDS heat exchanger experts,
and they will find the optimum
process solution for every demand!
Safe processing
Meeting our customers’ exact
requirements means to support high
and repeatable product quality:
GEA TDS engineering delivers the
solution for product and environmental
safety.
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Modular components for heating and cooling …
The GEA TDS heat treatment
unit is supplied as a preassembled
unit. It is made up
from the following standard
modules – individually and
closely tailored to your
objectives.
Heater module
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for the continuous and gentle
heating of products at a repeatable
high performance level.
Cooling module
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for the continuous, fast recooling
of gently treated ingredients and
natural colours.
Ice water
Cooling module
Ice water
Option: indirect circuit
Water
CIS
Option
Product/
CIP return
Buffer tank
Option: with agitator
Option
CIS
TIC
Option
Option: Heat recovery module
Product/
CIP supply
600 L
TIR
PIR
Option
TIR
TIR
PIR
Option
CIS
Option
PIR
Option
Water

using recovered energy
Heat recovery module
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for increasing efficiency thanks to
regenerative heat transfer.
The heat recovery module can be used
for products of medium viscosity and
can be flexibly connected/disconnected
in accordance with the product
running through the line.
The final destination in the process
line can, for instance, be an ultra-clean
tank or a filling machine with buffer
tank.
The ingredients must have been
adequately stabilised and emulsified
before they can be fed to the heater
unit for thermal treatment.
Examples of our standard lines
1. Single module for heating
2. Single module for cooling
3. Combination of heater and cooling
module for continuous treatment
processes for products of medium to
high viscosity such as
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thick sauces
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dips
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mayonnaise
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seasonings
in the performance ranges for 1,000
and 3,000 kg/h
4. Combination of heater and cooling
module with heat recovery module for
products of low to medium viscosity
such as
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premium ketchup
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dressing
with the option to increase the output
from 1,000 to 2,000 kg/h and from
3,000 to 6,000 kg/h at the same energy
consumption level.
Other options can be selected at the
customer‘s request or in accordance
with product and process requirements
and can be integrated into the plant
by us.
Homogeniser
PIC
Booster pump
PIC
TIC
TIR
TIC
CIS
Option
Option:
Additional holding tube
Steam
Heating module
Condensate
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VARITUBE ® tubular heat exchanger …
The product is heated / cooled
in the thermal treatment unit
indirectly by heat transfer
from water in a counter flow.
Each and every detail has
been perfected with regard to
high efficiency.
The VARITUBE ® tubular heat
exchanger is a straight-tube heat
exchanger with one or more inner
tubes situated in a shell. The inner
tubes have a profile for improved
heat transfer.
As VARITUBE ® tubular heat
exchangers have an optimised ratio
of heat exchanger surface to product
volume, they increase thermal
efficiency, thus enabling maximum
product quality and high heat
recovery, i.e. low steam and cooling
water consumption.
The high pressure and temperature
resistance of the VARITUBE ® heat
exchangers, in conjunction with the
pump technology used, provide high
flexibility with regard to product
viscosity.
The modular design allows for easy
maintenance and easy extensions or
future modifications. The tubular
heat exchangers are EHEDG certified,
have robust and reliable seals with
universal product resistance. Straight
and smooth product flow paths allow
for cost-effective and easy inspection.

sound concept, customised implementation
Materials used
The entire system is made of highquality
corrosion-resistant materials,
with special attention being paid to
select and choose suitable materials
for the high-temperature range.
Pre-assembly
The designed unit is pre-assembled
mechanically, electrically and pneumatically
and tested in our workshop
prior to delivery. This facilitates installation
and commissioning on site.
Automation
The pre-assembled pasteuriser unit is
equipped with a local switch cabinet
which contains the PLC control
system and the starter relays for the
motors. A 12" touch control panel and
a paperless data logger with memory
card are integrated in the front door.
The control system is equipped with
an adapter for tele service.
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GEA Process Engineering
GEA TDS GmbH
Voss-Strasse 11/13, 31157 Sarstedt, Germany
Phone +49 5066 990-0, Fax +49 5066 990-163
Am Industriepark 2–10, 21514 Büchen, Germany
Phone +49 4155 49-2200, Fax +49 4155 49-2724
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Phone +49 2561 8602-0, Fax +49 2561 8602-130
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