Continuous sterilisation and pasteurisation with overpressure for flexible packages

Its innovative technology has earned SerialTower the support of Eco-Innovation for its clear economical and ecological superiority over all the autoclaves and continuous systems on the market.

Fruit of the Sterilis Project, the SerialTower range was funded by the European Community, as part of the Eco-Innovation initiative from the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP).
 

The highest performance, simplicity and energy savings on the market

• No more baskets to load / unload, manpower, waiting time or cold storage, your products are automatically treated and returned in a continuous flow, at the pace of your production line
• A reduction in consumption of water by 33%, steam by 23% and energy by 15% compared to an  immersion or water run-off autoclave
• The best performance and the least ground space on the market, 35% smaller than a conventional autoclave solution with equivalent capacity
• A demonstrated performance and energy savings, earning it the support of Eco-Innovation

A continuous technology dedicated to flexible and pliable packaging

• The best of the Steam and Water suction autoclave technologies of STERITECH meet in an ultra-compact vertical continuous system with overpressure, adapted to all types, shapes and sizes of flexible packaging
• Optimum heat exchanges, by means of the back pressure which guarantees the perfect preservation of the organoleptic qualities of foods and the complete integrity of flexible and pliable packaging

Management, control and total traceability

• Real time control and optimisation of all the parameters of cycles, sensors, input/output status...
• Management and total traceability of all the information, data, recipes, curves of the last 600 cycles, adjustments, interventions, intrusions, users, alerts...
• Network connection, remote management, self-maintenance and automatic download of updates by means of a open measurement and control Interface, with Ethernet, Profibus and  SQL

A faster heat treatment, more productive and economical than any existing solution

The system integrated with SerialTower ensures continuous loading of your products on trays carriers and routes them to the first airlock under pressure. With balanced pressure, our Autoload trays are automatically loaded at the bottom of the heating tank, already pressurized and at the right temperature. Because unlike a conventional autoclave, ideal conditions of temperature and pressure are maintained constantly in each tank. A very small amount of water stored in the bottom of the tank is continuously heated by steam injection, while recycling the condensates. Water and energy savings are therefore incommensurable compared with other conventional systems on the market which require heating and cooling every time.

A heating phase optimised to its smallest detail

The ramps of PowerSpray nozzles located on both sides of the tank spray the products at a pressure of 1 bar, covering the entire surface evenly throughout their ascencion in the tank. The overpressure accelerates and homogenizes the diffusion and transfer of heat, whereas multiple sensors arranged judiciously adjust this overpressure in real time to prevent any distortion of the packaging. At the top of tank, the products which have gradually reached the pasteurization or sterilization temperature are then fully treated and appear at the entrance to the second tank.

A fast and economical cooling phase

Automatically loaded into the cooling tank, the plates begin their descent by being sprayed with cold water stored in the second tank. PowerSpray ramps located throughout the height of the tank accelerate and homogenize the cooling of products throughout their descent. Reaching down, the products are perfectly cooled to the set temperatures and appear at the exit airlock where they enter automatically. Upon opening the airlock, the products are automatically unloaded onto the output conveyor and returned to your production line.

Total automation and enhanced food safety

By removing the baskets to be loaded and unloaded, the waiting time, cold storage and unnecessary handling, the Inline Overpressure technology offers a front rank food safety and considerably reduces the workforce. An integrated conveyor system enables to load and unload your products directly from your production lines, fully automatically or semi-automatically. Unlike traditional autoclaves which have horizontal tanks, our tanks are arranged vertically to save valuable floor space and significantly increase your productivity and performance.

The end of energy-intensive systems

The Inline Overpressure technology of STERITECH relies on 2 vertical tanks, one dedicated to heating and the other to cooling, connected and isolated from each other by an ingenious system of water curtain. The housing of the system sealed by the pressurized entry and exit airlocks, enables the treatment of your products under back pressure and constantly maintains the ideal conditions of temperature and pressure in each tank. Thus avoiding heating and then cooling at loading, you will achieve unprecedented savings in water and energy.