Food processing equipment

Washing Area

This area is used for cleaning of utensils and equipment.

High Pressure Cleaner

Used to clean equipment and areas.

Cleaning Unit

Used to clean equipment and areas.

Used for sterilization of cans, bottles and pouches.

Milk Holding Tanks

Used to keep milk at controlled temperatures.

Pasteurizer – in Tank

Pasteurization is used to kill major spoilage bacteria.

Steam Jacketed Pot

Cooking under controlled temperature/ pressure.

Blancher

This thermal process is used to reduce microbial load, removes gasses and inactivate the enzymes before further processing.

Smokers

Used in the processing of meat; smoking meat products such as sausages, viennas, salami etc.

Cookers

Used to cook meat products.

Lye Peeler

It uses food-grade chemicals and thermal heat shock to loosen the skin on vegetables or fruit for subsequent peeling. It is primarily used in the canning process.

Baking Ovens - twin Deck (Mac bake)

Used to bake products.

Rotary Oven (Mcadams)

Used to bake products.

Ovens

Used to bake, cook and dry.

Prover

Used to increase the volume of dough in baking technology for products such as bread, scones, rolls etc.

Cheese/ Yoghurt Vat

Used to manufacture cheese and yoghurt.

Evaporator

Used to concentrate a liquid by removing moisture from the product at lower temperatures.

Exhaust Box

Used to pre-heat product before seaming.

Exhaust box

Used to pre-heat product before seaming.

Mincer (Crown)

Used to reduce the particle size of meat for the production of meat products such as sausages, Vienna sausage, burgers, salami, etc.

Mincer-Bench Model

Used to reduce the particle size of meat for the production of meat products such as sausages, Vienna sausage, burgers, salami, etc.

Mincer (Okto)

Used to reduce the particle size of meat for the production of meat products such as sausages, Vienna sausage, burgers, salami, etc.

Homogenizer (Silverson)

Used for mixing emulsions in different products.

Homogenizer

Used to reduce particles and disperse throughout a liquid.

Cheese Press

Used to remove the whey from the curd.

Oil Seed Press

Used to remove oil from seeds.

Filter Press

Used to filter liquids.

Tank Mixer

Used to mix liquids together, liquids with powders, syrups etc.

Steam-Jacketed Tank Mixer

Used to mix liquids together, liquids with powders, syrups etc.

Meat Tumbler

Used to mix meat and other ingredients into a homogeneous mixture.

Planetary Cake Mixer (Hobart)

Mixing batter.

Dough Mixer (Mcadams)

Mixing dough.

Dough Mixer (Tweedy)

Mixing dough.

Pan Coater

Used to coat products with a flavour, colour etc.

Ribbon Blender

Used for mixing spices.

Bermixer - Hand Model

Used to blend liquids and liquid solids.

Comitrol - Pulper (Urschell)

Used to pulp fruit and other plant/ animal tissue to form a slurry, paste or pulp.

Butchery Band Saw

Used to cut meat into smaller units.

OV Slicer (Urschel)

Used to slice and cut.

Vegetable Cutter

Used to cut/slice vegetables.

Bowl Cutter (Ramon)

It is used to cut meat into smaller pieces to produce meat products such as vienna sausage, sausages, salami, etc.

Bun Divider (Mcadams)

Shape dough.

Modified Atmosphere Packer (Ilpra)

MAP seals packages.

Vacuum Sealer

Used for vacuum packaging - removes all air in a package for preservation.

Pedal Heat Sealers

Used for sealing packaging.

Can Seamer (Angelus)

Used for seaming cans.

 IM Can Seamer (MB)

Used for seaming cans.

Sausage Filler

Used for filling the casing with minced meat for the production of meat products.

Liquid Filling Machine

Used to fill liquid products in packaging.

Twin Head Filler

Used to fill liquid products in packaging. 

Pastry Sheeter

Used to extrude pastry.

Pasta Extruder (Sela)

Used to extrude pasta.

Colloid Mill

Used to reduce the particle size of a solid in suspension in a liquid or reduce the droplet size of a liquid suspended in another liquid; stabilizes emulsions.

Mill – Bench Model

Used to reduce the particle size of solids.

Roller Mill (ABC Hansen - Africa)

Used to crush or grind materials to fine powders.

Small Hammer Mill (Trapp)

Used to grind or shred material to reduce particle size.

Hammer Mill (ABC Hansen - Africa)

Used to grind material to reduce particle size.

Spray Dryer

Used for producing dry powdered products such as instant coffee powder milk.

Drying oven

Used to reduce moisture/dry products.

Freeze Dryer (Virtis Genesis)

Used to dehydrate frozen under a vacuum.

Mini Brewery

Used for the fermentation process.

Carbonator

Used to add CO2 to beverages.

Still

Used to distil liquids.

Ice Machine (Scotsman)

Used for making ice.

Ice Cream Machine (Taylor)

Used for the production of ice cream.

Juicer (Zumex)

Used to extract juice from citrus and other fruit.

Meat Injector

Used to inject marinade and flavourings deep into the meat to improve taste and/or texture.

Boiler

Used to generate steam for use by other equipment e.g. heat processing.

Used for long-term storage of samples (-80 degrees C).

Freezer

Used to freeze food.

Chest Freezers x 3

Used to freeze food.

Salad Spinner

Used to spin off excess water.