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WELCOME

GENERAL PRESENTATION

COMPANY PROCESS MAIN ADVANTAGES

COMPANY

 Hydrolock was created in 2005 from ACB’s food technology department  Specialized in design and manufacturing of continuous retorting systems  More than 40 years experiences with major food companies  Over 100 machines installed in 16 countries over the world 1895 1976 2000 2005

Creation of ACB ALSTOM group purchased ACB ACB is independent Creation of ACB-HYDROLOCK within ACB 1st HYDROLOCK

1970 2013

CORO group purchases HYDROLOCK

PROCESS

Seaming Filling Automatic loading Rotary Sterilizing Cooking Cooling Automatic unloading Labelling & Packing Vegetables Ready meals Soups Milk Pharma.

Automatic loading & unloading system Preheating module (optional) Vessel for sterilisation & cooling under pressure Cooling module Atmospheric pressure Inlet

Advantages:  Evolution of the machine to fit new packaging OR energy saving request  Easy move of the complete machine from one factory to another

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Principle loading / unloading

100 % automatic system Up to 6 tubes can simultaneously be loaded/unloaded  Max Throughput : 1200 BPM (¼ US)  Adapted loading/unloading speed to not damage products’ packages.

Non continuous working area Compensation system Extraction cylinders Continuous working area To/from sterilization vessel

Illustrations of the loading / unloading

• Ex. loading and unloading of cans
• Ex. loading and unloading of glass

Hydrolock - phases description .

Loading

Products are loaded in dedicated container “tube”

Pre heating

Products are preheated by hot water sprinkling, water’s temperature can reach 98°C

Sterilizaton

Sterilization by water steam or air + water steam mixture . Maximum allowable temperature is 143°C at 3 bars pressure. Cooling Products are cooled totally immerged in cooling water at sterilization pressure. Cooling water’s temperature is regulated. Atmospheric cooling Products are cooled at atmospheric pressure when partially immerged in 2 vats where temperature is regulated Unloading Products are automatically unloaded on a conveyor.

Pressure and temperature inside the product (green) are following closely the ambiance (red)

Path of the product through the different process phases of the HYDROLOCK Each phase is a stable ambiance Pressure and temperature parameters are controlled and set for each phase.

Handling principle with rotation

The rotation of the carriers leads the products in rotation Products are in constant rotation during all the process System : tubes / chain in stainless steel Principle : Products are loaded inside tube carriers, free

• f rotation. The carriers are pulled by a chain

which make them rotate as well as products Advantages:  The product is maintained inside the tube  no blocking of the process  The product is always in rotation  optimization of the heat transfer  The product is fully surrounded with steam  homogenous heat distribution  Flexibility on packaging types, sizes and shapes

MAIN ADVANTAGES

MAIN ADVANTAGES

 COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS  LARGE THROUGHPUTS  TOP PRODUCT QUALITY & FOOD SAFETY  HIGH PACKAGING FLEXIBILITY & MACHINE VERSATILITY  EASY AND RELIABLE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE  EASY INSTALLATION AND FLOOR SAVINGS  HIGH ENERGY AND COST SAVING

LARGE THROUGHPUTS WITH SIMPLE PRODUCTION FLOW

 Continuous process: no lag time  Continuous inlet / outlet of product on mass conveyors  Fully automated loading and unloading  No trolley storage, and no trolley moving in the plant  No risk of mixing sterilized / non sterilized products

TOP PRODUCT QUALITY & CONTROLLED FOOD SAFETY

 CONSTANT PRODUCT ROTATION  SHORTER STERILIZATION TIME: better product quality, no

• ver cooking or burning

 HOMOGENITY OF TREATMENT  REPEATABILITY, RELIABILITY & SAFETY OF PRODUCT QUALITY

NO « Slave » or « Master Product »

Ambiance Stable & homogenous

TOP PRODUCT QUALITY & CONTROLLED FOOD SAFETY

« Master Product » « Slave Product »

BATCH RETORT HYDROLOCK

HETEROGENEITY OF TREATMENT

NO « Slave » or « Master Product » HOMOGENEITY OF TREATMENT

ADVANTAGES :

• INDIVIDUAL TYPE HANDLING SYSTEM
• HOMOGENEIZATION OF QUALITY
• REPEATABILITY OF QUALITY

steam

PACKAGING FLEXIBILITY & MACHINE VERSATILITY

 LARGE PACKAGING RANGE, SIZE & SHAPES  INDEPENDENT TEMPERATURE & PRESSURE SETTINGS  MODULAR STRUCTURE  EVOLUTION FOR FUTURE NEEDS  SKID MOUNTED UNIT  EASY MOVE AND NO CIVIL WORKS

HIGH ENERGY AND FLOOR SAVINGS

HYDROLOCK x number of rotary batch retorts + automatic loading / unloading system VS

 - 35% ENERGY  - 30% ENERGY EXTRA SAVINGS WITH PREHEATING MODULE x batch retorts shuttle Baskets preparation

 - 50% FLOOR SPACE

EASY OPERATION WITH SIMPLE AND FRIENDLY HMI (HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE)

Process page

Level Sterilization Temperature Sterilization Pressure Cooling Temperature

EASY MAINTENANCE

 ABILITY TO REMOVE THE INTERNAL FRAME FOR CHECK UP  40 YEARS LIFE TIME WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE

Sterilization & cooling vessel Stainless Steel internal frame with tubes complete removal of the internal frame

THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION