APV pilot UHT plant equipped with an indirect heating module using a
plate heat exchanger and an aseptic homogeniser. The unit was
previously used for R&D purposes in a dairy plant in Belgium. Capacity
up to 400 litres per hour. Temperature profile: approx. 4 – 145 –
20 °C., The skid-mounted unit consists of a plate heat exchanger (APV
T4) with 5 sections and a total of 127 plates (9-15-23-55-25), two
regeneration sections, heating and cooling sections, hot water/steam
section and indirect steam heating. The system is further equipped
with three connectable holding tubes, balance tank (Ø 38 cm, height
75 cm, volume approx. 80 litres) with agitator for ingredient mixing,
water circulation pump, centrifugal product pump feeding the balance
tank and a high-pressure plunger pump (Cat) with variable speed
control via frequency inverter. The installation includes all required
valves and a control panel with Siemens S7-1200 PLC and Siemens
touchscreen HMI. Both the maximum and outlet product temperatures are
fully controllable., The line also includes:, - Aseptic homogeniser
(APV Gaulin 396 MCP 4-2,5TBS, year 1996, serial no. 96L34835). The
homogeniser is fitted with an 11 kW motor, is two-stage, manually
adjustable and equipped with three pistons (piston diameter 20 mm). It
can be installed upstream or downstream of the UHT plant and is
connected via dedicated interconnecting piping., - Filling chamber
with air unit and filling valve., Type of Machine: Pilot UHT line,
Capacity: up to 400 liter per hour, Products: Dairy products,
Temperature Range: ± 4 - 145 - 20 °C, Holding tube: Yes, Ground
surface: 145 x 130 x 195 and 110 x 90 x 140 cm and 140 x 90 x 210 cm
Almanya
wentorf bei hamburg 
