Krones Processing

The Group’s process technology expertise unified under a single brand

Process technology has been a core expertise of Krones for many decades. Until now, this broad range of solutions and technologies has been represented by various companies and brands within the Group, each specialising in specific industries, technologies or regions.

Krones is now streamlining the market presence of its process technology business under a single performance brand:Krones Processing.

The goal is to make the Group’s comprehensive process technology portfolio more transparent and easier to access. The existing organisation, the companies and their expertise will remain unchanged. What is new is the unified brand identity, which highlights the wide range of competences and technologies within the process technology portfolio.

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Krones VarioAsept M

Microbiological safety for your products

UHT process precisely tailored to milk products

In the Krones Group, particular focus is on milk – the white gold. Particularly the topic of preservation plays a significant role – as the process is not only governed by the highest hygiene requirements, the product itself must also be treated with extreme care. The VarioAsept M UHT system from Krones meets precisely these requirements.

At a glance

  • Especially designed for use in the dairy industry
  • Output range: Between 3,500 and 60,000 litres per hour
  • Proven design which ...
    • meets the highest hygiene requirements of dairy-processing companies.
    • treats the product extremely gently.
  • With Krones tubular heat exchangers, developed by Krones process equipment experts
  • In-house laboratory for product analysis
  • Perfectly matched with the Krones aseptic fillers

Filling and preservation of milk – Various treatment procedures

 

Components of the modular component system

Components of the modular component system

Flexible heating options

 

Direct heating with the VarioAsept D

Module for steam injection or infusion

Product range: Dairy products, Plant-based drinks, Sensitive products

Procedure 1: infusion

  • The product is fed into the infusion chamber from above.
  • It then drops through the steam-filled chamber where it heats up to the required heating temperature.
  • The product does not come into contact with the hot stainless steel surface of the vessel. The conical end of the chamber itself is cooled.
  • Deaeration is performed during the heating process..

Scope

  • Products of medium or high viscosity and plant-based drinks
  • Milk and dairy drinks

Benefits to you

  • Long production times possible
  • Highly flexible technology for sophisticated products with high demands on quality
 Procedure 1: infusion
 Procedure 1: infusion

Procedure 2: injection

Steam is injected directly into the product through the adjustable nozzle.

Scope

Low-viscose products

 Benefits to you

Compared to steam infusion:

  • Compact design, significantly reduced footprint
  • Lower operating costs
  • Significantly reduced investment costs
  • Suitable for the majority of products to be treated
Procedure 2: injection
Procedure 2: injection

Benefits to you

Temperature control by choice

The heating process can be optionally controlled with a precise Fvalue or temperature control system, or through flexible PU regulation.

Low product losses

A rework tank for mixing phases, the integrated buffer tank and automatic output regulation in the event of production fluctuations in upstream and downstream systems contribute to high cost effectiveness.

Long production times

Aseptic intermediate cleaning with caustic at the product treatment temperature of the heat exchanger can be carried out without interrupting the aseptic filler production as the filler is supplied by the aseptic buffer tank.

Aseptic product change-over

Water flushing within 35 minutes between the last and the first bottle (for Krones standard layout) provides high flexibility for production.

Gentle product treatment

The thermal and oxidative stress on your product will be reduced because specially designed inner tubes in the selective heater and chiller sections can be heated and chilled again very quickly.

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