Krones AG has developed FlexiFruit pre-dosing equipment, a twin-flow concept for juices and milk-based mixed drinks to ensure separation between juice or milk-based mixed drinks and fruit chunks.
The system ensures stringent separation between the juice or milk-based mixed drink and the fruit chunks in the process technology, Krones claims.
The juice or milk-based mixed drink is treated in its own process while the fruit chunks, measuring up to 10 x 10 x 10 mm, are pasteurised elsewhere in a shell-and-tube heat exchanger with interior cross-corrugated tubes.
The fruit chunks are inserted into the bottles and then the juice or milk-based mixer is added.