A-Tec spiral freezer

GEA has announced two options for its A-Tec spiral freezer that provide hygiene and practical benefits to its food processing customers while maintaining all the performance features of the range.

The company’s designers have located the fan and gearbox outside the freezer taking them out of the food area, reducing the number of component surfaces within the unit and improving hygiene. Their external location also provides free access to these key components making cleaning and maintenance much easier, especially as the inside of the freezer is running at -30°C.

Engineers have turned their attention to the overall height of the spiral freezer, which is important for some users where headroom is restricted. The standard freezer rises to around 9 m overall height; however, the low profile top drive (LPTD) option reduces that height by around 1.6 m. The LPTD is located on the top of the freezer but is driven by a gearbox positioned externally on the side of the freezer. This alternative configuration also allows easy access for cleaning and maintenance, maintains all the key features of the product and reduces the overall height of the unit for applications where this is critical.