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On-site introductions to pulping, pasteurization, deaeration and CIP. Review their separate duties and the interfaces after fruit crushing.
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A fruit crusher prepares an intermediate mash. Pulping, heat treatment, gas removal and cleaning have different feed conditions and acceptance questions. Use these introductions to define the next operation before selecting equipment.
Pulpers and finishers separate prepared fruit into pulp and seed, skin or fibre rejects; compare screen trials and product texture before selecting downstream equipment.
After crushing, choose a screen trial using the prepared mash. Record pulp recovery and reject condition separately; screen aperture alone does not define the finished texture.
Discuss the process interfacesTube-in-tube pasteurizers connect product heating, holding and cooling with a hygienic downstream route; compare particles, rheology and validation responsibilities for the intended product.
Bring the crushed or refined stream, particle limits and downstream packing route into the thermal brief. Heating, holding and cooling require product-specific validation; crushing is not a heat-treatment step.
Discuss the process interfacesVacuum deaerators manage gas removal and liquid discharge for compatible products; compare foam, temperature, sampling methods and the downstream treatment interface during trials.
Review entrained gas and foam in the prepared liquid before defining vacuum and discharge interfaces. Compare representative samples on an agreed basis rather than assuming that all crushed mash can be deaerated in the same way.
Discuss the process interfacesCIP systems circulate defined cleaning media through selected closed circuits; compare supply-return interfaces, monitoring and verification while assessing open equipment cleaning separately.
Define which crusher and downstream surfaces can be cleaned in a closed circuit and which require opening. Confirm cleaning supply, return, drainage and verification responsibilities before selecting the cleaning arrangement.
Discuss the process interfacesSCOPE BOUNDARY
A crusher quotation does not establish a complete line. Name the supplied machines, transfer and holding arrangements, cleaning responsibilities and agreed acceptance checks. Confirm product-specific suitability against the offered equipment and representative trials.
Return to the PS fruit crusher range Send the prepared-feed and downstream requirement