Frozen Food

Frozen and fresh production asks a packaging line to be fast, gentle and cleanable at once. Hastamat engineers for that combination, with hygienic machine design developed for wet areas and weighing that stays precise on cold, wet product.

What the environment asks of the line

• Cold, wet product moves differently from dry product, so contact surfaces and product paths are selected for clean release.
• Seal integrity depends on a clean, dry seal area, so ice and free water are managed at the sealing jaws by design.
• Condensation is predictable where cold product meets warmer air, and layout, enclosures and drainage are specified for it.
• Materials and finishes are chosen for wash-down chemistry, so the machine holds its condition through years of daily cleaning.

Hygienic design, engineered in from the start

A machine built for wet areas is designed around drainage, sealed bearings, cable entries and the separation of electrical enclosures from the product zone. Hastamat developed a hygienic design concept specifically for fresh and frozen production, so the machine is quick to clean on a daily regime and holds its condition over a long service life. That engineering depth is one of the reasons PPT USA puts Hastamat in front of plants that wash down every day.

Protecting free-flowing IQF product

IQF product is individually frozen so it stays free-flowing, and the line's job is to deliver it to the bag in that condition. Gentle transfer, cold surfaces and controlled accumulation keep the pieces separate, which is what lets a multihead weigher portion them accurately at rate.

Where PPT USA starts

With your cleaning regime, your product temperature at the packaging area and the pack you need on the shelf. Those inputs shape the hygienic specification, and we work them through with Hastamat before recommending a configuration. Frozen and IQF packaging covers what cold and wet change across the whole line.