In food processing, sterilization is an essential part. Retort is a commonly used commercial sterilization equipment in food and beverage production, which can extend the shelf life of products in a healthy and safe way. There are many types of retorts. How to choose a retort that suits your product? Before buying a suitable food retort, there are several points to note:
I. Sterilization methods
Retort has many sterilization methods to choose from, such as: spray retort, steam retort, steam air retort, water immersion retort, static retort and rotating retort, etc. Choosing the right equipment is crucial to ensuring food safety and quality. You must know which type of sterilization method is suitable for your product characteristics. For example, the sterilization of tin cans is suitable for steam sterilization. Tin cans are made of rigid materials and use steam. The retort heat penetration speed is fast, the cleanliness is high and it is not easy to rust.
II. Capacity, size and space:
Whether the capacity of the retort is the right size will also have a certain impact on the product sterilization, the size of the retort should be customized according to the size of the product as well as the output, production capacity, too large or too small, will affect the sterilization effect of the product. And in the choice of retort, should be based on the actual situation to consider, such as the size of the production site, the use of the retort cycle (a few times a week), the expected shelf life of the product and so on.
III. Control systems
The control system is the core of the food retort. It ensures the safety, quality and efficiency of food processing operations, and the fully automatic intelligent operating system can help people better food processing, convenient operation, the system will automatically detect the operation of each sterilization step to avoid manual misoperation, for example: it will automatically calculate the maintenance time of the various components of the equipment, to avoid unplanned downtime for maintenance, it will be based on the sterilization process to automatically adjust the temperature and pressure inside the retort. It automatically adjusts the temperature and pressure in the autoclave according to the sterilization process, monitors whether the heat is evenly distributed throughout the machine, etc. These are critical parts of the sterilization process, not only for safety purposes, but also to comply with regulatory requirements.
IV. Security system
Retort must meet the safety testing and certification standards of each country, such as the United States need ASME certification and FDAUSDA certification.
And the safety system of the retort is more important for the safety of food production and operator safety, DTS safety system includes multiple safety alarm devices, such as: over-temperature alarm, pressure alarm, equipment maintenance warning to avoid product loss, and is equipped with 5 door interlocking, in the case of the retort door is not closed can not be opened to the sterilization process, to avoid injury to personnel.
V. Production team qualification
In the choice of retort, the professionalism of the team is also essential, the professionalism of the technical team determines the reliability of the equipment, and perfect after-sales service team to make the efficient operation of the equipment and follow-up maintenance more convenient.
