Aseptic Bag Automatic Tomato Paste Processing Equipment 25T/D 380V

High-Quality Tomato Processing Plant Aseptic Bag In Drum Package Field Installation

Product description of tomato processing plant

Tomato processing lines are equipped to convert fresh tomatoes into a range of finished products. These lines play a crucial role in the production of sought-after goods such as tomato paste, tomato sauce, ketchup, and tomato juice. The entire process involves various essential components, which include the raw tomato receiving system, washing system, sorting system, crushing system, pulping and refining system, filtration system, concentration system, pasteurization system, and aseptic filling system. By undergoing this thorough procedure, the final outcome is sterile bags of tomato paste that are packaged within drums.

Our service of the tomato processing plant

Gofun not only provides tomato processing equipment for your factory, but also provides a one-stop solution from A to Z, including:

• Technical consultation
• customized proposal design
• Equipment manufacturing
• Onsite installation commissioning and training
• 1 year after-sales service warranty
• Lifetime service
• Package design and purchase

Main parameters of the tomato production line

FRESH TOMATO ⇒ CONVEYOR ⇒ WASHING ⇒ SORTING ⇒ CRUSHING ⇒ PREHEATING ⇒ PULPER & REFINER ⇒ EVAPORATING ⇒ STERILIZING ⇒ ASEPTIC FILLING ⇒ STORAGE OR BLENDING

Final products & Package types for the tomato project

Shanghai Gofun machinery company offers all kinds of the tomato processing line.

The raw material can be fresh tomato, tomato paste, etc. And the final product can be tomato paste, tomato ketchup, tomato sauce, tomato juice, tomato powder, whole peeled tomato, etc.

For the final package, it can be an aseptic bag, metal can, sachet, stand-up pouch, PP container, glass bottle, PET bottle, gable top, etc.

The key process of the tomato paste processing line

Now Shanghai Gofun machinery company will introduce the information of tomato paste processing line to show it works.

1. Ejection platform

We have developed an innovative discharging platform specifically designed for unloading fresh tomatoes from trucks, significantly improving efficiency compared to manual labor. This platform incorporates water guns to discharge the tomatoes, simultaneously serving as a pre-washing mechanism for the fruits before they enter the processing line. This integrated system streamlines the overall process, ensuring a more efficient and effective workflow.

2. Elevator

A machine that delivers fresh fruit from outdoors to indoors.

3. Washing

Prior to crushing, thorough washing of the fresh tomatoes is necessary. A combination of a bubble washer and a spray washer can be employed for effective cleaning. If higher cleaning standards are required, additional cleaning stages can be included. Furthermore, the cleaning process can be enhanced by incorporating ultrasonic cleaning and ozone cleaning techniques.

4. Sorting

Following the washing process, the surface of the fruits becomes clean. At this stage, human inspection is conducted to assess the condition of all the tomatoes and identify any defective ones. Skilled workers carefully examine each fruit using their expertise and sort out the bad tomatoes by hand. This manual sorting process ensures that only the highest quality tomatoes proceed further in the production line.

5. Crushing for tomato processing

The GFM-FC series crusher stands out as an incredibly advanced machine, incorporating exceptional working principles, unparalleled production precision, and the highest crushing capacity. Its primary purpose revolves around efficiently crushing an extensive variety of fruits and vegetables. This machine excels at grinding the raw materials into fine particles, significantly boosting the efficiency of subsequent processing stages. Its key components encompass a feed hopper, side cover, frame, main shaft, bearing block, motor, motor structure, exit hopper, and other essential elements.

6. Preheating

A pre-heater is used to heat the product after grinding, and the temperature is usually adjustable from 45°C to 85°C. This processing step helps increase the juice percentage for the next step and can also preserve the color and taste of the final product.

7. Pulper and refiner

This machine also runs at a speed of 1470 r/min, creating centrifugal force to force the product through the screen, helping to purify the product. We usually use his two stages, Pulper and Refiner, but each stage has a different screen, with a larger screen in the first stage and a smaller screen in the second stage. Double stage pulping machine for tomato pulp yield can reach 90%~95%. After pulping, the tomato skin and seeds are separated from the tomato pulp. The machine works with large capacity and stable performance. Easy to operate and replace sieves. Suitable for many kinds of fruits, such as passion fruit, tomatoes, peaches, apricots, mangoes, apples, etc.

8. Evaporating

Vacuum evaporator is used to concentrate tomato paste under vacuum and low temperature. A forced circulation vacuum evaporator is used here. Since it is finished at a vacuum low temperature, it does not miss the taste and nutrients as much as possible. Then the water is evaporated from the tomato pulp to make a tomato paste. Brix is typically 28-30%, 36-38%.

9. Sterilizing

A tube-in-tube type sterilizer is used to sterilize tomato paste. Sterilization temperature and holding time are adjustable. This machine is used to heat tomato paste to a very high temperature of about 115°C, hold for 30 seconds, and then quickly cool to ambient temperature. It can also protect as long as the whole system adopts programmable control. The operation system uses an image man-machine interface that is convenient for intuitively grasping the operation status of each part of the device.

10. Aseptic Filling

The aseptic filling machine operates in conjunction with a tube-in-tube type sterilizer, forming a closed cycle. Prior to production, the cycle undergoes complete sterilization to establish an aseptic environment. It also ensures the protection of the filling cavity from steam and maintains a sterile filling environment. The machine incorporates various security measures, including mirror welding technology to create clean and seamless welding lines. It features an independent control panel and offers options for CIP (Clean-in-Place) and Auto SIP (Sterilize-in-Place) functions within the sterilizer. Additionally, it can be easily adjusted to accommodate different capacities and sizes of sterilization bags.

11. Storage or go blending

The finished product can be stored or used as the raw material to make the tomato sauce or ketchup.