Contherm Max — Small Footprint, Great Performance
Alfa Laval
This whitepaper explores Alfa Laval’s Contherm Max double-wall scraped-surface heat exchanger and its role in improving thermal processing efficiency, production capacity and product quality. It explains how the technology can help food manufacturers process viscous, heat-sensitive and particulate-containing products while reducing energy use, maintenance requirements and operational costs.
Executive summary
The Contherm Max whitepaper presents a double-wall scraped-surface heat exchanger designed for continuous processing of demanding food products.
Its large heat-transfer surface, low rotational speed and optimized flow design are intended to improve thermal performance while providing gentle product handling.
The technology is applicable to a wide range of food products, including sauces, hummus, spreads, fruit and vegetable purees, puddings, dairy products, yogurt, processed cheese, confectionery products and other viscous or particulate-containing foods.
Alfa Laval states that the design can provide higher production capacity, lower energy consumption and reduced maintenance requirements compared with conventional solutions.
The paper also highlights the relationship between efficient thermal processing, product quality, reduced water and chemical consumption during cleaning, and lower overall operating costs