Global food processing equipment manufacturer, JBT is further adding to its Frigoscandia line of spiral freezers and chillers by introducing the GYRoCOMPACT 60® Spiral Freezer. The new freezer will be exhibited at IBA 2015 in Munich in September in Hall A5. Stand 463.
The new freezer will retain the key features of Frigoscandia’s freezing technology, including its world-leading self-stacking belt, but in a completely new compact footprint of only 7650mm x 4350mm.
In addition, the drive power on the GYRoCOMPACT 60 Spiral Freezer has been reduced by 65%, compared to the previous generation of GYRoCOMPACT M6 and Classic 600 Spiral Freezers, resulting in low energy consumption and less risk of problems to the freezer’s components.
“The significant reduction in power consumption is due to a number of factors,” says Torbjörn Persson, JBT’s portfolio and applications director. “The unique Frigoscandia self-stacking system is by far the most efficient way to drive a spiral freezer. But we’ve also re-designed the outfeed drive system and introduced a new automatic lubrication system. Compared to conventionally-driven spiral freezers the size of the motors is smaller requiring a total nominal power of only 2.25kW. Most applications don’t require a gearbox motor, so this eliminates any syncronisation issues.
The GYRoCOMPACT 60 Spiral Freezer can freeze up to 1,400 kg per hour of fully baked brötchen on the smallest possible footprint. It also features the FRIGoBELT® Nova conveyor, JBT’s patented self-stacking belt which is designed and manufactured as an integral part of the GYRoCOMPACT freezers. The FRIGoBELT conveyor can be designed and built to suit specific applications and has a life expectancy of 75,000 hours.
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