Air Products offers Freshline QS tunnel freezer

Air Products (NYSE: APD) is introducing its Freshline QS tunnel freezer, which can be used to cryogenically freeze or cool a variety of foods such as meat and poultry, seafood, fruits and vegetables, pasta, dairy products, and prepared meals. Designed with simplicity in mind, the new tunnel freezer is ideal for smaller-volume food processors and start-ups that want to quickly begin freezing a product with minimal upfront cost.

The QS tunnel freezer can be integrated into new or existing production lines in minimal time and is also well-suited for food processors wanting to convert to continuous freezing, alleviate a bottleneck in their operation, or grow and diversify their existing product line.

With the QS tunnel freezer, in-process or continuous freezing can be quickly integrated into a food production line, enabling manufacturers to free up walk-in freezer storage space by converting their process to a freeze-to-order operation.

Air Products’ cryogenic freezers use the extremely cold temperature of liquid nitrogen (LIN) (–196 degrees C) to achieve temperature reduction. They can freeze food within minutes instead of the hours required by traditional ammonia- or freon-based systems. When food products are frozen more rapidly, it results in the formation of smaller ice crystals, which causes less damage to a product’s cellular structure. This enables food products to maintain moisture, which not only improves texture, color and flavor, but also translates into smaller weight losses from dehydration and higher yields.

The Freshline QS tunnel freezer has an easy-to-use automated control system where product-specific operating set points can be stored, which can reduce time and manpower needed to freeze products. The design, with open and easy access to the internal parts of the freezer, allows for simple cleaning and has fewer moving parts than traditional cryogenic freezers.

Go to www.airproducts.com/industries/FoodBeverage.aspx or call 1-800-654-4567 (610-706-4730 outside of the United States) for more information about the Freshline QS tunnel freezer or to schedule a product trial.