Ice Cream Manufacturing

Background

 

Ice cream mixes involve the addition of large quantities of powders into liquid, including many different stabilizing and emulsifying agents. Typical ingredients include:

• Milk powders
• Whey & protein powders
• Stabilizers including gelatin, egg white, plant & cellulose-based gums
• Emulsifiers
• Sugars & artificial sweeteners
• Cocoa
• Color & flavoring agents

 

Conventional mixing methods often result in long processing times, poor yield of raw materials, excessive air incorporation and the development of lumps of partially hydrated material which can build-up on the tank walls and heat exchanger surfaces. This can impair heat transfer, make cleaning difficult, and affect the performance of the homogenizer.

 

Premium Ice Cream Starts with the Right Mix

 

The Quadro Ytron XC Powder Disperser is an in-line mixing and dispersion unit designed to incorporate and disperse large quantities of powders into liquids in a single-pass. The advantages of single-pass processing include:

• No Lumps
  Eliminates filtering, time consuming product recirculation and downstream processing issues with heat exchangers or homogenizers. Raw ingredient yields are maximized.
• Minimized Air Entrainment
  Eliminates product foaming, waiting for de-aeration and the usage of de-foaming agents.
• High Capacity Solids Incorporation
  Eliminates the need for recirculation often resulting in batch time reductions up to 80%

• Flexibility
  Portable in-line mixer eliminates the need for specialized mixing equipment to be dedicated to each and every batch vessel.
• Easy Clean-up
  Mixer clean-up is quick & easy and has USDA Dairy, 3A, CIP design approval.

 

Quadro's Approach

 

The Quadro Ytron XC Powder Disperser has a dual-stage reactor housing designed specifically to incorporate and disperse large quantities of powders (up to 40% by weight) into a liquid stream. The first stage in the reactor creates a strong vacuum ensuring the powders are drawn into the reactor head.

 

Immediately after the powder comes into contact with the liquid, the pre-mix is subjected to directional and velocity changes as the mix repeatedly impinges on stationary baffles. The second stage tangentially discharges a smooth, lump-free, homogeneous product.

 

Try Before You Buy

 

Determine the exact savings and improvements to your process with free product testing at our R&D Test Center, or by trying a rental XC Powder Disperser in your plant. Visit our website at www.quadro.com for further details.

 

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