Economical route to small scale sterile fill and pack.

The new Armfield FT83 miniature-scale Sterile Filling System is an economical and simple way of preparing sterile package samples with an excellent shelf life.

When combined with an Armfield UHT unit such as the FT74X or FT94X it can form part of a complete miniature-scale aseptic production line where product can be heat treated and filled under sterile conditions.

Typical applications would include processing liquid dairy products, sauces, baby foods, fruit juices, purees and culture media among others. The unit comprises a laminar flow cabinet fitted with a filling nozzle, plus the pipework, control valves, heat exchanger, controls and instrumentation required to perform the sterilisation, filling and cleaning operations.

The high specification is achieved by passing the air through a high efficiency HEPA filter with recirculating air giving an improved filtering effect. A digital air flow readout is incorporated and also warns when the HEPA filter needs replacing. A pre-filter extends the life of the HEPA filter.

After the system has been sterilised, the product from the UHT system is passed to the FT83 filling head by means of a hygienic, pneumatically operated, three-way valve controlled by a foot pedal. When filling, the operator places a pre-sterilised container under the filling head and uses the foot pedal to fill to the required level. Filled containers can be removed easily from the working chamber and new containers can be introduced without introducing product contamination.

After use the system can be cleaned in place (CIP), again under plc control.

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