Flexible Operation Tomato Processing Line All In One Tomato Ketchup Processing Plant

Flexible Operation Support Tomato Ketchup Processing Plant All In One Service

Product description of tomato processing plant

Tomato processing lines can produce everything from fresh tomatoes to finished products. Popular products like tomato paste, tomato paste and tomato paste, this is a tomato juice processing line from fresh tomatoes to the final product in aseptic bucket bags.

And the tomato paste in aseptic bag in drum can be further produced to tomato ketchup, sauces, juice and filled in sachet, stand-up pouch, metal can, PP container, bottle, gable top, etc.

Gofun can not only provide tomato processing equipment for factories, but also provide one-stop solutions from A to Z, including:

• Technical consultation
• Customized proposal design
• Equipment manufacturing
• Installation commissioning and training at the site
• 1- year after-sales guarantee
• Life-long service
• Package design & Purchasing

Main parameters of tomato production line

FRESH TOMATO ⇒ CONVEYOR ⇒ WASHING ⇒ SORTING ⇒ CRUSHING ⇒ PREHEATING ⇒ PULPER & REFINER ⇒ EVAPORATING ⇒ STERILIZING ⇒ ASEPTIC FILLING ⇒ STORAGE OR BLENDING

Final products & Package types for tomato project

Shanghai Gofun machinery company offers all kinds of the tomato processing line.

The raw material can be fresh tomato, tomato paste, etc. And the final product can be tomato paste, tomato ketchup, tomato sauce, tomato juice, tomato powder, whole peeled tomato, etc.

For the final package, it can be an aseptic bag, metal can, sachet, stand-up pouch, PP container, glass bottle, PET bottle, gable top, etc.

Main features of the tomato processing line

Tomato processing line is the core product of Shanghai Guofeng Machinery Company. Over the past 16 years, we have served more than 20 countries. We continue to provide high-quality machinery and services to food producers around the world.

1. The capacity of fresh fruit can be customized from 60 Tons/ Day to 1500 Tons/Day.

2. The tomato can be hot crushed or cold crushed.

3. The Brix of final tomato paste can be designed as the customer’s requirement, normally it would be 28-30% or 36-38%.

4. The operation is simple and humanized. All feeding and maintenance areas are designed with feeding and maintenance platforms, to ensure the security of the operators.

5. We can also design a customized processing line for different types of fruit and vegetable. It can produce clear juice, turbid juice, original pulp, concentrated juice, concentrated pulp, fruit powder, jam, vinegar, wine, and other products.

6. The waste from the production line can be produced into fertilizer.

Key process of the tomato paste processing line

Now Shanghai Gofun machinery company will introduce the information of tomato paste processing line to show it works.

1. Discharge platform

When fresh tomatoes come, it's usually in big trucks, and if they use people to unload it, it's going to be very difficult. Therefore, we designed the unloading platform to unload the fresh fruit/tomatoes from the truck using water cannons, while the fresh fruit/tomatoes are transported to the processing line with water. The unloading platform also features a pre-washing of fresh fruits/tomatoes before processing.

2. Elevator

This machine is used to delivery fresh fruit from outside the building to inside.

3. Washing

Fresh fruit must be thoroughly washed before crushing. We can use both the bubble machine and the spray washer for washing. If laundry demand is high, more wash steps can be added. In addition, for better cleaning effect, we can add ultrasonic cleaning and ozone cleaning.

4. Sorting

After washing, the surface of the fruit is clean, we can check the situation of all the fruit by human eye, and sort out the bad tomatoes by human.

5. Crushing for tomato processing

GFM-FC series crusher has the most advanced working principle, higher execution precision and best crushing function. It is mainly used for crushing various fruits or vegetables, such as tomatoes, apples, pears, strawberries, celery, etc. It can crush the raw materials into small particles, which can increase the working effect of the next process. The machine consists of a hopper, a side cover, a rack, a Main shaft, bearing seat, motor, motor structure, discharge hopper, etc.

6. Preheating

The heater is used to heat the product after the crusher, and the temperature is adjustable, generally 45°C to 85°C. This processing step will help increase the amount of juice in the next step and also preserve the color and flavor of the final product.

7. Pulper and refiner

The machine also runs at 1470rpm to generate centrifugal force to make the product pass through the sieve, which is beneficial to the refinement of the product. And we usually use two-stage pulper and refiner, the screen of each stage is different, the screen of the first stage is larger, and the screen of the second stage is smaller. The two-stage pulper can achieve a yield of tomato pulp of 90% to 95%. After grinding, the tomato skin and seeds will be separated from the tomato pulp. The machine has high working efficiency and stable performance; easy to use and replace the screen; suitable for many different types of fruits, including passion fruit, tomato, peach, apricot, mango, apple, etc.;

8. Evaporating

Vacuum evaporators are used to thicken ketchup under vacuum and at low temperatures. Here we use a vacuum evaporator with forced circulation. Because it is under vacuum and low temperature, the flavor and nutrients are protected to the maximum extent. Now we evaporate the water from the tomato pulp and get a tomato paste, usually 28-30% Brix and 36-38% Brix.

9. Sterilizing

For ketchup, we use tube sterilizers in sterilization tubes. Sterilization temperature and holding time are adjustable. Using this machine, we heat the ketchup to a very high temperature, about 115°C, for 30 seconds, then immediately cool down to ambient temperature. This way, you can also protect the test and nutritional content of the tomato paste as much as possible. The whole system adopts programmable control. The operating system adopts a graphical human-machine interface, which is convenient and intuitive to capture the working status of each component of the machine.

10. Aseptic Filling

Aseptic filling machines are used in conjunction with tube-in-tube sterilizers. This is a closed loop. The cycle will be fully sanitized prior to production to ensure a sterile environment. The filling area is also protected from steam to ensure that the filling environment is also sterile. Security - Provides multiple security methods. Mirror welding technology is adopted to ensure clean and smooth welds. Separate control panel. CIP and automatic SIP are available for sterilizers. Easily accommodates sterile bags of different volumes and sizes.

11. Storage or go blending

The finished product can be stored or used as the raw material to make the tomato sauce or ketchup.

Our Services for tomato processing plant

1. Technical support

2. Marketing suggestion

3. Final packing suggestion and design

4. Factory building and design

After-Sales Service

1. Oversea technical support

2. Oversea equipment maintenance

3. English speaking engineers available to provide technical support

Shanghai Gofun machinery company, a professional fruit and vegetable processing line manufacturer and exporter in China. Which can offer the turn-key solution for different fruit juice, pulp & paste processing complete line with high quality and competitive production lines with daily capacity from 60 tons to 1500 tons. We can provide the one-stop solution from A to Z, including plant construction, equipment manufacturing, installation, commissioning, and production; provide the most optimized implementation plan.

Gofun Company provides the turn-key solution for not only the tomato paste production line, but also the processing lines for many kinds of fruits & vegetables, like apples, pears, plums, coconuts, mulberries, etc., and has received widespread praises from customers from both the domestic and overseas. Our machines have already been exported all over the world including Asian countries, African countries, South American countries, and even European countries.