This innovative technology is entering the market at a time when the need for treatment of dry food products is becoming a necessity and consumers are increasingly orientated towards more natural products and preservation methods. The application of the Steam Lab process to these valuable but frequently contaminated crops will provide the consumer with assurances as to their quality and safety, thus reducing the risks of product rejection and depreciation of the value of the crop, product recalls or food poisoning outbreaks.
STEAMLAB IZMIR is operational , providing heat treatment services to customers worldwide and ending the concern for microbiological problems in dried food products.
The Company´s know-how addresses some of the most critical current issues in producing countries as well as in the food processing industry: contamination of raw materials with pathogenic germs and pests. Stringent regulations mainly in the industrialized countries and rigorous controls by the import authorities are a tremendous barrier to the export of these valuable foods.
YOU CAN NOW IMPORT PRODUCTS FROM SOURCE COUNTRIES WITH FULL MICROBIOLOGICAL GUARANTEES.
SteamLab has developed a natural process that uses steam and vacuum to effectively pasteurize the products without significantly altering their organoleptic properties. This innovative technology is entering the market at a time when the need for treatment of dry food products is becoming a necessity and consumers are increasingly orientated towards more natural products and preservation methods. The application of the SteamLab process to these valuable but frequently contaminated crops will provide the consumer with assurances as to their quality and safety, thus reducing the risks of product rejection and depreciation of the value of the crop, product recalls or food poisoning outbreaks.
Well Equipped for Outstanding ResultsOnly top-quality materials and components that correspond to all food industry standards are used for equipment manufacturing. The core hardware, i.e., the pasteurization chamber, fulfills the respective national pressure chamber regulations. The control system for the pasteurization program is state of the art using fully compatable software at international industrial standards.
The Chamber
The pressure chamber and its two sliding doors are manufactured from acid-proof stainless steel. Safety interlocks prevent the exit door from opening if, for any reason, the pasteurization program has not been properly executed. A two-speed fan mounted in the chamber ceiling provides the effective heat transfer and the uniform temperature distribution during the conditioning and pasteurization phase.
The pressure chambers are available in many sizes. The usable volume of the standard size chambers varies from 0.34 m3 to 7.60 m3 thus allowing for an hourly throughput of a few kilos to several tons.
The Clean Room
After pasteurization, all the products are handled in a clean room. In addition to cooling, separation, beating or sieving may also be necessary if the consistency of a product has changed throughout the pasteurization process.The SteamLab-Experts offer their services to develop an optimal solution for these work processes.
The Side Units Its use requires the use of industry-standard connections for water, sewage, compressed air, electricity and a steam production plant for pharmaceutical saturated steam.
If the industry-standard connections are not available SteamLab.Systems will integrate the necessary parts in the delivery of the complete system.
The System Control
The selected pasteurization program is run automatically and precisely by the system control. The programs developed by SteamLab. define the temperature and pressure parameters inside the chamber and their application time using more than 15 parameters.The SteamLab-Application software establishes a link to the database, which contains all information necessary for the pasteurization of any product in conformity with GMP requirements. This software allows for the input and update of the pasteurization programs into the system control of the pressure chamber. It also facilitates the documentation of the process required by quality assurance. The longterm availability of the source codes is contractually guaranteed.
Operator Console
The operator console is composed of a workstation running on the Windows operating system and is designed for continuous operation.A flat screen monitor, a dust-proof keyboard, a colour printer and a back-up power supply are components of the SteamLab operator console.
The SteamLab Software
The operation of the pasteurisation plant, the planning and the administration of the batches as well as the integration of this process into the other steps the product goes through are handled by the SteamLab Process Management Software.The SteamLab software is designed for usage in a network. Within this network several sterilizers can be administrated and controlled.
In general the software is used in two work-areas (office, plant) with three different user-applications (plant management, administration, operator).
The Containers
Different types of patent protected product containers, built to last in high-grade steel and covered with heat-resistant material, ensure that the products may be loaded into the chamber in predefined layers and that the chamber capacity is being optimally used.Depending on the products to be pasteurized, different containers like flex bins or trays are used at SteamLab for the chamber loading.The SteamLab-System also allows for the use of other containers or bags that are in use at the customer's plants. The SteamLab-Experts will develop the optimal solution considering the customer's requirements.
Flex Bin
The Loading-System Flex Bin is consisting of a trolley frame made of stainless steel and hanging tubes made of steam permeable texture.The diameter of the tubes is 120 mm. The size (width/depth/height) of the Flex Bin can be adapted to fit optimal in one of the different chamber sizes.
The Flex Bin is pushed into and pulled out of the chamber by a standard pallet transporter.
Tray
The Loading-System TRAY is consisting of a trolley made of stainless steel with rolls on which trays, lined with steam permeable, food safe texture, are to be piled. These Inlays can be taken out for cleaning easily.The size (width/depth/height) of the trolley and the trays can be adapted to fit optimal in one of the different chamber sizes.
The TRAY is pushed into and pulled out of the chamber by the trolley manually.
The Loading
The chamber loading system Flex Bin is patented and economically optimised for the pasteurization process. It is particularly suitable for large and small grain products.The all-purpose loading system Trays suits especially for products that tend to clot heavily during the pasteurization.
The predefined layer thickness in combination with the product-specific pasteurisation programs and the fully automatic system control results in an exact pasteurization process reproduction.
Post-Treatment
Some products clot or stick together during the pasteurisation process. The product-specific treatment instructions include recommendations on how to get the products back to their original shape. Its broad experience allows SteamLab. to recommend suitable equipment to its customers.
The SteamLab-System can be supplemented by packaging layouts of all kinds, thereby ensuring efficient work carried out in full accordance with GMP guidelines.
Pasteurization Service
Since years natural dry products like spices, herbs etc. and products for the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries have been fumigated and irradiated for eliminating microbiological impacts. We offer you our natural alternative, which has already convinced many well-known european customers.
Please avail of our accepted service and our broad service range:
- Pasteurization and vermin extirpation
- New packaging
- Labor analyses and testing reports
- Loading and discharging
- Logistics / transport
- Labelling
- Cutting
- Drying
- Grinding
The Prices
For each product the SteamLab technology offers an individual treatment program, which is adapted to the particularities of the product.
Our ultimate ambition is a sparing pasteurization. Therefore the course of the process essentially has to be controlled physically.
Due to the complexity the pricing is impacted by many reasons as: form of the product, specific weight, permeability, delivery bulk, final packing etc.
All prices will be calculated and offered individually.
The prices are including the following services:
- Pasteurization and vermin extirpation
- Loading and discharging (palletized goods)
- Packing in new packaging (packaging in the packing material of the customer, alternative packaging will be offered separately)
- Grinding and/or Sewing (only for technological services)
SteamLab Ltd.
AegeanFreeTradeZone, Akcay Cad.144/1, Ayhan Sok. No 19
Izmir Gaziemir Turkey 35410
Tel 00902322523452
Fax 00902322523459
Website http://www.steamlab.com.tr
