VALUKOOL VACUUM COOLERS
ValuKool Offers End-To-End Vacuum Cooling Solutions For Industrial Clients.
VACUUM COOLING
Vacuum coolers are the most effective and efficient means of precooling your fresh produce or other fresh food products. Vacuum cooling systems are fast and effective at reducing product deterioration. Because this rapid deterioration takes place immediately following harvest, typically, every hour saved bringing food products down to their ideal storage temperature equals one extra day of shelf life. This allows you to save time and space in cold storage and get your product out the door much faster.
The increased product shelf life obtained by using a ValuKool vacuum cooler allows you to further your market reach and maintain high quality product standards. Our vacuum cooling systems will help you realize the full potential of your operation while always remaining user friendly and low maintenance.
HOW VACUUM COOLERS WORK
The cooling process starts with loading the palletized product into the vacuum cooler either by forklift or an automated pallet system. Once loaded, the vacuum cooling system evacuates the air from the vacuum chamber. The reduction in temperature is achieved by the rapid evaporation of water due to the extremely low atmospheric pressure inside the chamber. This unique state of vacuum allows for the accelerated cooling of products in as little as 15-45 minutes.
The more surface area the product has compared to its weight, the greater the amount of heat that can be dissipated at a rapid rate. This means that vacuum cooling is an excellent way to cool products such as leafy vegetables and mushrooms. After some of the moisture in the product is pulled from the product and converted into vapor, the refrigeration coils pull the heat laden vapor away from the product and re-condense it elsewhere.
This process allows more heat to be pulled out of the product while protecting the vacuum pump of the vacuum cooling system. When the desired temperature is achieved, the vacuum cooler system will automatically re-pressurize the vacuum chamber and allow the product to be removed. Moisture loss, resulting in weight loss of the product, can be reduced by using an integrated water system to spray cold, clean water over the product.
BENEFITS OF VACUUM COOLING
– Rapid cooling (15-45 min typically)
– Optimum retention of product quality
– Extension of shelf life
– Increases size of your accessible market
– Vacuum coolers can be a portable solution for use at multiple farms or facilities
FEATURES OF VACUUM COOLERS
– Generator equipped units for use at remote locations
– Recipe function for easily changing product cooling settings
– Remote connections for full diagnostics and troubleshooting of vacuum cooling system
– Stainless steel options available
– Custom made to meet customer’s requirements
– Automatic or manually operated vacuum chamber doors
– Automatic pallet loading & unloading of vacuum cooler
– Complete control packages with record keeping of vacuum cooler performance
– Touchscreen human to machine interface (HMI) screens for visual indication and monitoring by operator
– Portable and/or modular units available
FREE CONSULTATION
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VALUKOOL PRODUCTS
Vacuum Cooling
Vacuum cooling is the leading method of precooling “leafy” food products. Vacuum cooling is much faster than cold storage cooling and is guaranteed to extend the shelf-life of your food products by multiple days.
Freeze Drying
Freeze drying is the process of removing water or moisture from frozen sensitive food products while they remain in the frozen state. This means they retain their original shape and structure once dried.
Hydro Cooling
Hydro-Coolers use chilled water to rapidly cool warm products. Hydro-cooling is an effective method of quickly removing heat from products that have a small surface area compared to their volume.
CONTACT VALUKOOL
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192 Mary St.
Brantford, ON, Canada
N3S 3C2
