Chopper/Blender

The JBT Marel Chopper/Blender shaves and chops frozen juice, concentrate and purée into a pumpable slurry containing small frozen particles. Its hot-water jacket helps the product flow, preparing it for the next processing step without waiting for the entire drum to thaw. 

Process a range of frozen ingredients, including juice concentrates, single-strength and not-from-concentrate (NFC) fruit juices, fruit and vegetable purées, pulp, beverage bases, and broth or bone broth. 

The standalone configuration lets you integrate product loading, hot-water supply and discharge with your plant. We can help evaluate your material, required capacity and layout to match the machine to your process.

• Throughput: Up to 24 drums per hour. These capacities are based on frozen product prepared with enough thawing around the edges to release the block from its drum and liner. Actual throughput depends on product characteristics, preparation, feeding and downstream capacity. A greater proportion of thawed product may increase throughput.
• Tank capacity: 300 US gallons (1,135 litres)
• Construction: Stainless steel product-contact parts; conical tank bottom
• Drive: 5 hp, three-phase motor
• Container size: Up to 55 US gallons (208 litres), subject to loading arrangement
• Jacket hot water: 190°F (87.7°C), below 15 psi (1.03 bar)

Clean-in-place components

An optional hopper lid and spray balls distribute cleaning solution inside the Chopper/Blender.

Water-jacket piping assembly

Optional piping connects the heating jackets on the tank and intake chute.

Instrumentation

Optional level and temperature sensors provide measurements for monitoring the process.

Hot-water set

The steam-heated hot-water set uses the plant’s steam and water supplies to provide hot water to the Chopper/Blender jackets. 

Discharge pump

A positive-displacement pump transfers the pumpable slurry from the Chopper/Blender to the next processing step. Pump selection depends on the product and transfer requirements.

Keep your frozen drum processing operation running reliably with planned maintenance, spare parts and technical support for your Chopper/Blender. Regular inspections and timely replacement of worn components help reduce unplanned downtime and maintain a dependable supply of pumpable product to your next processing step.

Ask about a ProCare service agreement tailored to your equipment, production schedule and maintenance resources.