Premix units are designed to assure wine coolers drink preparation by mixing wine with aromatized syrup and carbonation with CO2 injection.

Plant consists of:

• Aromatized Syrup / Wine mixing zone assured by magnetic or mass flow meters, according to the configuration and related feeding pumps.
• Static Mixer system downstream flow meters.
• Carbonation group by CO2 Injector and magnetic or mass flow meter, according to the configuration. Carbonation tank and holding zone.
• Existing Filler & CIP interface by digital or BUS & NET signals.
• Integrated filler delivery and CIP return pump. Premix are built in a monoblock compact configuration, and are all equipped with PLC for working recipes selection.

On-line CO2 & Brix degree control upon request.

The monoblock structures for the smallest systems and the modular configuration designed for the largest installations, can be proposed with different thermal cycles: Pasteurization Tunnel, Cooling Tunnel, Heating Tunnel.

The self-bearing structure, which contains the process basins and the distribution piping, is realized in stainless steel, single deck or multi deck for the largest surfaces with or without PLC.

• The ceilings can be easily removed for the maintenance operations.
• The inclined basins, together with the rectangular manhole covers and the removable double pre-filters installed to protect the pumps, facilitate the emptying and cleaning operations of the basins themselves and of the circulating pumps.
• Transport belt in high-resistant synthetic material.
• Registration valves, exchangers, circulating pumps and gear-motors are installed on the external side of the tunnel, to simplify the maintenance operations and the system management.
• An excellent energy efficiency is ensured through the use of special spray nozzles which require low hydraulic heads, and thanks to the thermal recovery combined to the low quantity of water contained in the inertial basins.
• PLC integrated with SCADA and TELESERVICE system to select endless production recipes, register the process data and promptly intervene on any anomalies.
• Automatic control of Pasteurization Unit and Cooling System/Water Management at request.

In order to preserve the soft drink characteristics, it is necessary to inactivate, through pasteurization, the existing microorganisms and enzymes.

TMCI Padovan Flash Pasteurization plants assure maximum security and minimum alterations of products according to HTST principle (high temperature short time) and they guarantee:

• High thermal exchange coefficient;
• Low dirtying rate;
• Easy and speedy cleaning and maintenance.
• Enlargement or transformation possibility. Plates: in stainless steel AISI 316 or titanium, available in various sizes and models, including the free-flow type.

Gaskets: in nitrile silicone rubber EPDM, Viton or other materials suitable to process conditions. Chassis: in stainless steel.

Continuous vinification line for the production of red, rose and deep red wines with a superior alcohol content and a constant quality.

Objectives

• Technical objectives
  – Extraction of colour, tannins and aroma.
  – Colour stability.
  – Increased sugar content.
• Economic objectives
  – Less manpower.
  – Reduction of the room occupied by the equipment.
  – Less energy consumption.

Advantages

• High energy saving technology (up to 35% vs the traditional thermovinication systems);
• High color extraction (RED HUNTER reaches more color intensity in 1 hour than 10 days of cold vinification – ABS at 640 +520 + 420 nm);
• High tannin extraction (wines obtained with RED HUNTER have almost the same total polyphenols values as 10 days of cold vinification-ABS at 280 nm);
• Low lees production (about 3-5% v/v), due to the spiralized heat exchangers that treat gently the mash;
• 24/7 industrial working cycles;
• The unit is automatically cleaned in place – only once a day without any added external utilities;
• TMCI Padovan engineers the customer’s existing vinification facilities in order to easily integrate RED HUNTER key components;
• Complete automatic process;
• Due to the simple design RED HUNTER has an excellent ratio capacity/price;
• Standard models are 5-10-20-30-60 t/h.

• SO2 vapors neutralization with lime or caustic (Exclusive Padovan);
• No SO2 release into atmosphere;
• Re-injection of neutralized vapors into product to avoid its concentration;
• No direct contact between steam and juice;
• Possibility to reach less than 10 ppm for the production of natural juices;
• High automation degree;
• Very low steam consumption with mechanical compressor version;
• Automatic flowrate regulation.

New tartaric stabilisation system operating at ambient temperature through the application of cation resins.

• Reduced stabilisation costs.
• No colour reduction/change.
• No colloid structural modification.
• Active also on Calcium, Magnesium and Iron salts (not only Potassium).
• Certainty of the treatment.
• For wines and musts.
• Blending possibility.
• Complete column drainage.
• Column engineered to obtain the perfect flow both during stabilisation and regeneration.
• Back current regeneration.
• User friendly control panel.
• Compact design.
• Models from 100 to 1500 l of resin.

Reduction in temperature of liquids is obtained using an intermediate refrigerant, by operating a cycle including the following phases:

• Evaporation
• Compression
• Condensation
• Expansion

The most used refrigerants are Freon or ammonia.
The refrigeration unit’s capacity depends on a series of factors such as inlet and outlet temperature of liquid being cooled, temperature and output of cooling air or condensation water.

Evaporators with scraped surface (FRIGOUNIVERSAL)
The complete unit includes:

• One or more evaporators in stainless steel, in which, flowing continuously, the liquid to cool transfers heat directly to refrigerant;
• Compressor of hermetic, semihermetic or open type;
• Condenser, water or air cooled;
• Valves, safety and control instruments, electric switch-board.

The side of tubular elements in contact with the liquid is continuously scraped by rotating blades; the refrigerant evaporates on the other side. The liquid to be cooled flows continuously in the chamber delimited by tubular elements and two head ends, one supportingt the motorization for rotation of scraping blades.
Each module is thermically insulated with Polyurethane foam.
Due to surface scraping, high performance in heat transfer and uniform cooling of liquid even at high viscosity are obtained.

Evaporators of dry expansion type
Refrigerant is normally Freon.

Evaporators of flooded type
Refrigerant is normally Ammonia.