10T/H Tomato Paste Processing Line SUS 304 Pulping Refining

10T/H Convenient After Care Service Tomato Paste Processing SUS 304

Product description of tomato processing plant

Tomato processing lines can produce everything from fresh tomatoes to various types of final products. Popular products such as tomato paste, tomato paste and tomato paste, as well as tomato juice processing lines, from fresh tomatoes to aseptic bags in barrels, to produce the final product.

The processing line mainly includes fresh tomato receiving system, cleaning system, sorting system, crushing system, pulping and refining system, filtration system, concentration system, sterilization system and aseptic filling system. You can then pack the ketchup in sterile bags on the drum.

The ketchup in aseptic drum bags is then further produced into ketchup, sauces and juices and packed into pouches, stand-up pouches, metal cans, PP containers, bottles, gable tops, etc.

Gofun can not only provide the tomato processing equipment for the plant but also provide the one-stop solution from A to Z, which includes:

• 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 

The tomato processing line is the key product of Shanghai Gofun machinery company. We served more than 20 countries in the past 16 years. We keep providing high-quality machines and services to food manufacturers all over the world.

1. The fresh fruit production capacity can be customized from 60 tons/day to 1500 tons/day.

2. Tomatoes can be hot-pressed or cold-pressed.

3. The final ketchup Brix can be designed according to customer requirements. Typically 28-30% or 36-38%.

4. The final ketchup is packed into sterile bucket bags. This package has a lifespan of 2 years at room temperature. This can significantly reduce shipping and storage costs.

5. All materials are food standard, the main material is SUS304 or SUS316, which fully meets the requirements of food hygiene and safety.

6. In addition to filling aseptic bags, we can also provide metal cans, pouches, stand-up pouches, glass bottles, PET/PP containers, etc.

7. The production line mainly adopts the first international brand. (Steam valve uses Spirax Sarco, Siemens PLC, etc.)

8. The entire production line has a compact, scientific design, stable operation, high efficiency, energy saving and low steam consumption.

9. The operation is simple and user-friendly. All rearing and maintenance areas are designed with rearing and maintenance platforms to ensure operator safety.

10. You can also design customized processing lines for different kinds of fruits and vegetables. It can produce clear juice, turbid juice, puree, concentrated juice, concentrated pulp, fruit powder, jam, vinegar, wine and other products.

11. The waste produced by the production line can be used as fertilizer production.

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 a heavy truck that's hard to drain with humans. So we designed an unloading platform to discharge the fresh fruit/tomatoes from the truck using water cannons and convey the fresh fruit/tomatoes to the processing line with water. In addition, the unloading platform has another function that allows you to pre-wash fresh fruit/tomatoes before processing.

2. Elevator

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

3. Washing

Before crushing, need to washing fresh fruit carefully. For washing we can use bubble washing machine and spray washing machine together. If the washing requirement is high, more stages of washing can be added. Also, 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 manufacturing precision and best crushing function. It is mainly used for the crushing of various fruits or vegetables, such as: tomatoes, apples, pears, strawberries, celery, etc. It can crush the raw materials into small particles and increase the working effect of the next process. The machine consists of feeding hopper, side cover, frame, main shaft, bearing seat, motor, motor structure, discharge hopper, etc.

6. Preheating

The pre-heater is used to heat the product after crusher, the temperature is adjustable, normally from 45℃ to 85℃. This processing step, would help to higher the juice rate for next step, and also can protect the color and taste of the final product.

7. Pulper and refiner

This machine also runs at 1470r/min, which generates centrifugal force that allows the product to pass through the screen, helping to refine the product. Usually we use a double stage of pulper and refiner. The screens in each stage are different: the first stage has a larger screen, and the second stage has a smaller screen. The tomato pulp output rate of the two-stage beater can reach 90%-95%. After pulping, the tomato skin and seeds are separated from the tomato pulp. The machine has large running capacity and stable performance. Simple operation and replaceable screen. Suitable for all kinds of fruits such as passion fruit, tomatoes, peaches, apricots, mangoes and apples.

8. Evaporating

Vacuum evaporators are used to concentrate ketchup under vacuum and at low temperature. A forced circulation vacuum evaporator is used here. Low temperature under vacuum to preserve taste and nutrition as much as possible. Now, after evaporating the water from the tomato pulp, we make the tomato paste. Brix levels are typically 28-30% and 36-38%.

9. Sterilizing

Tomato paste uses a tube-in-tube sterilizer. Sterilization temperature and retention time are adjustable. The machine keeps the ketchup at a high temperature of around 115°C for 30 seconds, then immediately cools it down to ambient temperature. In this way, tomato paste can also be tested to preserve the nutrients as much as possible. The whole system adopts programmable control. The operating system adopts an image man-machine interface, which is convenient for intuitively grasping the running status of each component of the equipment.

10. Aseptic Filling

An aseptic filling machine is a tube sterilizer that works with tubes. This is a closed loop. Before manufacturing, the cycle is fully sterilized to ensure a sterile environment. The filling chamber is also steam protected to ensure that the filling environment is also sterile. Security - Provides multiple security methods. Mirror welding technology is adopted to ensure neat and smooth welds. Another control panel. CIP and automatic SIP can be used with the sterilizer. Easily adjusts to fit sterile bags of different capacities 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