Cold room for Belgian test, demo center
The conditioned room can accommodate two sorting machines at the same time, enabling parallel testing and comparisons. It features an indirect cooling system, fully controlled automatic access doors and LED lighting.
“It’s a fact that sorting performance and results are affected greatly by the external environment. Defrosting, sticking of the product and changing defect conditions are known issues when testing IQF products. Normal operating temperature in IQF production facilities is around five degrees, but we can set our cold room as low as minus two degrees,” says Wim Van Doren, Sales Application Manager at Tomra Sorting Solutions.
“Our investment in this cold room allows our customers to see the sorting line in realistic circumstances and they can see first-hand the capabilities of our machines operating in these severe conditions.”
Should Tomra need to test its machines in a hot climate, special heaters can warm the room from its standard minus two degrees to sixty degrees.
The room is attached to the company’s existing test and demonstration hall by glass windows. The entrance is provided along the current demo center and the back of the room has a large roll up gate that enables large sorting machines to be moved in and out easily.
Tomra’s new cold room will be managed by Wim Van Doren’s demo team, but it will also be used by other departments, such as research and development (R&D).
If you are interested in a test and demo with your own product, please contact Tomra’s local sales managers via food-sorting@tomra.com. TOMRA Sorting Solutions has special (freeze) cool storages available to preserve your product.
For more information:
Marijke Bellemans
Tomra
Tel: +32 (0)16 74 28 17
Email: marijke.bellemans@tomra.com
www.tomra.com/food