Processing

Cooking, Cooling, and Freezing Spiral

Main function

Spintech industrial spirals are continuous thermal processing systems designed to cook, cool, or freeze food products at high throughput in a controlled environment while minimizing floor space requirements.

Built around a multi-level spiral conveyor architecture, these systems optimize product dwell time while ensuring uniform thermal exposure and gentle product handling.

Thanks to their compact vertical design, spiral systems significantly increase processing capacity without expanding plant floor space.

Typical applications

· Cooking spiral: Products are transported on a spiral conveyor through a saturated steam zone allowing uniform cooking with minimal weight loss. The conveyor rises in a spiral until the cooked product exits the system.
Applications: meatballs, poultry, shrimp, prepared meals.
· Cooling spiral: The spiral conveyor passes through a chilled air zone to gradually reduce product temperature after cooking or frying.
Applications: bakery, snacks, cooked proteins, pastry products.
· Freezing spiral : The product circulates inside a refrigerated enclosure with optimized airflow ensuring fast and uniform heat transfer. Self-stacking belt systems provide high capacity with a small footprint and precise process control.
Applications: IQF products, ready meals, breaded products, fish, meat.

Key benefits

  • Hygienic food-grade design: Stainless steel construction and sanitary access points designed to simplify cleaning and maintenance.
  • Plant space optimization: Vertical architecture allowing long processing times within a reduced footprint.
  • High-capacity continuous processing: Designed for large industrial production with a constant and controlled product flow.
  • Thermal process uniformity: Homogeneous exposure to cooking, cooling, or freezing conditions ensures consistent product quality.
  • Gentle product handling: Single-layer conveying reduces deformation and improves final product quality.
  • Flexible process configuration: Adjustable number of tiers, dwell time, and thermal parameters depending on product requirements.
  • Industrial refrigeration compatibility (NH₃ or CO₂): Systems can be integrated with ammonia or CO₂ refrigeration architectures depending on the site’s energy and environmental strategy.
  • Connected technology and process monitoring: PLC/SCADA integration for monitoring critical parameters, predictive maintenance, and energy optimization.

Technical specifications

  • Technologies Steam cooking, air cooling, mechanical or cryogenic freezing
  • Integrated brands Spintech powered by ME Food Solutions
  • Frame Stainless steel construction with insulated enclosure for thermal and sanitary environments
  • Throughput Designed for high-capacity continuous production with controlled dwell time
  • Control & Automation PLC / SCADA, thermal process control, monitoring and energy optimization
  • Available options Belt washer, evaporators, multi-inlet/outlet, insulated enclosure, NH₃ or CO₂ integration

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