RVS NON FERRO engineered and successfully produced three juice buffer tanks for Hessing. These 1500 liter tanks are made of 316L grade stainless steel, each with an agitator, pump and piping with valves to the filling machines. It is the first step toward a fully automated processing process and an expansion of the production location in Uden.
Hessing supplies a wide range of pre-cut vegetables and various fruit products to several supermarket chains. In order to meet the increased demand for fresh fruit juices and smoothies, the company is working on the required capacity expansion. The three new juice buffer tanks play an important role to that end.
The fresh fruit is first pressed after which the juice, whether or not mixed with other juices, is pumped to the buffer tank. An agitator inside the buffer tank keeps the juice moving, so that a consistent juice quality always ends up in the filling machines. The new juice buffer tanks thus contribute directly to a smoother and faster handling of the process.
Pre-engineering
Together with the customer, RVS NON FERRO carried out the pre-engineering in order to optimize and automate the entire process. In this way, we jointly determined the best method to build and install the new machinery. After the entire machine is installed, everything becomes fully automated: from crushing, pressing, buffering and mixing to filling the drinks. The successful installation of the three juice buffer tanks is the first important step toward the desired quality and efficiency improvement.
