Equipment for frozen food and cold storage industry

Equipment for frozen foods and cold storage plays a critical role in the frozen food industry. The correct handling of frozen and refrigerated food items is essential for their preservation.

Our cutting-edge solutions can have a profound effect on your business operations.

By choosing pallet-changing devices and suitable machinery capable of removing and inserting freezer spacers, you can ensure that products stay at the right temperature during handling, simultaneously boosting productivity. Toppy provides machinery capable of both removing and reinserting freezer spacers as necessary.

Pallet changers (within Frozen Foods & Cold Storage Industry)

Removal/Insertion of Freezer Spacers

Toppy offers a range of solutions designed to facilitate the insertion and removal of freezer spacers in cold storage warehouses. These patented solutions can simplify the operator’s manual tasks, ultimately speeding up the storage and retrieval processes for frozen products.

The specific solution offered depends on various factors, including the level of automation, the speed of operations, available storage space, and the type of products. Here are the solutions available:

Mobile pallet changer Maxi Toppy

The “Maxi Toppy” is a versatile solution for industrial applications, offering both pallet changing and freezer spacer removal capabilities. It is globally recognized as the only mobile solution capable of efficiently removing freezer spacers in various plant areas. This machine can handle products weighing up to 3,300 lbs (1,500 Kg) and achieve a performance of up to 20 pallets per hour.

Pallet Tipper – Machine for the freezer spacers’ removal

The patented stationary pallet tipping device is experiencing high demand within the frozen food sector. It stands as the sole device capable of both removing and inserting freezer spacers. This stationary solution comes in various configurations, basing on the specific product type. Its primary purpose is to fulfill the requirement of inserting freezer spacers, through the inclusion of a mobile roller that can be easily secured or released. This solution can manage products weighing up to 3.300 lbs (1.500 kg) and boasts an impressive performance rate of up to 60 pallets per hour.

Pallet Tippers – Benefits

To facilitate product separation and enable the insertion or removal of freezer spacers, the load is tilted to an angle of 90°-95°, depending on the product type.

Using these solutions offers several advantages:

1. Time Savings: Typically, pallet changing or freezer spacer management is a manual task. Our solutions reduce the need for operators and automate the handling process, saving time.

2. Cost Efficiency: Automation accelerates product handling, increasing production and sales capacity. Additionally, automating the insertion and/or removal of freezer spacers reduces labor costs.

3. Safety: Safety, both for operators and the products, is paramount in all our solutions. Ensuring product integrity during handling is of utmost importance.

Prolonged and safe preservation of frozen products

To address product deterioration, the challenge of preserving items over time has always been a constant obstacle. Initially, it was observed that cooking could extend the shelf life. However, a breakthrough in food preservation came with the discovery of cold temperature preservation.

Thanks to cold temperature preservation, it is now possible to maintain the chemical and nutritional properties of substances while prolonging the shelf life of products without altering their integrity.

This innovative cold preservation method gave rise to a new category of products known as “frozen foods”.

Today, virtually any type of food can be brought to the table using freezing methods. It is possible to categorize different approaches to freezing products as follows:

1. Freezing: This method for both industrial and domestic settings. It involves temperatures ranging from -7°C to -18°C during the freezing process. While it helps preserve products, it is not a foolproof guarantee against deterioration. Freezing creates large ice crystals that occupy water-containing spaces, potentially leading to some loss of nutritional value.

2. Deep-Freezing: Deep-freezing – very small ice crystals formed during the process – can result in the loss of food’s nutritional value. This method, often termed rapid freezing, is fundamental for managing frozen products, even with -18°C temperatures. It allows for the preservation of the food’s nutrients.

3. Refrigeration: Refrigeration slows down the decomposition process for a few days or even up to a week. Products are typically stored at temperatures between 0°C and 10°C.