Aseptic filling is slowly replacing the traditional hot filling systems as it better preserves the processed products’ qualities.
Aseptic filling begun in the 1950s as a solution for packaging milk into carton bricks. Nowadays, the most popular forms of packaging are PET bottles, and pre multilayer plastic bags sterilized with gamma rays.
Paperboard Packaging – Brick Packing
When brick packing; sterilization, filling and product packaging all take place at the same time. Good systems ensure the hygiene conditions and maintain a strict control over the entire process.
The brick is firstly sterilized by using hydrogen peroxide and hot air. The product is then filled into the brick without air, this means that the brick is assembled by the filling process. Filling temperatures are between 4 to 30 ° C, so that the product does not suffer any changes.
MachinePoint has over 25 years of experience supplying and assembling aseptic lines for the beverage and food industries. We are pioneers in the South of Europe when it comes to the installation of aseptic technologies.
MachinePoint sells aseptic lines for packaging dairy products, soy products, wines, fruit and vegetable pastes and concentrates, liquids, etc. We pack in carton, brick, Gabel Top, Prisma, etc.
We do assembling lines from 4000 packages/hour, which is the minimum for aseptic processing.
PET packaging
As a result of looking for an alternative to the traditional glass bottle, PET bottle packaging was born. Nowadays PET packaging is a niche market with huge expansion. PET packaging allows to blow the performs in the factories, reducing hugely transport cost of empty bottles.
Also for large amounts, performs can be manufacture in house. A perform machines, a blow moulding machine and then the filling and packing line are required.
MachinePoint integrates perform, blow and filling and packaging lines from best brands with the product processing lines developed by us. Thanks to MachinePoint Used Machinery, that controls 80% of the used machinery for sales in Europe, access to used packaging machinery is possible for tighter budgets. We can also integrate used machinery in our complete plant projects.
Questions about aseptic filling machines in the food and beverage industry
The function of an aseptic filling machine is to fill containers in a sterile manner, ensuring that there is no microbiological contamination during the packaging process.
An aseptic filling machine contributes to the shelf life and quality of food products by preventing microbiological contamination during packaging. This helps to maintain the freshness and integrity of the product for a longer period of time, reducing the likelihood of deterioration and ensuring food safety.
Some types of industrial machines that can be used in conjunction with an aseptic filling machine include pasteurization systems, sterilization systems, water treatment systems, secondary packaging systems, and quality inspection systems.
Aseptic filling differs from other forms of food packaging and preservation, such as hot or cold filling, in that it is carried out in a sterile environment that ensures the elimination of microorganisms that could affect the quality and safety of the product. This allows for longer preservation without the need for refrigeration, better preserving the organoleptic properties of the food.
