Simply because we love good

food. Freezing and cooling tech-

nology for the food industry.
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The art of keeping food fresh, tasty and healthy.
Cryogenic freezing and cooling.
CRYOLINE

is a registered trademark of the Linde Group.

LIXSHOOTER is a trademark of the Linde Group.
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In the fast-moving food industry of today, keeping up with the competition is of vital importance.
Customers demand better and newer products almost every other day, and they also expect low
prices and high availability. Being able to meet these demands means inventing new food products
and using the best technology for processing them and keeping them fresh, tasty and healthy.
With decades of experience as a food production supplier, we at Linde Gas are able to offer a wide
variety of high-quality, state-of-the-art freezing and cooling equipment for the food industry.
Liqueed gases serve as excellent coolants
Liquid carbon dioxide and nitrogen can be stored at very low temperatures (CO
2
at -78 C, N
2
at
-196 C). When these liquids vaporise in contact with warmer materials, they absorb a large amount
of heat from them and turn into very cold gases. These gases can then be used to remove heat
from other materials before being safely released into the atmosphere. This method, known as
cryogenic freezing and cooling, has been in industrial use for over 40 years and is well known for
producing high-quality frozen and chilled goods.
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Advanced technology for better products.
Slow freezing can damage food products
When any foodstuff is frozen, there are three steps to this process. First, the temperature is reduced to the
freezing point. The water in the foodstuff then turns into ice (this is also called the latent heat phase). Finally,
the temperature is further reduced to the nal freezing point (usually -18 C). Slow freezing, however, can
damage food products because the process destroys their cells.
1. Free water surrounding the food cells
is the rst to crystallise during slow
freezing methods.
2. As soon as the water balance is de-
stroyed, the water within the food cells
starts to break out of the cells, destroy-
ing the cell walls. The longer the freezing
time the more cells are destroyed.
3. Finally, the ice crystals become so
big that the cells are completely broken
down, leading among other disad-
vantages to a high degree of water
loss when the product is defrosted or
re-heated.
Higher quality through faster freezing
Because of the reasons explained above, the freezing process must be
passed through as quickly as possible in order to reach high product
qualities. By using fast cryogenic freezing, the water inside and outside
of the cells freezes at the same rate, ensuring that the cells remain intact
and the food keeps its freshness, avour and texture as if it hadnt been
frozen at all.
The organic cell structure remains
virtually unchanged when fast freezing
technology is applied.
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The benets of freezing and cooling
equipment by Linde Gas.
With our innovative equipment, freezing and cooling pro-
cesses can be carried out quickly and efciently, signicantly
increasing the output and making your products highly
available. Moreover, faster refrigeration increases the IQF
food quality (IQF = individually quick-frozen). And this in
turn enables you to develop and lead the market with new,
attractive food products.
When using our machinery, you can also prot from a high
degree of exibility: different types of freezers are available
for a wide range of food products. And because they usually
have a small footprint, they need only very little space.
Fast freezing means higher production speed
Higher product quality than with slow cooling
Products lose less water when defrosted
Lower dehydration, higher yield
Flexible choice of models
Additional benets
With professional equipment by Linde Gas, your company
uses state-of-the-art technology for freezing and cooling a
wide range of food products. Apart from increasing your out-
put and product quality while keeping your production and
maintenance costs low, our machines come with a number
of additional benets:
Standard material readily available
(in most countries also for rent)
Most machines are delivered ready to use
Quick installations
Easy-to-use machinery
Start-up training for key personnel
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Specially tailored services
for the food industry.
Cryogenic freezing and cooling is one of our main business
elds. Apart from various models of patented freezing
and cooling equipment, we have developed a number of
services in order to help you to maximise the benets of this
method.
Test centres
In order to provide a full service for the food industry, we demonstrate our cooling and
freezing equipment at special test centres capable of simulating realistic production
conditions. These facilities allow us to verify our theoretical calculations and show our
customers the efciency and capabilities of our refrigeration technology. Our cooling
and freezing test centres are available for every country where Linde Gas is present.
Demonstrations based on your special requirements can be arranged easily and
without delay.
Professional support
Specially trained engineers are there to help you with every aspect of an installation,
from the initial planning to the start-up phase. But our service doesnt stop there:
once the equipment is in operation, our engineers will regularly check and when
necessary optimise the whole installation.
With many years of practical experience and highly qualied employees
in the eld of freezing and cooling, we help our customers in the food in-
dustry to increase the efciency of production processes, improve product
qualities and raise their prots.
If you would like to know more about our freezing and cooling technology
for the food industry, just contact your local Linde Partner.
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Get in touch with Linde Gas.
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Discover a wide variety of top-quality solutions.
Standard freezing and cooling equipment.
CRYOLINE

MT tunnel freezer
This is a general-purpose, in-line tunnel freezer and cooler,
combining state-of-the-art electronic controls with a high
level of hygienic design. Adjustable, high-speed internal
fans, controllable exhaust levels and gas injection make the
use of cryogenic gases highly efcient. The tunnel has an
attractive, easy-to-clean outer design which covers all the
motors and pipes.
Typical products:
Meat and meat products
Dairy products
Fish and seafood
Ready meals and other
convenience foods
Bakery products
CRYOLINE

MC
The CRYOLINE

MC is an extension of the CRYOLINE

MT
tunnel freezer. It quick-freezes high-value isolated products
using nitrogen at -186 C in order to harden the surfaces of
particularly delicate foodstuffs and to avoid deformation and
agglomeration. After stabilisation, the product is deep frozen
by a belt freezer and can then e.g. be glazed with water or
packaged. The modules are entirely interconnected to ensure
that all the cold gas from the immersion section is used.
Typical products:
Delicate free-owing products
Shrimp
All kinds of berries
Mushrooms
Cut vegetables
CRYOLINE

CF cabinet freezer
The CRYOLINE

CF is a multi-purpose freezing and chilling

cabinet designed for batch production facilities such as bak-
eries and ready meal lines. It features a modern touch-panel
control system which offers ne control of all functions,
providing high efciency as well as ease of use. The unit is
designed for high levels of hygiene, making it easy to clean
and reducing the risk of contamination. There is also the
possibility to download information from the controller for
traceability purposes.
Typical products:
Meat and meat products
Dairy products
Fish and seafood
Ready meals and other
convenience food
Bakery products
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CRYOLINE

SC super contact freezer

For products which are difcult to handle, the CRYOLINE

SC
in-line tunnel freezer uses a patented, disposable foil belt.
The unit can easily freeze or cool liquid and/or marinated
products or harden soft products (e.g. llets of sh or
chicken) prior to nal freezing. Because the belt is dispos-
able, it is possible to change products during the production
cycle without having to clean it. Another advantage over
mesh belts is that the foil is smooth, which is perfect for
processing soft foodstuffs without belt marks.
Typical products:
Fillets of sh
Soft products such as pancakes
Tenderloin steaks
Pures
Liquid and semi-liquid products
Pasta products
CRYOLINE

PE pellet freezer
The patented CRYOLINE

PE uses a solid, stainless-steel

belt with cavities to form pellets of liquid or semi-liquid
foodstuffs even with solids such as onions before these
are entirely deep frozen. The pellets are then transferred to
a nal freezer to nish the process. The equipment can be
used to make pellets of sauces for ready meals, so that the
consumer can defrost just as much as he needs for a particu-
lar recipe. The freezer is delivered in one piece, tested and
immediately ready to use, which minimises installation and
start-up time. The standard size of the pellets is 30 x 30 x 6 mm,
but they can also be customised.
Typical products:
Sauces
Pures
Soups
Pastes
CRYOLINE

CS compact spiral freezer

The CRYOLINE

CS, with its patented, self-stacking spiral belt

and its relatively small footprint of only 2.5 x 3.4 m, is capa-
ble of freezing and cooling large quantities of food products.
The unique design (the body of the freezer is built around
the belt) uses the coolant very efciently. The self-stacking
belt also minimises the possibility of production stops due
to belt jams. Unlike most other spiral freezers, this unit can
be transported to the production site in one piece for rapid
installation and immediate start-up.
Typical products:
Meat and meat products
Dairy products
Fish and seafood
Ready meals and other
convenience foods
Bakery products
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How to use little space for big benets.
Special freezing and cooling equipment.
CRYOLINE

TD triple-deck freezer
The CRYOLINE

TD is an in-line tunnel freezer which is used

for free-rolling products that can be dropped from one
belt to another without damaging. The unit has three belts
within an insulated casing. The product travels along the top
belt rst, then drops on and travels along a second and third
belt before moving out of the freezer. This process keeps the
product in the freezer for a longer time (in comparison with
the simple in-line tunnel freezer), signicantly increasing the
cooling capacity while using a relatively small space.
Typical products:
Pasta
Diced meat
Shrimps
CRYOLINE

SP spiral freezers
When a high capacity is required and there is no space for
a long (or several) tunnel freezer(s), the CRYOLINE

SP is
the ideal equipment. It is capable of freezing and cooling a
wide range of different products from pizzas to ice cream to
packed ready meals. The products enter on the low level and
travel along the spiral belt until emerging at the top level,
which gives them enough time to freeze (or cool) properly.
There are many different available sizes of this model, which
can be customised for specic requirements.
Typical products:
Meat and meat products
Ready meals and other
convenience foods
Fish and seafood
Dairy products
Bakery products
CRYOLINE

RF rotary freezer
The CRYOLINE

RF is an in-line freezer with a rotating drum

specically designed for free-rolling homogenous IQF
products. The products are fed into the unit on a fast-moving
belt to ensure separation, or pre-frozen in an upstream liquid
nitrogen immersion bath. Then, the products roll down the
length of the drum to nish the freezing. They exit below the
drum at the far end, where they can then be processed or
packed. This equipment is especially suitable for small, free-
rolling products that require gentle handling to ensure high
IQF properties (e.g. diced meat, shrimps or similar products).
Typical products:
Pizza toppings
Seafood
Diced meat
Vegetable pieces
Mushrooms
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CRYOLINE

AC coating tumblers
The CRYOLINE

AC line was developed in order to meet the

demands of the ever-changing food industry. These freezers
are used to coat a wide range of basic products (e.g. meat
pieces) with different sauces or marinades. The weight of
the coating can vary between 10 and 350 % of the initial
weight of the basic product. Its consistency ensures the
repeatability of the process and the high quality of the nal
product. The unit can be pre-programmed for many different
products, making it easy to operate even by unskilled per-
sonnel. This innovative equipment will allow the producer to
lead the market with new and attractive products.
Typical products:
Pasta products
Noodles
Paella
Shrimps
Risotto
Vegetables with sauces
Pan-cooked dishes
LIXSHOOTER
Many products need immediate, on-site cooling before fur-
ther processing or in order to complete their production. One
of the best ways to do this is with the LIXSHOOTER. With
bottom injection of liquid carbon dioxide or liquid nitrogen,
a steady temperature can be reached while efciently using
the cooling power of the refrigerant. Its unique, hygienically
designed valve ts ush to the vessel, preventing product
entrapment. The valves can be controlled separately or by
the control system of the vessel.
Typical products:
Minced beef before forming
Liquid products
Other meat products before
forming
Confectionary products
Sauces
More equipment
Apart from the different models of equipment
presented in this brochure, Linde Gas offers a
wide range of alternatives for special freezing
and cooling requirements for the food industry.
With its innovative concepts, Linde Gas is playing a pioneering role in the global market. As a technology leader, it is our task
to constantly raise the bar. Traditionally driven by entrepreneurship, we are working steadily on new high-quality products
and innovative processes.
Linde Gas offers more. We create added value, clearly discernible competitive advantages, and greater protability. Each
concept is tailored specically to meet our customers requirements offering standardised as well as customised solutions.
This applies to all industries and all companies regardless of their size.
If you want to keep pace with tomorrows competition, you need a partner by your side for whom top quality, process
optimisation, and enhanced productivity are part of daily business. However, we dene partnership not merely as being
there for you but being with you. After all, joint activities form the core of commercial success.
Linde Gas ideas become solutions.
Getting ahead through innovation.
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