PRE-CANDYING MACHINE CANDYING UNIT STORAGE TANK

Candying Plant
Model Tank Tank Quantity Model Tank Tank Model Tank Tank
Diameter Height Diameter Length Diameter Height
1 VK15/4 1500 4200 SK15/4 2000 3000
PK 15/4 2000 2000 2 VK18/5 1800 5200 SK18/5 2000 5000
3 VK18/8 1800 8200 SK18/8 2000 6000
Overall dimensions in mm.

Storage tank
Candying unit side view
Candying unit
Pre-candying machine

CANDYING PLANT
Boema's expertise in the design and construction of UNIVERSAL VACUUM CANDYING MACHINE
candied fruit production lines is well-established. Technical data Mod.VK 15/4 Mod.VK 18/5 Mod.VK18/8
Its thorough knowledge of the industry means that
Stainless steel construction AISI 316 AISI 316 AISI 316
plant can be custom-built for the product to be can-
died. Total volume 7,500 litres 13,700 litres 21,900 litres
Over the last few years, traditional "tank" candying Loading capacity 6,000 litres 11,200 litres 17,900 litres
technology - with or without baskets - has been joi- Production per cycle (candied fruit) 2.8 ÷3 Ton. 5÷5.6 Ton. 8.5÷9 Ton.
ned by "vacuum" candying technology for bulk pro- Evaporation surface 3.6 m2 7 m2 11.2m2
duct, in which the whole cycle can be performed Max. evaporation capacity 500 Kg/h 980 Kg/h 1,500 Kg/h
without moving the product, thereby reducing man-
power and keeping the product as intact as possible. Max. heat exchange potential 440,000Kcal/h 890,000Kcal/h 1,400,000 Kcal/h
Boema can supply: Max. steam consumption at 3 bar 750kg/h 1,550 Kg/h 2,400 Kg/h
- desalting, desulphurizing, cooking and colouring Max. consumption of cooling water (at 15°C) 10 m3/h 20 m3/h 32 m3/h
tanks for preparing fruit to be candied whole or Total consumption of cooling water for cube cycle 65m3 125m3 200 m3
in pieces; Installed electrical power 10 kW.
6kW 7,5kW
- cutters and prickers;
- traditional or vacuum-operated candying lines
Air consumption at 5 bar (only on unloading) 1.5 Nm /min.
3
1.5 Nm3/min. 1.5 Nm3/min.
according to the product to be candied; Real-time cube candying at 72°Bx (from cubes in brine): 20 ÷22 hours
- syrup treatment lines with batching, preparation- Real-time cube candying (from washed, cooked cubes mixed with initial syrup): 12 hours
filtration-storage and syrup concentration units; Manpower: one person during loading and unloading.
- candied product draining units;
- candied product packaging plant.

Alongside the candying lines, Boema designs and

builds complete plants for small-medium and large
capacity production of fruit marmalades and jams.

Boema S.p.A. C.so Scagliola 197

12052 Neive (Cn) Italy
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Pilot vacuum candying plant
UNIVERSAL CANDYING
MACHINE MOD. VK
View of a candying unit with vibrating table for draining the candied fruit This machine is used for processing bulk
product.
Various methodologies can be used in rela-
tion to different fruits: the cycles vary from
a minimum length of 10 hours.
The utmost delicacy is guaranteed in the
various processes (desalting, cooking,
candying).
Candying - especially with cubes - can be
performed with this machine with a very
low quantity of syrup (fruit-syrup ratio of
40-50%), making for economy with
excellent yield.
In this system, in which the syrup remains
in the container for the whole candying
cycle, the problems resulting in traditional
plant in which the syrup is continually cir-
culated from one device to another - cau-
sing filters to clog up and requiring a very
high proportion of syrup in relation to the
fruit - no longer arise.
This machine is universal in that, besides
managing short or long (e.g. cherries)
candying cycles, it can be used either for
just candying or for whole cycles - inclu-
ding washing, cooking, colouring and
candying - without the product needing to
be moved; manpower is thus reduced and
the product is kept as integral as possible.
The machine is composed of:
- a strongly-built, horizontal, cylindrical
container for vacuum-processing with a
manhole, 5 inspection windows, and a
channel along the bottom for heating,
syrup/fruit filtration, mixing with air for
brine washing and product unloading.
- a shaft with a rotating coil which is spe-
cially-shaped for very delicate mixing.
Variable speed;
- a surface condensator with a condensate
recovery barrel and an extraction pump, a
froth separator with piping, a stainless
steel liquid ring vacuum pump, and an
automatic cooling water flow regulator;
- a fully-sanitizable syrup-fruit membrane
transfer pump;
- an automatic washing system;
- electro-pneumatic instrumentation for
controlling the temperature and the
syrup and condensate water levels, and
for continuous control of the Brix degree;
- an electrical panel with a PLC which can
memorize more than 10 different
candying cycles, and print out the data
required (Brix degree, temperature, etc.).
New cycles can be set with extreme ease.
Single switches for all the motors operating
in manual position for loading, unloading
Universal vacuum candying machine Concentration boule used for the production of jams and/or and washing operations.
for the concentration of candying syrup Platform and service stairway.
Stainless steel cabinet protected by a glass
door.
Machine built to EC standards.
Accessories to complete the plant:
PRE-CANDYING MACHINE
MOD. PK 15/4
This is used for preparing fruit to be can-
died.
Desalting or washing can be performed by
this machine, as well as cooking, colouring
and pre-candying, which means preparing
the syrup/fruit mix to be transferred to the
VK candying machine.
It is composed of a cylindrical container
with a conical bottom, with a capacity of 7
m3, a diameter of 2000 mm and a height in
the cylindrical section of 2000 mm.
The cone is fitted with a twin filtering wall
with 4 mm diameter holes.
Steam coil with automatic thermoregula-
tion valves.
Electropump for pumping over water or
syrup.
Electro-blower with air distribution
manifold.
Hinged perforated plate door which is easy
to open from above.
Discharge valve with anti-clogging system.
Platform and service stairway.
Made of AISI 316 stainless steel.
Max. steam consumption at 3 bar: 900
Kg./hr.
There is only one model of the pre-
candying machine, and 1, 2 or 3 units are
supplied depending on the size of the
candying machine.
STORAGE TANK MOD. SK
This is used for storing the candied syrup-
fruit mixture when it is unloaded from the
VK candying machine. The candied fruit is
stabilized in this tank whilst waiting to be
drained. (This allows for higher yield).
It is composed of a vertically-fitted, cylin-
drical tank . The bottom cylindrical part is
fitted on the inside with a perforated plate
and on the outside with a jacket for heating
or cooling. The top is lined with insulating
material and it is fitted with a centrifugal
extractor for preventing condensate.
The machine includes:
- an electropump and a mixing circuit for
unloading and cooling;
- a manhole, 3 inspection windows, a
discharge valve, loading pipes and valve,
and a vacuum-breaking valve;
- a continuous membrane level gauge;
- a painted stainless steel base frame.
The machine is made of AISI 304 stainless
steel.