JBT alco ASH Spiral oven allows cooking or browning of your products, with steam, hot circulating air or both.
The alco spiral oven gently runs products through the cooking process by means of a spiral conveyor belt that can be extended if required.
Benefits are many.
- Excellent results on a wide range of products at maximum yield.
- Suitable for products of various sizes thanks to a selectable gap between the individual levels of the spiral, allowing significant process surface while requiring little space.
- Targeted airflow in the machine itself guaranteeing optimal and uniform heat transfer and an ideal cooking effect, a perfect product color and best yields.
- Insulated housing design for preventing energy losses.
- Easy operation and thorough cleaning with maximum safety and efficiency.
- Automatic, continuous belt washing system in combination with CIP nozzles ensure efficient cleaning and extended production times.
- Recipe control system and controllable cooking parameters such as temperature, air humidity, cooking time, or air speed.
- Linked with remote maintenance service & Industry 4.0.
Large product quantities can be cooked extremely efficiently and evenly, which gives the product optimum consistency and minimizes moisture losses.
The efficient heat transfer enables a high yield of juicy, cooked, browned, and visually appealing products.
The spiral oven is usually combined with other alco processing equipment, in particular the coating line and fryer to achieve a full range of flavors and appearances for in line processing of elaborated fish products.