FOOD PROCESSING

Nourishing health for a thriving world

 

Feeding billions and fuelling progress, the food and beverage industry plays a vital role in global development. From agricultural produce to processed food and packaged nutrition, this sector thrives on precision, hygiene, and consistent quality to meet rising demands.

At Kirloskar Pneumatic, we enable this journey with end-to-end engineering solutions designed to enhance productivity and ensure freshness across every stage of food processing. Our oil-injected electric screw compressors power critical applications, from packaging and automation to cleaning and processing air, with reliable and energy-efficient performance that meets the industry’s high standards.

Our air conditioning and refrigeration division delivers tailored systems across various segments of the industry. For the fruits and vegetables and fruit pulp processing units, our air-cooled reciprocating refrigeration compressors, engineered sets, and complete refrigeration systems ensure optimal temperature control and freshness, backed by remote monitoring for continuous performance. In noodle production, fried snack packaging, and potato chip lines, our ultra-low vapour pressure vapour absorption chillers maintain the ideal thermal environment for delicate processing needs.

Meanwhile, in edible oil and coffee manufacturing, we provide steam-driven, hot water-driven, direct-fired double effect, and exhaust-driven vapour absorption chillers that ensure precise heat management and process efficiency. Coffee and fruit pulp processing facilities also benefit from our chillers and hot water generators that safeguard flavour and consistency during production.

Completing the cycle, our high-speed, helical, and bevel gearboxes offer seamless power transmission for a range of applications—driving everything from conveyor belts to automated mixers, delivering reliable performance even in demanding production environments.

At Kirloskar Pneumatic, we help the food processing industry maintain quality, enhance efficiency, and nourish the world, one solution at a time.

Food Processing

Nourishing health for a thriving world

Feeding billions and fuelling progress, the food and beverage industry plays a vital role in global development. From agricultural produce to processed food and packaged nutrition, this sector thrives on precision, hygiene, and consistent quality to meet rising demands.

At Kirloskar Pneumatic, we enable this journey with end-to-end engineering solutions designed to enhance productivity and ensure freshness across every stage of food processing. Our oil-injected electric screw compressors power critical applications, from packaging and automation to cleaning and processing air, with reliable and energy-efficient performance that meets the industry’s high standards.

Our air conditioning and refrigeration division delivers tailored systems across various segments of the industry. For the fruits and vegetables and fruit pulp processing units, our air-cooled reciprocating refrigeration compressors, engineered sets, and complete refrigeration systems ensure optimal temperature control and freshness, backed by remote monitoring for continuous performance. In noodle production, fried snack packaging, and potato chip lines, our ultra-low vapour pressure vapour absorption chillers maintain the ideal thermal environment for delicate processing needs.

Meanwhile, in edible oil and coffee manufacturing, we provide steam-driven, hot water-driven, direct-fired double effect, and exhaust-driven vapour absorption chillers that ensure precise heat management and process efficiency. Coffee and fruit pulp processing facilities also benefit from our chillers and hot water generators that safeguard flavour and consistency during production.

Completing the cycle, our high-speed, helical, and bevel gearboxes offer seamless power transmission for a range of applications—driving everything from conveyor belts to automated mixers, delivering reliable performance even in demanding production environments.

At Kirloskar Pneumatic, we help the food processing industry maintain quality, enhance efficiency, and nourish the world, one solution at a time.

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Blast Freeing for Rapid Cooling

Blast Freezing prevents texture damage caused by ice crystal formation and locks in freshness through rapid blasting of cold air.

Temperature Control in Fruit Puree Packaging

Fruit Puree Packaging maintains quality and prevents contamination by maintaining optimum temperature in a controlled environment.

Pasteurization and rapid cooling

Pasteurization eliminates pathogens and enzymes by heating the fruit pulp, followed by rapid cooling, which helps in flavour preservation and an extended shelf life.

Sterilisation/Pasteurization

Sterilisationor Pasteurization refers to heating for the elimination of pathogens for enhanced product safety.

Pulp Pre Heating/Heating in Pasteurization

Pulp pre heating involves heating pulp to a specific temperature to prepare it for pasteurization.

Partial Pulp Heating in Sterilisation

Partial pulp heating prepares the food for processes like freezing, canning, or drying.

Pulp Cooling in Pasteurization

Cooling pulp quickly after pasteurization stops microbial growth to maintain quality and safety.

Pulp Cooling in Sterilisation

Pulp Cooling is the rapid cooling of the sterilised pulp to a temperature below a certain threshold.

Co-generations turbines

Co-generations turbine generates both electricity and heat to generate steam or hot water for processes like pasteurisation, cooking or drying. The high-speed gearboxes help match the turbine's high speed to the lower speed of the generator, thus improving efficiency and precision control of rotating components.

Effluent Treatment Vessels

Effluent Treatments Vessels treat wastewater generated during various processes to make it safe for disposal or reuse. The helical and bevel gearboxes enable the vessels to transmit power between shafts for a varied range of mixing and agitator requirements.

Reactor Vessels

Reactor vessels are used for processes like fermentation, pasteurisation, and the production of food additives and ingredients. The helical and bevel gearboxes power the agitators in these vessel, enabling efficient mixing and process control.

Bulk Conveying

Bulk Conveying is used for transporting raw ingredients, finished products, and waste efficiently. The helical and bevel gearboxes help transmit power and torque for bulk conveyors, especially when the shafts are not parallel and the application demands a high power density.

Agitators

Agitators ensure consistent product quality by mixing and blending ingredients, dissolving solids, and supporting fermentation processes. Helical and bevel gearboxes are critical for the optimised in agitators used for mixing. They enable better space utilisation and direct insertion of agitator shafts which results in a streamlined design.

Automation and Control

Compressed air powers pneumatic systems for controlling valves, actuators, and other automation equipment in processing lines.

Packing & Labelling

Compressed air powers pneumatic actuators, sealers and labelling equipment for automated packaging and labelling. Furthermore, modified atmosphere packaging uses gas mixtures to extend shelf life.

Ice Plants

Refers to the production of large ice blocks widely used in fisheries, food processing and shipping industries for bulk cooling applications. The ice comes in the form of tube ice, flake ice and block ice.

HVAC

Humidity & Temperature Control for Production Area & Comfort Cooling maintains optimal environmental conditions for production.

Cleaning in Place

Cleaning In Place refers to automated cleaning of internal surfaces of equipment without disassembling them.

Blow Mould Cooling

Blow Mould Cooling is the cooling of moulded bottles to retain their shape and structural integrity.

Recycled Bottle Cooling

Recycled Bottle Cleaning is the cleaning and sanitising of bottles for reuse.

Syrup/Beverage Cooling

Syrup or Beverage Cooling refers to maintaining beverages at a cool and consistent temperature to preserve their taste and prevent contamination.

Humidity and Temperature Control

Ensuring optimal storage and processing conditions in Warehouse/Processing Unit/ Control Panel Rooms

Coffee Extract Cooling

Extract chilling is the rapid cooling of freshly brewed coffee immediately after extraction to preserve its flavour and aroma.

Coffee Extraction

For optimal coffee extraction, the brewing equipment and water is preheated to a temperature between 90 degrees to 96 degrees.

Oil Cooling Post Refining

In an oil refinery, post-refining cooling is achieved using chilled water generated by a vapour absorption chiller.

Solvent Extraction

Chilled water from a vapour absorption chiller cools the solvent removal unit’s condenser, aiding in solvent vapour condensation and recovery.

(Comfort Cooling) Air Conditioning

Air Conditioning refers to controlled temperature and humidity to enhance product consistency while providing comfort to workers.

Stabilisation of Fermented Fruit Products

Stabilising fermented food products includes cooling fruit pulps and purees to halt the fermentation process.

Storage of frozen fruit pulps

Proper storage of frozen fruit pulps and concentrates is key to maintaining their quality and preventing thawing.

Cold Storage for Intermediate Products

Storing intermediate products at cold temperatures prevents quality degradation of semi-processed products such as purees and concentrates before further processing.

Freezing of Fruit Pulps

Freezing of fruit pulps helps extend shelf life over longer periods of storage resulting in optimum quality preservation and nutritional value.

Pulp Extraction and Cooling

Pulp Extraction and Cooling prevent oxidation and enzymatic browning by controlling the temperature of fruit pulp immediately after extraction.

Pre-Cooling of Fresh Fruits

Pre-cooling slows down respiration and prevents microbial growth by rapidly reducing the temperature of freshly harvested fruits before processing.

Frozen Storage

Frozen Storage protects food products against microbial growth and chemical degradation by maintaining quality through long-term preservation.

Cold Storage

Cold Storage slows down microbial growth and enzymatic activities by preserving the freshness of perishable items like fruits, dairy, vegetables and meat products.

Blast Freezing/IQF/Plate Freezer/Spiral Freezer

Refers to the technology of preserving the food's quality and extending its shelf-life by rapidly freezing food products to lock in freshness, texture, and nutritional value.