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JBT Electric TwinDrum
JBT’s TwinDrum Spiral Oven: Redefining reheating
As a global technology equipment supplier to the food processing in- dustry, JBT has announced the launch of the new, electric version of its suc- cessful Stein TwinDrum Spiral Oven, offering a range of features including simpler maintenance and connectivity to JBT’s iOPS platform, as well as giving customers the opportunity to better meet their green commitments.
The TwinDrum Spiral Oven is the latest spiral oven cooking technology from JBT that builds on decades of oven engineering by adding a uniform temperature and excellent roasting capabilities via an efficient two-zone spiral system.
The TwinDrum spiral oven’s design enables processors to increase their processing yield compared with ex- isting ovens, while at the same time ensuring consistent cooking of food items by uniformly distributing the hot air flow across all tiers.
But with the introduction of the electric TwinDrum, JBT is offering cus- tomers a new way to heat by foregoing gas and oil-based heating systems, and plugging directly into the grid, accord- ing to Stefan Paulsson, JBT’s Director of
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Value Stream & Global Product Line for Cooking & Linear Freezers. “Through the electric TwinDrum, we are offering a new way to heat,” said Paulsson.
“We come in contact with a lot of new food producers in the world wanting to cook and fry alternative proteins, but often, for these small- scale start-up producers, investing in a thermal fluid system can be quite ex- pensive. Having an electrically-heated fryer and oven is a good and more affordable alternative for this group”, says Paulsson.
Savings gets doubled
Until now, the TwinDrum was heated by an oil-based thermal fluid system that made use of either natural gas or electricity to heat air inside the oven. “With the electric TwinDrum, customers are able to save twice: by having one single rather than two heat transformations, and by not having to invest in a separate boiler and piping”, said Paulsson.
“Instead of having to pay for a thermal heating system, you just have cables that go directly into the machine. The electric heater is fixed in the machine,
so it can be easily accessed for cleaning and maintenance, while having fixed wiring means better reliability. Electric heating also gives processors the ability to use renewable sources of energy that could help them to achieve their environmental goals or commitments”, explains Paulsson.
Energy saving made easy
Additional features available with the electric TwinDrum include propor- tional control for the heating elements to achieve more accurate temperature control, plus built-in connectivity with JBT’s own IoT (Internet of Things) plat- form iOPS, which enables the monitor- ing of temperature fluctuations and energy consumption across systems, meaning easily identifying areas where energy savings can be made.
The Stein TwinDrum adds to a grow- ing range of electrically-heated cook- ing solutions from JBT, including fry- ers, Double D Revoband ovens and the Formcook Contact Cooker. “The TwinDrum offers all the benefits of a thermal fluid-heated system: it looks the same, it’s just electrically-heated,” Paulsson added.
(Source: JBT)
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