Mobile Fruit Juice Processing Plant

Product Description

The fruit processing plant is a mobile/static or skid mounted kit of fruit processing equipment accessible across the world and mounted on a heavy goods vehicle for local transportation. It includes detachable machines for crushing, pressing, and filling a tank with juices after following the processing steps. Some of the machines can be carried out over a long distance where the fruits are harvested to be processed and are, then, quickly pasteurized for use. Alvan Blanch and their partners design, manufacture, and distribute the product in the world.

Market Suggested Retail Price

$416,000.00

Target Users (Target Impact Group)

Distributors / Implementing Organizations

This product is implemented by Alvan Blanch worldwide and supplied in Africa by some local partners (e.g., Palin diagnostics Uganda Ltd in Uganda)

Manufacturing/Building Method

The Alvan Blanch Development Company designs the majority of their products in the UK and ships them to the selected region. The company has also subsidiaries based in Africa designing and supplying complete systems for fruit processing.

Intellectural Property Type

Patent Protected

User Provision Model

The product is designed and sold through Alvan Blanch’s global list of approved dealers based in Africa, the APAC region, Asia, the Middle East, and North America, Russia, South American, the Caribbean, and the United Kingdom.

Distributions to Date Status

Unknown

Design Specifications

The fruit juice processing plant can work with a generator or electricity. It has a water purification system including a fruit machine, a dilution, and wash down components. The mill mounted on the whole system mashes vegetables and hard fruit before pressing. The product obtained after mashing goes to press. The product has a component called the pulper siever that is mainly used for mangoes, pineapples, tomatoes, and all non-pressing fruits before they are moved into the blending tanks. The juice is directed to the pasteurization room for treatment to preserve its quality. This process involves heating it to a high temperature (85°C) for a short period of time to destroy any bacteria and any unwanted micro-organisms.

Technical Support

Alvan Blanch has many engineers in the UK and across Africa traveling to clients worldwide for technical support when needed. They provide engineering services to help the customer through their local sales representatives.

Replacement Components

Replacement components include exchanger, control panel, water treatment unit, storage tank, hydraulic press. Further details can be obtained directly from the manufacturer through Fruit Processing Assessment Enquiry

Lifecycle

Unknown

Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters

The machine is easy to manipulate and operate, reliable for communities, and some countries, lacking proper infrastructures.

Vetted Performance Status

Testing was performed by the manufacturer only and no third-party testing has been completed.

Safety

No known safety hazards are related to this product.

Complementary Technical Systems

The manufacturer ^{Interview with a representative}provides various accessories: flow plate, manifolds, jacketed pipeline, filters, valves, inspection glasses. The Customer can also receive packaging consumables, plan management personnel, and marketing assistance at an additional cost.

Academic Research and References

Ferreira, Marcos. D., Sanchez, Augusto. C., Braunbeck , Oscar.A. , Santos, Eduardo. A, 2018, “Harvesting Fruits Using a Mobile Platform: A Case Study Applied to Citrus,” Journal of the Brazilian Association of Agriculture Engineering, 38, pp. 293-299.

Dornier M., Belleville MP., Vaillant F., 2018, “Membrane Technologies for Fruit Juice Processing,” Food Engineering Series. ISBN : 978-1-4939-3309-9.

Wenner, M. D., Escudero, W., 1993, “Constraints in the Kenyan fruit juice processing industry,” Final report, 33, pp.73.

Compliance with regulations

None

Other Information

The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2012, state recognition by Buckingham Palace, winner of A.T. Ferrell Award for dealer innovation.