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Linde White Paper Details Advantages of Cryogenic Chilling Solutions

01 Apr 2016

MURRAY HILL, N.J. and NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J., March 31, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Linde LLC offers a new informational white paper detailing the advantages of upgrading or switching to cryogenic chilling solutions for food processing. It is now available as a free download via this Link.

Chilling with food-grade cryogenic gases — either nitrogen (N2) or carbon dioxide (CO2), including CO2 snow — offers a valuable alternative to mechanical chilling, dry ice, or top-chilling methods. Cryogenic chilling systems can provide consistent, accurate temperature profiles and also save time, especially when compared to manually loading bags of dry ice or CO2 pellets into mixers, or manually packing ice into food boxes.

Titled, “High-Efficiency Cryogenic Chilling for Food Processing,” the white paper describes how cryogenic chilling systems perform and highlights both automated and batch chilling processes for:

Meat, Poultry and Seafood: Cryogenic systems can accurately and consistently bring products to the desired equilibration temperature. Highly efficient CO2 snow generators and automated systems are often used to replace dry ice and other manual chilling methods.
Baking and Snack Food: Used before or during mixing, cryogenic flour and dry-ingredient chilling systems can improve temperature control for higher quality and repeatability. Accurate and consistent temperatures provide repeatable batch-to-batch dough quality, reduce mixer cycle times and improve downstream handling and extrusion processes.
“Recent advances in cryogenic chilling systems provide numerous advantages including improved productivity and repeatable quality,” says Mark DiMaggio, head of food & beverage, Linde LLC. “Because of the improved process repeatability and temperature consistency, cryogenic chilling plays an important role in food safety by maintaining strict temperature controls and hygienic conditions.”

Cryogenic chilling solutions featured in the paper include bottom-injection mixer chilling, sauce cooling and dry ingredient chilling. The solutions for chilling with CO2 snow for pellet replacement include combo bin chillers, box chilling systems and CO2 snow generators.

The Linde food team performs in-plant assessments and works with processors to develop optimal process solutions. For more information, visit: www.lindefood.com, or call: 800-755-9277.

Linde LLC supports the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and the advancement of food safety. Linde has a Food Safety Management System in place for all bulk carbon dioxide (CO2) plants and air separation facilities supplying the food & beverage industry in North America. In June 2012, Linde became the first supplier to certify all of its CO2 plants to a benchmarked GFSI scheme, FSSC 22000 (Food Safety System Certification).

About Linde LLC in North America

Linde LLC is a member of The Linde Group. In the 2015 financial year, The Linde Group generated revenue of USD 19.7 bn ( EUR 17.944 bn) , making it one of the leading gases and engineering companies in the world, with approximately 65,000 employees working in more than 100 countries worldwide. The strategy of The Linde Group is geared towards long-term profitable growth and focuses on the expansion of its international business with forward-looking products and services. Linde acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The company is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.

For more information, see The Linde Group online at www.linde.com.

SOURCE Linde North America, Inc.