AIR PRODUCTS INTRODUCES LIN INJECTION SOLUTION
April 2008 – Air Products, the leading cryogenic gas, equipment and services supplier, introduces the Freshline® Liquid Nitrogen Injection Solution (LIN-IS). By providing consistent and repeatable rapid cooling of meat products during mixing and processing, the LIN-IS offers significant advantages over existing cooling alternatives, improving product quality and reducing bacterial growth.
The LIN-IS injects liquid nitrogen directly into the mixing or forming process, ensuring rapid cooling. Unlike previous cooling techniques – including the addition of frozen meat and the use of surface coolants – LIN-IS gives the user precise temperature control. This achieves immediate heat transfer, reducing gas consumption and minimising nitrogen wastage.
The Freshline LIN-IS can be fitted to many existing food mixers and formers. By significantly reducing fat breakdown and bacterial growth, improving the regularity of meat cuts and enhancing appearance by avoiding the formation of metamyoglobin (which results from excessive exposure to oxygen in the air), manufacturers can achieve the ideal size and texture needed for further processing.
Ann Callens, Air Products’ European business development manager, Food and Cryogenics says, “The Freshline LIN Injection Solution offers food processors a quality solution to many processing problems, while simultaneously meeting the highest safety and hygiene standards. Systems are simple to operate, clean and maintain and are designed to our customers’ individual specifications where the speed, flexibility and control of liquid nitrogen can provide significant benefits“.
Liquid nitrogen has an enormous amount of freezing power. Compared to traditional mechanical equipment, liquid nitrogen solutions offer significant advantages to food processors – reducing moisture loss, avoiding water crystal formation and individually quick freezing products to minimise the possibility of clumping. Providing rapid, consistent temperature control, liquid nitrogen solutions deliver visually appealing, high quality products with zero risk of contamination.
Editor’s note
Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment and is listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability and FTSE4Good Indices. The company has annual revenues of $9 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and over 20,000 employees around the globe.
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Hugh Ashworth, Air Products,
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