Food technology has evolved into an interdisciplinary area based on chemical engineering and food science dealing with the production processes that make foods.
Food industries are constantly seeking to improve quality and cost-effectiveness of food products, trying to carry out more sustainable and environmentally- friendly industrial activities.
In order to respond to the growing demand for skilled technicians and qualified personnel in the food technology sector, technical institutes and universities need to extend their educational offer by equipping relevant laboratories with suitable machines and equipment.
De Lorenzo has developed this fruit line laboratory with the aim of providing knowledge and expertise on food processing technology.
Students will be able to observe a complete production cycle and work on a wide range of machines through hands-on practice of individual operations (washing, mixing, separating, extracting, etc.).
This laboratory is designed to allow students the possibility to handle raw materials, prepare and cook food and food products.
With this laboratory, students can process up to 100 kg per hour of fresh products.
This fruit handling line is designed to process fresh fruit (raw materials) such as fresh apples, pears, peaches, apricots, tomatoes and mangoes.
The finished product will be fruit cream, jam or juices.
The laboratory is composed of the elements described in the following pages.
