1.3 Why you should install a Milmeq (First-In First-Out) Freezing Tunnel
Retention Time
Our tunnels are physically sized to hold product for the design retention time. Hence by design, all cartons must spend the necessary freeze time in the air blast.
Air Velocities
The Milmeq Tunnel is always full of product. Simultaneous loading and unloading ensures that all shelves are constantly fully loaded. This makes it possible to achieve consistent air velocities over all the cartons. Other types of tunnel that unload independently and at a faster rate than the production rate will leave many shelf levels empty for much of every day. Under these circumstances the circulating cooling air takes the path of least resistance and passes through the open empty levels. Very poor air flows will result over the remaining full levels. Variable time and conditions will determine variable quality product.
An investment in a Milmeq freezing tunnel is an investment in improved product quality.
With the Milmeq ‘First In/First Out’ all cartons can only be exposed to identical freezing conditions