It is reported that China is one of the four largest fruit and vegetable producers in the world. At present, the processing capacity of fruits and vegetables is less than one seventh of the output, mainly fresh food. According to the prediction of relevant departments and the experts of fruit and vegetable research, the development, research and utilization of the following seven types of fruit and vegetable processing equipment and key technologies and processes should be accelerated in the future.

 

First, beverage processing machinery. Speed up the development of aseptic filling technology, improve the production capacity of filling production line, improve the existing equipment and automation level, promote computer-controlled automatic production line, and further promote the application of high-pressure sterilization technology.

 

Second, vegetable processing equipment. We should improve the standardization, automation and mechanization level of existing equipment, strengthen scientific research and development, establish a national research center and base for fruit and vegetable processing machinery, and establish an information cooperation network for fruit and vegetable processing technology and equipment, so as to keep abreast of the development trends at home and abroad.

 

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Third, juice filtration and separation equipment. To speed up the development of large-scale filtration equipment and improve the level of automation, butterfly separators should be developed in the direction of large-scale and automation to adapt to different material requirements.

 

Fourth, crushing equipment. Strengthen the research and development of key components, improve their wear resistance, corrosion resistance and impact resistance; strengthen the development of sealing materials, improve their pressure resistance and high humidity resistance, and speed up the promotion and use of ultra-fine pulverizer.

 

Fifth, sterilization equipment. We should improve the automation level of sterilization equipment and the reliability of detection and monitoring instruments, speed up the development and popularization of high-pressure sterilization equipment, and develop ultrasonic sterilization technology, Magnetoacoustic sterilization technology and pulse sterilization technology.

 

Sixth, drying equipment. We will accelerate the research and development of heat pump, heat recovery and automatic control equipment, and improve the utilization rate of energy.

 

7. Quick freezing equipment. Improve the automatic control system of the existing equipment, increase energy, develop liquid nitrogen quick freezer and steel belt quick freezer, etc. Improve the performance and standardization, automation and mechanization level of supporting machinery.