2000 kg/h Brine Quick Freezer for Frozen Shrimp in Ecuador
Our client in Ecuador is one of the world’s top exporters of white shrimp, thanks to its favorable natural environment and advanced aquaculture industry. However, traditional air-freezing methods have a slower freezing speed, higher energy consumption, and greater product dehydration. They are unable to meet the stringent requirements of high-end markets in Europe and Asia for “fresh, high-quality, and convenient” frozen shrimp. To address this challenge, they chose CBFI’s brine quick freezer with 2 tons/h production capacity to upgrade their white shrimp quality, which improves international competitiveness.
The client is a large Ecuadorian shrimp processing plant that specializes in catching, processing, and exporting South American white shrimp, with a daily volume of over 10 tons.
To meet the client’s production requirements and the product (shrimp) types, CBFI custom-designed a brine quick freezing system with a 2-ton/hour production capacity. Our system is composed of six key sections, with the core being the brine tunnel freezer and blast freezing tunnel, as follows:
- Brine Shower Tunnel Freezer: for initial rapid freezing.
- Blast Freezing Tunnel: further lowering product temperature.
- Infeed Conveyor: ensures smooth and efficient product loading.
- Transfer Conveyor: prevents brine carryover into the cold air tunnel.
- Outfeed Conveyor: facilitates easy unloading of finished products.
- Brine Pump and Mixer: maintains brine consistency and enables continuous circulation.
- Significant increase in freezing efficiency: the shrimp central temperature after freezing reaches–18°C or lower in a short time, with freezing speed improved by over 50% compared to previous methods.
- Higher product quality: the defrosted shrimp meat remains tender, with improved color retention and higher market acceptance.
- Lower energy costs: reduced power consumption compared to the old air-freezing system, generating substantial annual savings.
- Simplified operations: automated control system for easier operation and reduced labor requirements.
“CBFI’s brine quick freezer not only solved our processing challenges but also strengthened our overall market competitiveness.” — Factory Manager of Ecuador’s Shrimp Processing Company
