Custom Equipment Delivery for Armenian Professional Ketchup Manufacturer: For the three main types of packaging-glass bottles, tin cans, and pouches-we tailored a combination of spray sterilization and double-layer water bath sterilization equipment. This allows separate packaging and precise, differentiated sterilization, significantly improving the quality and pass rate of the finished ketchup.
01. Pain Points of Multi-Pack Production: One Machine Can't Handle Everything
Ketchup is a high-acid, high-sugar sauce, with slow heat penetration and high sensitivity to temperature and pressure, which places strict demands on sterilization equipment. Glass bottles are prone to cracking with sudden temperature changes; tin cans heat unevenly, risking dents and sterilization dead spots; pouches can't take high-pressure water flows, leading to breakage or swelling. Using the same sterilization method for all types not only results in uneven quality but also increases waste, shortens shelf life, and may fail export tests.
To meet the Armenian client's multi-spec, multi-pack production needs, we abandoned a one-size-fits-all approach and developed a customized sterilization solution with separate equipment and processes for each packaging type, precisely matching their production requirements.
02. Spray Sterilization Pot | Fits Glass Bottles and Tin Cans
For hard-packaged ketchup in glass bottles and tin cans, we installed a fully automatic high-temperature spray sterilization pot that ensures even heat distribution and gentle temperature changes, perfectly solving the sterilization challenges for hard packaging.
The equipment uses 360° high-pressure atomized spray technology, providing uniform internal temperature with minimal temperature differences. The gradual heating and cooling process effectively prevents glass bottles from cracking due to large temperature differences, greatly reducing production loss.
For tin cans, the uniform spray heating ensures complete sterilization of the sauce inside, eliminating dead spots while preventing deformation or denting of the cans. This maximizes retention of the ketchup's original color, flavor, and taste, meets microbial standards, and complies with strict overseas export testing requirements.