Armfield – Miniature-Scale Research & Development Technology – FT102LT Carbonator/Filler
The Armfield FT102X has a well-deserved reputation for being simply the best Carbonator-Filler on the market. The new Armfield FT102LT utilises the same technology and most of the features and benefits, in a smaller, more cost-effective package.
The Armfield FT102LT Miniature-scale Carbonator-Filler provides the ability to establish precise and repeatable parameters when carbonating in the laboratory, this can dramatically improve the speed with which new products are developed.
Both premix and postmix operations are available from the standard machine. Options enable for deaeration of the product and evacuation of the bottles, and filling and capping (screw and/or crown) at a single station without removing the bottle.
The FT102LT Carbonator-Filler is easy to install, set up and use. Colour touchscreen control is used with a new graphical interface, enabling different carbonating and filling scenarios to be set and stored. The semi-automated cleaning programme takes the user step by step through the cleaning process and enables the unit to be made ready for another product or formulation.
The FT102LT is ideally suited as a general purpose filling and carbonation installation for small laboratory applications. Used in conjunction with one of Armfield’s FT74 UHT/HTST units, a complete drinks line can be created in the laboratory; consisting of heat treatment, carbonation, filling and capping.
Available Models
Key Features
FT102LT Carbonator/Filler
Key Features
- Accurate control of filling and carbonating variables
- Option of filling and crown-seal capping and/or screwtop capping at a single station
- 15l process vessel, positioned at a convenient height
- Batch & continuous processing
- Throughputs up to 60 l/h achievable (2l bottles)
- Wide range of cans or bottles can be used from 0.15l to in excess of 2l
- Evaluation service for customer cans and bottles
- CO2 content in excess of 10 g/l can be realised
- Enhanced colour touchscreen control
- In-bottle pressure measurement enables accurate and reproducible depressurisation
- Many parameters can be automated
- Carbonates foaming products
- Carbonates at any temperature between 4°C and 20°C
- Premix and postmix capability
- Fills non-carbonated drinks
Benefits
- Easily reproducible test batches
- Very flexible and accurate
- No CO2 loss during filling due to double stage cooling
- Easy to use: many functions automated
- Cost saving: for small test batches no production line is required
- 32 preset programs
Key Industries
- Biopharmaceutical and Biotechnology
- Chemical
- Cosmetics & Personal Care
- Education & Academics
- Food & Beverage
- Oil & Gas
- Pharmaceutical
- Powders & Pigments / Coating
Brand
The Armfield Industrial Division designs and manufactures research & development systems, primarily for the food, beverage, dairy, edible oil and pharmaceutical industries. Used by many of the world’s leading corporations, Armfield systems enable researchers and product developers to replicate full-scale industrial manufacturing processes on a miniature-scale in the laboratory.
