One machine for all sauces

Located between the provinces of Parma and Reggio Emilia, within one of the major food districts in the world, Inox-Fer is an Italian company that from nearly half a century designs and manufactures equipment for the food and beverage industry.

Over the years, due to the fact that in many families both parents work away from home, consumptions of ready-made sauces like pesto and tomato sauce have boosted. Today, the convenience of ready-made foods is highly appreciated, because preserved food make the preparation of meals faster and easier, and this use binds all Countries. In connection with canned vegetables, it is hard to imagine a category of goods laid down to cover horizontally all food sectors.  Fruits, vegetables, legumes, as well as dairy and fish products: All of them are suitable for preservation in oil, vinegar or under vacuum; or they can be processed into cream-based spreads, sauces or dressings. Even the demographic growth is responsible for the increased need of these goods, especially for economic reasons.

Canned food: safe and hygienic foodstuffs
Food preservation usually involves preventing or inhibiting the natural decomposition of foodstuffs, as well as the availability of seasonal fruits and vegetables all year round. This process contributes also to eliminate micro-organisms or inhibit their activity, so foods keep their organoleptic features intact, and are completely safe from the point of view of health and hygiene. Sauces, dressings, and pesto are ready for use, often even without pre-heating. But even foods packaged in their packing medium, made up of water and sometimes oil or vinegar, may be consumed immediately. Provided the packing medium is rinsed thoroughly away with water, or drained in the case of oil. As for foodstuffs packed in jars and tubs, the market is quite stable and ripe, without major innovations, especially because it is linked to the gastronomic tradition. The companies manufacturing food processing machines are far more innovative. Like Inox-Fer, an Italian manufacturer specializing in the construction of complete processing lines for fruit and vegetables, and its ProCut series, designed to obtain finished products such as pesto and sauces, starting from raw materials. This unit has been designed for the industrial production, in a single work cycle, of finished or semi-finished creamy products. A block with three double toothed blades can cut the fresh or frozen raw material, which is then mixed according to the times and speeds entered for the three stirrers (side, bottom, and under the lid). The cooking temperature can reach a maximum of 120°C, with under-vacuum or direct steam injection into the tank by means of nozzles that directly blow the steam onto the product.