MITA Corrosion-Fee Cooling Towers for Tomato Processing Line

1. Installation context

Steriltom is a family business founded in 1934 by Dario Giuseppe Squeri, specializing in the production of tomato pulp for the food and industrial sectors. It is based in the province of Piacenza, Italy. Steriltom pays attention to the quality of raw materials and strong integration with the local area, working in collaboration with local Agricultural Producer Organizations to choose the best tomato varieties and ensure a sustainable supply. The company has reached a turnover of about 45 million euros, of which more than 55 percent is made abroad.

On three separate occasions between 2009 and 2016, Steriltom expressed to MITA Cooling Technologies the need to cool gradually increasing flow rates of the tomato concentration process water and container pasteurization plant.

2. Proposed solutions

In three different tranches (2009, 2013, 2016), a total of eight PME-E open-circuit cooling towers were supplied, with capacities ranging from 3.2 to 12.8 MW depending on the project needs manifested over the years: all with GS exchange pack with “plash” operation. This key tower component, in dirty water version, has polypropylene gratings with wide passages to prevent fouling and clogging.

PME-E towers have a fiberglass construction, which is completely corrosion-resistant and does not require frequent maintenance or expensive repairs. Access hatches to the internal parts are also included to facilitate periodic maintenance.

3. Results and critical success factor

The critical success factor of these supplies has undoubtedly been the relationship of trust established over the years between Steriltom and MITA Cooling Technologies: different solutions have been provided to the company depending on the needs studied gradually together with the customer for the different process lines.

All this always considering the peculiarity of Steriltom’s process water, which is particularly dirty as for many food industries: therefore, the supply of specially designed systems becomes fundamental, so as to guarantee also resistance over time and operational continuity to the production processes.

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