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UHT Systems

Produce Safe, Shelf-Stable Products

APV Infusion UHT SystemProduce safe shelf-stable dairy, plant-based, nutritional and food products while protecting the qualities your customers value.

APV direct and indirect UHT systems are designed around your product, quality requirements and production goals. From gentle treatment of heat-sensitive beverages to reliable processing of viscous products and formulations with particulates, our broad portfolio helps you find the right approach for your application.

 

Why Producers Choose APV

For more than a century, APV has helped food and beverage producers develop safe, high-quality products through thermal processing. This experience spans individual technologies and complete aseptic process lines for dairy, plant-based, nutritional and formulated food applications.

Our support can begin with product and process development at an APV Innovation Center and continue through system design, installation and commissioning. Once production begins, lifecycle services, spare parts, upgrades and process optimization help keep the system performing as requirements change.

From individual technologies to end-to-end turnkey solutions, APV UHT systems can be integrated with mixing, deaeration, homogenization, aseptic tanks, automation and filling interfaces. This complete-process perspective helps align product quality, production efficiency, flexibility and long-term operating performance.


Applications

UHT and ESL systems support products with very different processing requirements, including milk and cream, plant-based beverages, nutritional and high-protein drinks, dairy ingredients, infant nutrition, juice and other formulated foods.


UHT System Technologies

The right UHT technology depends on factors such as product sensitivity, viscosity, particulates, protein content, capacity and production priorities. APV offers plate, tubular, scraped surface, injection and infusion UHT systems, giving you the flexibility to select a solution suited to both your product and your operation.


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Frequently Asked Questions

The right technology depends on your product’s heat sensitivity, viscosity, particulates, fouling behavior and quality requirements, as well as capacity, flexibility and energy priorities. APV offers plate, tubular, scraped surface, injection and infusion UHT systems to suit different products and production goals.

The heating method and temperature profile influence taste, texture, color and nutritional value. APV helps match the process to the formulation, using gentle direct or efficient indirect heating according to the required product quality and shelf life.

The right system design, heating method and flow conditions can limit product buildup. APV evaluates the formulation and fouling behavior to help extend operating time, maintain consistent performance and manage cleaning requirements.

Indirect systems can recover heat within the process, while solutions such as SteamRecycle™ reuse energy from direct steam infusion. The best approach depends on the selected technology, production profile and available utilities.

Yes. APV UHT systems can be integrated with mixing, deaeration, homogenization, aseptic tanks, automation and filling interfaces. Support can extend from Innovation Center trials and process design through commissioning, lifecycle services and optimization.