Crate Washing Machines
150 to 1200 crates per hour in SUS304 with steam electrical or hot water heating.
A crate washing machine for the returnable transit packaging that cycles continuously through a dairy, juice or bakery operation. It handles 150 to 1200 crates per hour in SUS304 and washes fruit crates, bread crates and milk product crates, with steam heating, electrical heating and hot water versions available to suit the utilities already on site.
The range
All 1 Products In This Group
The problem
What This Group Is Built To Solve
Returnable crates come back dirty and go straight back into contact with food. Washing them by hand is slow and inconsistent, and it is the step food safety auditors look at because it is the one most often skipped when a line is running behind. An automatic washer sized to the line removes the choice.
Who buys these
Who This Range Is For
Dairies Running Returnable Crates
Milk product crates cycle back into the plant continuously, and washing them is a food safety requirement rather than housekeeping.
Fruit Processors
Field crates arrive with soil on them. Washing crates before the product enters keeps that soil out of the process area entirely.
Bakery Distribution Operations
Bread crates are a named crate type for this machine, and they cycle as fast as the delivery fleet does.
Why these
What Makes This Range Different
Throughput Range of Eight to One
150 to 1200 crates per hour means the washer matches the line rather than becoming its bottleneck at peak.
SUS304 Throughout
The wash chamber lives in hot water and detergent every production day. Stainless is what keeps it serviceable rather than corroding at the weld lines.
Three Heating Options
Steam, electrical and hot water types, so the machine connects to whatever utility the plant already runs rather than requiring a new one.
Energy-Saving Operation
Energy use in a crate washer is dominated by heating the wash water, and that is where the design effort has gone.
Application
Where These Products Are Used
- Washing returnable milk product crates in a dairy
- Cleaning fruit crates before processing
- Washing bread crates in a bakery distribution operation
- Cleaning crates in a juice production plant
- Handling returnable transit packaging in a beverage plant
- Demonstrating crate hygiene to an auditor
Documentation
Downloads Covering This Group
Specification sheet PDFs already on file for products in this range.
Industries
Sectors That Specify This Group
Dairy Processing
From the milking parlour to the sealed pack, with the cleaning system that keeps it legal.
Fruit and Juice Processing
Sizing a seasonal line so the harvest becomes product rather than waste.
Food Packaging Lines
Depalletizing to palletizing, balanced against the filler in the middle.
FAQ
Crate Washing Machines Questions
What throughput is available?
150 to 1200 crates per hour, customised to your line.
What material is the machine built from?
SUS304.
Which heating type should we choose?
Steam where a boiler is already installed, electrical where there is no steam supply, hot water where heat recovery is already in place.
Which crates can it wash?
Food crates including fruit crates, bread crates and milk product crates.
What is the minimum order?
One unit, with 100 units per month production capacity.
What do you need to size it?
Peak crates per hour, crate dimensions and your available heating utility.
Get A Quotation On Crate Washing Machines
Send the capacity you need, the products it will handle and the destination, and we will confirm configuration, materials and a container plan.