This IQF freezer is famous all around the world for its superior results, compared to the traditional freezing methods, providing high-quality frozen products to the market. IQF stands for Individually Quick Freezing, a method of freezing that doesn't allow large ice crystals forming inside the product's cells. Each unit of product is individually frozen, therefore particles do not cohere, ensuring a high-quality final product, with a perfect separation and no lumps.

Even the most delicate, sticky and challenging products can be frozen using the OctoFrost™ IQF tunnel freezer, at volumes between 500 and 15.000 kilograms per hour. OctoFrost's IQF freezer was designed with a number of technical features that ensure the perfect freezing solution for IQF food producers. These features are optimal air configuration, flexibility, energy efficiency, and cleanability.

Optimal air configuration

The optimal air configuration is what distinguishes the OctoFrost™ IQF tunnel freezer from traditional freezers. In order to maintain perfect separation of the IQF products, OctoFrost's freezer has perforated bedplates and a unique airflow, in order to avoid lump formations. The aerodynamics inside the IQF freezer are controlled with the help of five separate freezing zones during the entire process of IQF freezing. This way, the IQF products present a minimum level of dehydration and natural appearance, while the natural taste, color, and texture are perfectly preserved.

Flexibility

The OctoFrost™ IQF tunnel freezer's removable bedplates can be replaced in a couple of minutes, allowing you to prevent cross-contamination between different products, and to maintain the production capacity.

Energy efficiency

The OctoFrost™ IQF tunnel freezer is a cost-efficient solution with low environmental impact. The airflow is independently controlled in each freezing zone, by high-performance adjustable fans, ensuring high-freezing capacity. Each of the IQF tunnel freezer's design and functional features was designed in order to maintain energy efficiency.

Compared to the traditional freezing methods, OctoFrost's IQF freezer has a low-energy consumption solution, which prevents waste. The efficient aerodynamics is ensured by the compact octagon design. At the same time, OctoFrost's IQF freezer requires less fan power consumption, which results in energy efficiency.

Cleanability

The OctoFrost™ IQF tunnel freezer uses innovative IQF technology in order to make sure that the freezing process meets all food safety requirements. Due to the sloping surfaces, the side door that can be easily opened, the construction as one hermetic unit with round corners, and its easy-to-clean design, the operation of cleaning becomes accurate and fast. The OctoFrost™ IQF tunnel freezer is equipped with an efficient Clean-in-Place system, that guarantees optimal hygiene in all parts of the freezer. OctoFrost's IQF tunnel freezer achieves an unmatched cleanability, which meets and surpasses all global standards for Food Process Equipment.

Beside all these, the OctoFrost™ IQF tunnel freezer has a compact and small design, which makes it easy to transport and install. The freezer comes ready-tested from the factory and, due to its intelligent free-standing design, air can circulate under the freezer in order to avoid accumulation of cold on the floor. Due to its compact design, two OctoFrost™ IQF tunnel freezers can be installed on footprint normally used for only one traditional belt freezer.