Lines · Pickles

Pickle Processing Line for Cucumbers and Vegetables

Pickle lines from receiving, washing and size grading to top and tail trimming, jar filling, brine dosing, capping, pasteurizing and packing.

  • Washing and size grading of cucumbers
  • Automatic top and tail trimming
  • Jar handling, filling and brine dosing
  • Pasteurizing and cooling tunnels
Jars packed with pickling cucumbers on a Bigtem conveyor
Jars packed with pickling cucumbers on a Bigtem conveyor.

Line flow

Pickle line flowEight steps: receiving and washing, size grading, top and tail trimming, jar filling, brine dosing, capping and sealing, pasteurizing, then labeling and packing.1Receive& wash2Gradeby size3Trimtop & tail4Filljars5Brinedose6Cap& seal7Pasteurizetunnel8Label& packPickle line flow1Receive& wash2Gradeby size3Trimtop & tail4Filljars5Brinedose6Cap& seal7Pasteurizetunnel8Label& pack

See the line

Cucumbers elevated, washed, inspected and conveyed in a Bigtem pickle line. Video has no audio.
Automatic top and tail trimming of gherkins and carrots. Video has no audio.
Cucumbers in a washer at the start of a pickle line
Cucumbers in a washer at the start of a pickle line.
Cucumbers on a grading conveyor in a Bigtem pickle line
Cucumbers on a grading conveyor.
Elevating conveyors in a Bigtem pickle line
Elevating conveyors in the pickle line.

Questions

Which products can a pickle line handle?

Gherkins and cucumbers, peppers, carrots, cauliflower, cabbage and mixed vegetables, fermented or vinegar based.

Fermented or fresh-pack?

Both. Fermented products go through brining tanks before filling; fresh-pack products are filled with vinegar brine and pasteurized.

Do you supply jar washing and pasteurizing?

Yes. Jar and bottle gripper washers and pasteurizing and cooling tunnels are part of the Bigtem range.

Related: Cucumbers & pickles · Pasteurizing tunnels · Packaging

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