In the current booming development of the prefabricated vegetable industry, the rational layout of purification workshops is crucial for ensuring food safety and improving production efficiency. As Guangzhou Cleanroom Construction Co., Ltd., a professional manufacturer of purification equipment, we will explain the key points of the layout of prefabricated vegetable purification workshops today.
I. Clarify the Purification Workshop Grade
Prefabricated vegetable production workshops generally need to meet certain cleanliness standards, such as the common Class 100,000 purification standard. Different prefabricated vegetable categories and production processes have different requirements for cleanliness. For example, the purification requirements for ready - to - eat prefabricated vegetables are usually higher than those for ordinary prefabricated vegetables. Take the production workshop of a well - known brand's ready - to - eat salad prefabricated vegetables as an example. To ensure the freshness and safety of vegetables, its purification grade has reached Class 10,000. Clarifying the purification grade is the basis for subsequent layout, which is related to the selection and installation location of purification equipment. If the purification grade is not determined accurately, it may lead to excessive purification costs or failure to meet food safety requirements.
II. Functional Area Division
A. Raw Material Pretreatment Area
This is the initial link of the workshop, used for receiving and preliminarily processing raw materials. This area should be close to the goods entrance to facilitate the transportation of raw materials. Special cleaning, sorting, peeling and other equipment should be set up, and the ground should be set with a drainage slope and floor drains to facilitate the discharge of sewage. A large - scale prefabricated vegetable enterprise installed automated cleaning equipment in the raw material pretreatment area, which can process hundreds of kilograms of vegetables per hour, greatly improving the cleaning efficiency. At the same time, through the reasonable setting of the drainage slope, the sewage can be discharged quickly, avoiding the problem of bacteria breeding due to water accumulation.
B. Processing and Production Area
According to the processing technology of prefabricated vegetables, different processing units are divided, such as the cooking area and the blending area. The passages between various processing units should be reasonably planned to ensure the smooth flow of personnel and materials. The placement of processing equipment should conform to the technological process to avoid cross - contamination. For example, in the cooking area, the placement of stoves should consider the transfer path of ingredients to avoid cross - contact between raw and cooked ingredients. At the same time, in the blending area, a special ingredient storage area should be set up to ensure the accuracy and hygiene of ingredients.
C. Packaging Area
This is a key area that directly affects the quality of prefabricated vegetable products. It is necessary to maintain a high level of cleanliness and be connected to the processing area through a transfer window. The packaging area should be equipped with complete air purification equipment, such as high - efficiency filters, to ensure the cleanliness of the packaging environment. A prefabricated vegetable enterprise installed a laminar flow hood in the packaging area, making the air cleanliness of the packaging area reach Class 100, effectively extending the shelf life of prefabricated vegetables.
D. Personnel and Material Passages
The personnel passage and the material passage should be strictly separated to avoid cross - contamination between personnel and materials. The personnel passage is equipped with a changing room, a hand - washing and disinfection room, etc., to ensure that personnel meet the hygiene standards when entering the workshop. The material passage is equipped with a material transfer window to disinfect the materials entering the workshop. In a prefabricated vegetable production workshop, personnel need to go through three - step changing and disinfection before entering the workshop to ensure that dust and bacteria on their bodies will not be brought into the workshop. At the same time, when materials enter the workshop through the transfer window, they will be disinfected by ultraviolet rays and ozone to ensure the hygiene and safety of materials.
III. Purification Equipment Layout
A. Air Purification Equipment
High - efficiency air supply outlets are evenly arranged on the top of the workshop to ensure the uniform distribution and efficient filtration of air in the workshop. The air return outlets are set at the lower part of the workshop to form a reasonable air flow organization. At the same time, according to the workshop area and purification grade, an air purification unit with an appropriate air volume is configured. For example, a Class 100,000 purification workshop with an area of 1000 square meters needs to be equipped with an air purification unit with an air volume of 50,000 cubic meters per hour to ensure the air cleanliness in the workshop.
B. Water Purification Equipment
During the production process of prefabricated vegetables, the water consumption is large, and the water quality directly affects the product quality. The water purification equipment should be close to the water - using areas, such as the raw material pretreatment area and the processing and production area. Multistage filtration and disinfection processes are adopted to ensure that the production water meets the hygienic standards. A prefabricated vegetable enterprise adopted a water purification process of reverse osmosis + ultraviolet disinfection, so that the microbial and chemical indicators of the production water have reached the national drinking water standards, providing a strong guarantee for product quality.
A reasonable layout of the prefabricated vegetable purification workshop is the key to ensuring the quality of prefabricated vegetables. Guangzhou Cleanroom Construction Co., Ltd. can provide you with professional purification equipment and overall solutions to help you build an efficient and safe prefabricated vegetable production workshop. If you have relevant needs, please feel free to contact us. We will serve you wholeheartedly.