Tetra Pak’s ingredient doser 4000 A3 introduced

Tetra Pak is helping manufacturers stay ahead of new ice cream flavour demands, with the Tetra Pak Ingredient Doser 4000 A3. This solution offers more precise dosing of ice cream inclusions, reducing start-up waste by 67%, as well as optimising production efficiency. Whether it’s oversized cookie pieces, sticky cherries or powdered spices, the doser is designed to deliver even distribution. This precise ingredient control from hopper to product can handle both small, dry ingredients and large, sticky inclusions, up to 32mm in diameter. It also reaches the dosing set point three times faster than previous models – down from 45 to just 15 seconds.

The new doser is 3-A certified, and the motor offers 11% lower energy consumption than IE3 regulatory standard. The direct drive of auger and agitator allows manufacturers to alter the capacity without changeovers, maximising uptime and cutting costs further. It is also versatile enough for other foods like peanut butter and cream cheese.

A series of sensors and automated algorithmic responses keeps it running, which reduces downtime, waste and wear while maintaining product quality and an even distribution of inclusions. This digitalisation also provides manufacturers with real-time production insights to optimise production lines for a more efficient use of resources. These are aiming to provide an intuitive human-machine interface and an easy to clean and maintain doser for all operators.