Alfa Laval Inc. Plate Heat Exchangers FrontLine

The premium FrontLine range represents the most advanced plate heat exchanger technology available for food, beverage, dairy and other hygienic applications.

Gentle, effective product treatment

The Alfa Laval FrontLine range is the premier choice for hygienic processes that require optimized performance, gentle product treatment, long operating times and superior cleanability.

To complement FrontLine plate heat exchangers, Alfa Laval offers the standard BaseLine plate heat exchanger range.

FrontLine is the premium choice

Gasketed FrontLine plate heat exchangers meet all sanitary standards and have these design features that contribute to highly efficient operation:

• Unique herringbone plate pattern with optimized pressing depths and plate material provides gentle, uniform heat transfer for sensitive food products.
• Small port holes and long, narrow plates facilitate quick and easy cleaning, usually at process ?ows.
• Integral glue-less gasket system made with FDA-compliant materials can operate at high pressures, are easy to maintain and have a long service life.
• Frames provide operation at pressures of up to 21 bar (290 psi) and are easy to disassemble to inspect, clean and service, or to modify plate configuration.
• Connection plates with removable double-corner options for maximum process ?exibility.

Wide variety of products and processes

The FrontLine plate heat exchanger range handles a broad range of demanding dairy and food and beverage applications, including:

• Milk and cheese milk pasteurization
• Ultra-high temperature sterilization
• Beverage and energy drink pasteurization
• Standard and pulpy juice pasteurization
• Beer wort heating and beer cooling
• Liquid egg processing
• Bottled water treatment
• Soups, sauces and starch heating
• Catsup and mustard heating and cooling
• Biotechnology culture/broth sterilization
• Pharmaceutical WFI thermal treatment

Versatility for the most demanding food applications

For greater flexibility in meeting specific demands, Frontline offers a range of plate types, plate materials, plate lengths and clip-on gasket materials to ensure that performance matches your exact processing requirements.

Plate types

• FrontLine for standard duties
• FrontLine WideStream for fluids with stringy fibrous content, such as pulpy juice
• FrontLine Gemini for double-wall protection for duties that require no cross-contamination

Plate materials

• AISI 316
• Titanium
• Hastelloy

Gasket materials

• Nitrile - FDA
• EPDM - FDA

Plus the FrontLine series provides a clear path to greater capacity by simply adding more plates and can be easily modified to meet new or changing process requirements.

Longer operating times, easy cleaning

The optimized geometries of FrontLine plates feature excellent press depths and relatively few contact points, which prolong operating times. In addition, the unique distribution area ensures a uniform flow over the entire plate surface. Fully CIPable, FrontLine gasketed heat exchangers are easier to maintain with straightforward gaskets and closures to facilitate inspection and cleaning time.

FrontLine plate heat exchanger range

The Alfa Laval FrontLine series consists of four models – Front 6, 8, 10 and 15 – that feature plate ports and connections from 2” to 6” in diameter. Capacity ranges from 8,000 l/h to 130,000 l/h, depending on the application. Mechanical design pressures of up to 21 bar (290 psi) are possible, depending on the material. Operating temperature is 150°C (PED).

The Front 15 model is the largest sanitary plate heat exchanger available with nearly 1 m2 (10 sq. ft.) of surface area per plate.

Based on the premium FrontLine range, the FrontLine Automatic series provides gentle, effective treatment of sensitive products and features an automatic opening system for easy access and inspection.

Gentle, effective treatment of sensitive products

The Alfa Laval FrontLine Automatic range is the premier choice for demanding large-scale hygienic processes that require gentle, effective heating and cooling and superior cleanability. FrontLine Automatic is the preferred choice when increased throughput, higher heat recovery and small compact footprint are required.

The FrontLine Automatic is based on the premium FrontLine plate heat exchanger range, which is complemented by the standard BaseLine range.

These gasketed plate heat exchangers meet all sanitary standards and have these design features that contribute to highly efficient operation:

• Unique herringbone plate pattern with optimized pressing depths and plate material provides gentle, uniform heat transfer for sensitive food products.
• Small port holes and long, narrow plates facilitate quick and easy cleaning, usually at process ?ows.
• Integral glue-less gasket system made with FDA-compliant materials can operate at high pressures, are easy to maintain and have a long service life.
• Frames provide operation at pressures of up to 21 bar (290 psi) and are easy to disassemble to inspect, clean and service or to modify plate configuration.
• Connection plates with removable double-corner options for maximum process ?exibility.

Wide variety of products and processes

The FrontLine Automatic range meets all sanitary requirements and is capable of handling a broad range of demanding dairy and food and beverage applications, including:

• Milk and cheese milk pasteurization
• Ultra-high temperature sterilization
• Beverage and energy drink pasteurization
• Standard and pulpy juice pasteurization
• Beer wort heating and beer cooling
• Liquid egg processing
• Bottled water treatment
• Soups, sauces and starch heating
• Catsup and mustard heating and cooling
• Biotechnology culture/broth sterilization
• Pharmaceutical WFI thermal treatment

Easy, automatic access

The FrontLine Automatic features a unique automatic opening and closing frame to provide convenient access for inspection, cleaning and maintenance.

• A clean and simple electrical drive system using standard components
• Nuts and bearings are readily accessible for lubrication and maintenance
• Sealed frame and pressure plates to keep the exterior clean and the interior support structure dry
• Fast opening and closing speeds
• Emergency stop cord for safe single-operator operation

Versatility for the most demanding food applications

For greater flexibility in meeting specific demands, Frontline Automatic offers a range of plate types, plate materials, plate lengths and clip-on gasket materials to ensure that performance matches your exact processing requirements.

Plate materials

• AISI 316
• SMO 254
• Titanium
• Hastelloy

Gasket materials

• Nitrile - FDA
• EPDM - FDA

Longer operating times, easy cleaning

FrontLine Automatic plates feature excellent press depths and relatively few contact points, which prolong operating times and enhance hygiene. In addition, the unique distribution area ensures a uniform flow over the entire plate surface.

Easy to clean, easy to monitor

Fully CIPable, FrontLine Automatic gasketed plate heat exchangers are easier to maintain with straightforward gaskets and closures to facilitate inspection and cleaning time. The FrontLine Automatic has a PLC-based control system with a programmable interface utilizing standard Allen Bradley/Rockwell components. This simplifies monitoring and control.

FrontLine plate heat exchanger range

The Alfa Laval FrontLine Automatic series is available in two sizes:

• FrontLine 10 Automatic, which is ideal for pasteurization, with capacities of up to 150 GPM for general milk pasteurization.
• FrontLine 15 Automatic for capacities up to 12,000 GPM for heavy demands of cheese milk pasteurization. The series has a mechanical design pressure of 200 psi and operating temperature of 302°F.

For your convenience, Alfa Laval supplies FrontLine 15 Automatic as three pre-configured plate heat exchangers with standard 375-, 550- or 700-piece plate packs. Customized units are available upon request.