Food Processing

Optimize performance, energy efficiency and safety in your refrigeration system

Food safety has top priority among consumers today and tomorrow. Food safety in the dairy, meat, fisheries and other food industries relies on an unbroken and efficient cold chain from field to fork.

Danfoss helps bring food to consumers around the world by providing reliable, precise and efficient refrigeration systems for the food industry.

With Danfoss you will have a trusted partner with experience and know-how related to a wide range of food processing industries, e.g. breweries, dairies, fisheries and the meat industry and for cold storage as well as frozen foods.

Hygiene is a key word in modern food industry. When hygiene really matters and corrosion is a serious risk due to the harshness of the environment, stainless steel is your ideal choice for refrigeration systems. With the introduction of the Danfoss SVL SS and ICF SS Flexline™ components in stainless steel you will find what you need to obtain optimum hygiene and durable solutions.

The Danfoss valves and filters are designed for the majority of modern refrigerants operating with high pressures, including low GWP refrigerants as for instance CO₂ and ammonia.

With Danfoss components you can optimize your refrigeration system as regards performance, energy efficiency and safety. All products come with a wide range of approvals and we can offer you turnkey solutions based on a long history of close cooperation with the food industry.

Features and benefits

Precise temperature control

Stainless steel products for high hygiene and low corrosion risk

Reliable solutions, low operation and maintenance costs

High energy efficiency

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Improve defrost performance and reduce energy consumption

The ICFD 20 Defrost Module is a liquid based drain module packaged into our widely acknowledged ICF Valve Station.

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