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FPS Food Process Solutions combined decades of experience in hygienic food processing equipment design with cutting-edge PEF technology through our collaboration with technology partner OptiCept Technologies. We will be showcasing this technology at the 2025 PACK EXPO Las Vegas Show in Booth N-7242. The next-generation FPS OPTICEPT® S-Series system is the most efficient and hygienic PEF system for solid foods in the market, all while minimizing total cost of ownership.
Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) technology uses high-voltage, low-energy electric pulses to disrupt cell membranes in foods, opening pores in treated cells. PEF can soften foods, improve extraction of intracellular compounds, improve the absorption of liquids, or even improve thermal transfer. PEF's low energy, non-thermal, and non-chemical nature means its deployment can lead to significant improvements in product quality, process efficiency, energy & water consumption, and ultimately, processors' bottom lines.
PEF systems consist of a treatment chamber and one or more generators. High-voltage pulses created by the generator(s) are delivered to the treatment chamber where product is passed through sets of electrodes and treated. In solid systems, conveyor belts move products through the chamber, whereas liquid systems pump products through a pipe. FPS and OptiCept offer state-of-the-art solid and liquid PEF systems that can handle any PEF application.
