China, Ningxia — 2022 — Shanghai EasyReal Machinery Co., Ltd. (EasyReal, easireal.com) supplied a complete turnkey project for Ningxia Dahezhizhou Biotechnology. The project includes a 2TPH goji berry(wolfberry) juice and puree production line with 200L and 220L aseptic bag filling, and a 3000 bottles/hour NFC goji berry beverage line for 50ml glass bottles.
This project gives the customer two connected production routes. The first line turns fresh goji berries or dried goji berries into bulk goji berry juice and puree for aseptic storage. The second line uses the aseptic bulk product as raw material and turns it into ready-to-drink NFC goji berry beverages in glass bottles.
• Customer: Ningxia Dahezhizhou Biotechnology
• Location: Ningxia, China
• Project type: turnkey goji berry juice, puree, and beverage production project
• Project year: 2022
Line 1
• Product: goji berry juice and puree
• Capacity: 2 tons/hour
• Raw material: fresh goji berries or dried goji berries
• Packaging: 200L and 220L aseptic bags
• Storage: room temperature or cold storage
• Shelf life: 1 year or longer under proper conditions
Line 2
• Product: NFC goji berry juice beverage
• Filling capacity: 3000 bottles/hour
• Process capacity: 150L/hour
• Raw material: 200L and 220L aseptic bags of goji berry juice and puree
• Packaging: 50ml glass bottles
• Storage: room temperature
• Shelf life: 1 year under proper conditions
The first production line handles the main raw material treatment and aseptic bulk packaging work. It processes fresh goji berries or dried goji berries and produces goji berry juice and puree for industrial storage and later use.
This line is important because goji berries are small, soft, and rich in fine solids. A proper juice and puree line must combine pulping, refining, grinding, deaeration, homogenization, sterilization, and aseptic filling in one stable flow.
Main process route
The line follows these main steps:
1. Washing
2. Hammer crushing
3. Preheating
4. Double-stage pulping and refining
5. Colloid mill grinding
6. Vacuum deaeration
7. High pressure homogenization
8. Automatic tubular sterilization
9. Aseptic bag filling
This process helps the customer turn raw goji berries into a stable aseptic bulk product with good texture and practical storage value.
Washing Equipment
The line starts with washing equipment for raw goji berries. Clean raw material helps improve hygiene and protects downstream equipment.
Hammer Crusher
The hammer crusher breaks the berries into smaller pieces and prepares the product for preheating and pulping.
Automatic Preheater
The automatic preheater raises the product temperature before refining. This helps improve the next process steps and supports smoother pulp handling.
Double-Stage Pulper and Refiner
The double-stage pulping and refining section separates usable juice and puree from skin, seeds, and coarse solids. This helps improve product consistency.
Colloid Mill Grinding System
The colloid mill further reduces particle size. This is important for goji berry puree products that need a smoother texture.
Inline Vacuum Deaerator
The inline vacuum deaerator removes air from the product. This helps improve product stability and can support better color and flavor retention.
Inline High Pressure Homogenizer
The inline high pressure homogenizer helps make the product more uniform. It supports smooth texture and better stability in the final juice and puree.
Automatic Tubular Sterilizer
The automatic tubular sterilizer applies controlled heat treatment before aseptic filling. This helps the product meet bulk storage requirements.
Aseptic Bag Filling Machine
The final product is packed into 200L and 220L aseptic bags. This packaging format is suitable for bulk transport, storage, and later beverage production.
Siemens Control System and WinCC HMI
The line uses a fully automatic Siemens control system with WinCC upper computer system. This helps operators monitor the process and manage production more clearly.
Utility Systems
The turnkey project also includes:
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automatic CIP cleaning system
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pure water preparation system
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air compressor system
These utility sections support daily operation, cleaning, and line stability.
The second production line uses the aseptic goji berry juice and puree from the first line as raw material. It turns the bulk product into NFC goji berry beverages packed in 50ml glass bottles.
This two-step design gives the customer more flexibility. The customer can first make bulk aseptic product and store it. Then the customer can produce retail beverages based on market demand.
Main process route
The beverage line follows these main steps:
1. Blending
2. Vacuum deaeration
3. High pressure homogenization
4. Automatic tubular sterilization
5. Glass bottle washing, filling, and capping
6. Tunnel spray pasteurizing and cooling
7. Air drying
8. Coding
9. Cartoning / case packing
Blending System
The blending system adjusts the formula before final filling. This helps the customer control product taste, solids, and beverage consistency.
Inline Vacuum Deaerator
The beverage line also uses an inline vacuum deaerator. This helps reduce dissolved air before sterilization and filling.
Inline High Pressure Homogenizer
The homogenizer helps keep the beverage smooth and even. This is helpful for small bottled functional drinks made from goji berry juice and puree.
Automatic Tubular Sterilizer
The tubular sterilizer provides heat treatment before filling. This helps the beverage line support room-temperature storage.
Glass Bottle Washing, Filling, and Capping Machine
The line includes a 3-in-1 glass bottle washing, filling, and capping machine for 50ml bottles. This section forms the core of the bottled beverage process.
Tunnel Spray Pasteurizing and Cooling Machine
After filling and capping, the bottles pass through a tunnel spray pasteurizing and cooling system. This helps improve product stability and packaging safety.
Spider Air Drying Machine
The line uses a spider air drying machine to remove water from the bottle surface after cooling.
Coding Machine and Cartoning Machine
The final sections include coding and cartoning. These steps help with traceability, packing, and shipment preparation.
Utility Systems
The beverage line also includes:
• automatic CIP cleaning system
• pure water preparation system
• air compressor system
This project combines aseptic bulk production and small bottle beverage production in one connected factory setup.
That brings several practical benefits:
Better raw material use
The customer can process fresh or dried goji berries into aseptic bulk product first, then use that product later for beverage production.
More flexible production planning
The customer does not need to produce final bottled drinks immediately after raw material treatment. Bulk aseptic storage gives more time and flexibility.
Better market response
The customer can store goji berry juice and puree in 200L and 220L aseptic bags, then produce bottled NFC beverages based on order needs.
Stronger product range
The project supports both:
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industrial bulk goji berry juice and puree
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retail NFC goji berry beverage products
This helps the customer build a wider product structure.
Aseptic bag line
The goji berry juice and puree from the first line are packed in 200L and 220L aseptic bags. This format supports:
• bulk storage
• industrial transport
• later beverage processing
• room temperature or cold storage
Beverage line
The final bottled product uses 50ml glass bottles. This format is suitable for small functional beverage products and retail sales.
Together, these two packaging formats give the customer both bulk industrial value and consumer product value.
This turnkey project gives Ningxia Dahezhizhou Biotechnology a complete solution from raw goji berry handling to final retail beverage filling.
The system helps the customer:
• process fresh or dried goji berries
• produce goji berry juice and puree
• pack bulk product into 200L and 220L aseptic bags
• produce NFC goji berry beverages
• fill beverages into 50ml glass bottles
• run the plant with Siemens automation and WinCC management
• build a flexible production model for both bulk and retail markets
For a goji berry processing project, this is a practical setup that connects raw material treatment, aseptic storage, and finished beverage production in one factory.
Post time: Mar-20-2023
