Food and Beverage
Improve quality and preserve food for less.
Oxygen and nitrogen are used throughout the food and beverage industry for preservation and making high-quality beer and wine.
Nitrogen is crucial in food packaging and storage by preventing oxidation, the main cause of food spoilage and flavor loss. The most common applications are Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) and Controlled Atmosphere (CA) Storage. The oxygen in the air is replaced by nitrogen, extending the shelf life.
Typically, gas cylinders are used to fill the packages or storage chambers with nitrogen, which is costly and unreliable due to the amount of shipments needed. With on-site gas generators, facilities can produce a continuous supply for the cost of standard electricity. Generators like the NITIROSWING® allow nitrogen to be directly injected where needed, with the purity, flow rate, and pressure easily monitored to ensure optimal performance.
Gas generators for beer and wine making
Both nitrogen and oxygen are used in the beer and wine-making processes to improve the quality in texture and taste. In both of these industries, precision is key, from managing oxygen exposure during fermentation to using nitrogen for the wort process and packaging.
With such accuracy needed, NOVAIR's gas generators are perfect for monitoring and controlling the amount, purity, and pressure of the gas throughout each step of production. With costs of gas deliveries increasing every year, in-house nitrogen and oxygen generators offer breweries and wineries significant savings in their business while improving their product quality.
Typical NOVAIR Products for this Application
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How it works
NOVAIR’s nitrogen generators are state-of-the-art in the industry in terms of design and quality. Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) technology is used to separate gas molecules from the ambient air. Nitrogen purity ranges from 97% to 99.999%, with residual O2 from 3% to 10ppm. Oxygen generators extract oxygen from the atmosphere, concentrating it to 93% (+/-3%) purity.Benefits for Vinification and Brewing
- Increase yeast health by maintaining a higher level of Dissolved Oxygen (DO)
- Prevent harmful oxidation to preserve desired flavors/aroma
- Decrease harmful bacteria
- Ensure the flavor of wine by flushing out equipment
- Spur vigorous formation
- Customizable oxygen content for optimal beer/wine aeration
- Ensure uniform DO levels throughout wort fermentation
- Displace unwanted gases
- Blanketing to create a protective layer of gas over the wine
- Sparging to remove dissolved oxygen and ensure quality taste
A nitrogen or oxygen generator for all needs
With decades of experience with nitrogen and oxygen supply for food and beverage applications, NOVAIR can assist you with a detailed review of the specific gas consumption needed for your packaging machines, including:
- HFFS (horizontal form-fill-seal)
- VFFS (vertical form-fill-seal)
- Semi-rigid packaging
- Pillow pouch packages, and more
