Fixpan is the industrial pasteurizer that also lets you cook and boil.
A stationary indirect-heating cooker with electronic control, it allows you to create and save multi-stage recipes and set process temperatures, ensuring perfectly standardized results.
To meet every need, the Fixpan range is available in capacities from 100 to 500 liters, with many accessories available.
Related Processes
Blanching
Boiling
Pasteurizing
Related Applications
Broth
Rice
Sauces
Soups
Sous-vide
Preserves
Fixpan industrial pasteurizer, cooker, and boiler: features and operation
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Fixpan stands out for its combination of thermal precision, automation, and ease of use—key features for any industrial pasteurizer designed for professional production.
An industrial pasteurizer, cooker, and boiler with electronic control that allows you to set process temperatures, ensuring maximum accuracy thanks to the Firex Touch Control electronic board and the water recirculation system, designed to keep the water temperature perfectly uniform throughout the entire tank volume.
Available in gas, electric, and steam-heated versions, with capacities from 100 to 500 liters, and an airtight lid (optional).
It prevents water evaporation during the heating phase, reduces heating/boiling times, and promotes energy savings by preventing heat and steam dispersion.
It allows you to check the pressure inside the tank jacket.
Useful for draining liquid or semi-liquid products, or for connecting to automatic dosing systems.
Accurate temperature management thanks to the three available temperature probes:
- Product probe positioned on the tank surface
- Jacket probe
- Core probe in direct contact with the product (optional)
A new type of drain with swivel joint and external hose, featuring a control solenoid valve operated via the FTC board, ensures greater ease of use.
A latest-generation, practical and intuitive touch control for setting and adjusting every function.
Data export via USB port
For connecting external tools such as an immersion blender.
Equipped with a water flow meter system to ensure maximum dosing accuracy.
Tank liquid recirculation system: keeps the water temperature perfectly uniform throughout the entire tank volume.
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References
What does pasteurizing mean and how does it work?
Find out everything about pasteurization: what it is, at what temperature it occurs, what is the difference with sterilization.
Fixpan: tank liquid recirculation system.
Maximum temperature uniformity and stability at every point in the tank to optimize pasteurization processes.
The water recirculation system of the Fixpan industrial pasteurizer is designed to keep the water temperature perfectly homogeneous throughout the entire tank volume. It is the ideal solution for precision thermal processes.
It is essential for pasteurizing jars, pasteurizing preserves, cooking in jars, and sous-vide cooking: continuous recirculation ensures that the liquid maintains the same temperature at every point in the tank.
What are the advantages of water recirculation?
Maximum standardization: uniform heat treatment across all jars in the batch.
Consistency and repeatability: uniform results and processes that can be perfectly replicated over time.
Thermal efficiency and time savings: continuous water circulation improves heat distribution. This allows the set temperature to be reached faster, reducing overall cycle time and optimizing energy consumption.
All the system’s power and precision are managed easily and intuitively via the advanced Firex Touch Control panel.
Many preparations with a single machine: Fixpan—industrial pasteurizer, boiler, and cooker.
Why choose Fixpan as an industrial pasteurizer
Total versatility: it operates with extremely precise temperature control, adapting to different thermal treatments and recipes. It is the perfect choice for anyone who needs an industrial pasteurizer for preserves and, at the same time, a flexible machine for other processes.
Automation and production efficiency: thanks to the intelligence of the FTC system, the process becomes smooth and autonomous. Cooking/pasteurization does not require continuous supervision, allowing a single operator to manage multiple machines at the same time—an advantage in terms of productivity and costs.
Standardization and uniform results: the synergy between FTC, temperature probes, and the liquid recirculation system ensures uniform heat distribution. The result is even, repeatable cooking, with products that remain consistent batch after batch.
Ease of use: no specialized staff is required. By starting a program saved in the Firex Touch Control electronic board, the system guides the operator step by step, clearly indicating the actions to perform—ideal for reducing errors and training time.
Tailored volumes: to meet different production needs, the Fixpan line is available in capacities from 100 to 500 liters, covering both advanced artisanal production and industrial environments.
FAQ – Industrial Pasteurizer (FIXPAN)
What is a pasteurizer?
A pasteurizer is a machine designed to carry out pasteurization heat treatments on foods and preparations using controlled, repeatable parameters. FIXPAN is positioned as a 3-in-1 solution—industrial pasteurizer, boiler, and cooker—ideal when you want to manage multiple processes (pasteurizing, boiling, cooking, including low-temperature cooking) with a single machine.
What is a pasteurizer used for?
An industrial pasteurizer is used to perform a controlled heat treatment that reduces the microbial load of a food product and improves its safety and shelf life, while preserving as much as possible the product’s quality, taste, and properties. With FIXPAN, the key advantage is temperature precision and uniformity (thanks to electronic control and water recirculation), which is useful for processes such as pasteurizing jars, preserves, sous-vide, and cooking in jars, as well as boiling and cooking.
What does “pasteurized” mean?
“Pasteurized” means that the product has undergone a heating cycle at a defined temperature for a defined time, followed (typically) by cooling, with the goal of reducing pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms without reaching sterilization. In an industrial context, “pasteurized” also implies cycle repeatability: same parameters = same results, batch after batch.
How does a pasteurizer work?
An industrial pasteurizer works by controlling in a stable, measurable way: process temperature, holding time, and heat-exchange uniformity (essential to ensure an even treatment). With FIXPAN, the operator can set and save multi-stage recipes via Firex Touch Control (FTC) and benefit from the water recirculation system, designed to keep the temperature uniform throughout the tank, optimizing cycles for jars and sous-vide pouches.
How do you pasteurize a food product?
In professional settings, pasteurization follows a process approach: preparation and packaging (e.g., jars, sous-vide bags, suitable containers), controlled heating up to the target temperature, holding for the required time (critical phase), and cooling according to the required procedures (for safety and stability). An industrial pasteurizer like FIXPAN supports this by enabling standardization, reducing operator error, and delivering more consistent results thanks to electronic control and recirculation.
What is the difference between pasteurization and sterilization?
The main difference is the intensity of the treatment and the resulting effect on microorganisms.
- Pasteurization: significantly reduces pathogenic/spoilage microorganisms but does not eliminate all microbial forms (e.g., spores). It aims to balance safety and quality, with shelf life often also depending on the cold chain or other factors.
- Sterilization: a more intensive treatment aimed at much higher microbiological stability (typically longer shelf life), with a potentially greater impact on product characteristics.
For this reason, when the goal is a balance between safety, standardization, and quality, the preferred choice is often an industrial pasteurizer.