Against the backdrop of increasingly stringent food safety regulations and higher production efficiency requirements in the food industry, pallets, as the core carriers of production flow, have become crucial for the compliant operation of food factories through cleaning and disinfection. Today, fully automatic pallet washing machines and crate washing machine, integrating high-efficiency cleaning, deep disinfection, and energy and water conservation, are gradually replacing traditional manual cleaning methods, becoming an essential piece of equipment for food factory upgrades and building a solid first line of defense for food production safety.
During food production, pallets frequently come into contact with raw materials, semi-finished products, and finished products, easily accumulating oil stains, food residues, microorganisms, and other contaminants. Incomplete cleaning can lead to cross-contamination, posing a food safety hazard. Traditional manual cleaning is not only inefficient (each pallet takes over 3 minutes to clean) but also struggles to achieve consistent cleanliness standards, failing to meet the mandatory requirement of “regular cleaning and disinfection of reusable containers and recording” in the “Regulations on the Supervision and Inspection of Food Production and Operation.” The emergence of fully automatic pallet washing machine completely solves this industry pain point.
To meet the diverse needs of food factories, the new generation of pallet washing machines has achieved a “customization + intelligence” upgrade. The equipment uses a 360° high-pressure spray system, combined with a solution of 80-95℃ hot water and food-grade cleaning agents, to quickly remove oil, stains, and bacteria from pallet surfaces, achieving a sterilization rate of up to 99.9%, fully complying with food industry standards such as HACCP and GMP. Customized cleaning parameters can be provided for different scenarios such as baking, meat processing, and fruit and vegetable processing: models specifically designed for meat processing workshops have enhanced oil stain cleaning functions, models for baking plants have added a module for removing residual sugar stains, and models for fruit and vegetable plants have optimized the mud and sand rinsing process, ensuring efficient removal of different types of contaminants.
In terms of efficiency and energy saving, the equipment also performs exceptionally well. A single fully automatic pallet washing machine can process 100-1200 pallets per hour, equivalent to the manual cleaning efficiency of 15-20 workers, significantly reducing labor costs. Equipped with a closed-loop water circulation system and waste heat recovery device, the water saving rate reaches over 75%, and energy consumption is reduced by 30% compared to traditional equipment, helping food factories achieve green and low-carbon production. Some high-end models also integrate an intelligent control system, supporting PLC programming, real-time monitoring of cleaning parameters, and automatic fault alarms. They can be integrated with food factory ERP systems to achieve digital management of the entire production process.
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Post time: Dec-07-2025