Food & General Beverage
Process Challenges: Food and beverage lines handle a bit of everything—from thick fruit jams with large pulp pieces and sticky syrups to highly acidic juices and carbonated drinks. Tubes and valves must be durable, easy to clean, and easy to drain completely.
Our Top Product Picks
Featuring a full-bore design, these are the first choice for thick jams, juices with pulp, chocolate, and heavy syrups.
Used when changing tube sizes horizontally. They prevent liquid from getting trapped at the bottom of the line.
Placed right after pumps to stop heavy or thick liquids from flowing backward, protecting your equipment.
Super durable against high-sugar, high-acid drinks, and high temperatures without breaking down.
Pros & Cons for Your Process
Pros: When fully open, the valve is Full Bore—meaning the inside is a completely open tube with zero blocks. Fruit pulp, tapioca pearls, aloe vera, and thick jams pass through 100% smoothly without clogging or getting crushed by the valve.
Cons: The hollow space inside the ball (the cavity) can trap food bits when the valve closes. If your CIP cleaning isn't thorough enough, these leftover bits can leak into a different flavor drink the next day, causing flavor contamination.
Pros: When installed horizontally, the eccentric design keeps the bottom of the tube completely flat and straight. When you turn off the machine or clean the lines, all liquid drains out naturally by gravity. No puddles or stagnant water are left behind.
Cons: They are less common in the market and harder to manufacture than regular concentric reducers, making them slightly more expensive. However, saving your product from getting trapped and making flavor switches easier is well worth the minor cost.
