Add two ripple swirls to extruded products

Consumers today expect variety and visual excitement from extruded stick products as well as scoopable formats. Tetra Pak® Dual Ripple Swirl unit helps achieve that. It is the world's first patented solution for adding two independent ripple swirls to a single extruded ice cream product.

Compatible with jams, caramel, chocolate compounds, fruit sauces and other pumpable ingredients, the unit connects directly to existing Tetra Pak cutter workstations and pump stations – ensuring efficient line integration.

The compact footprint fits within a single cutter workstation and the design supports fast installation.

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What you gain

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Excite consumers with two ripple swirls

Adding two ripple swirls to an extruded stick product used to be impossible. Tetra Pak® Dual Ripple Swirl unit changes that. Combine caramel with raspberry jam, or chocolate compound with citrus sauce – within the same product, on the same line, without changing your base recipe or freezer setup. The wide variety of supported coatings gives producers freedom to develop new flavours and expand their product capabilities.

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Up and running within a day

For existing users of Tetra Pak extrusion equipment, installation, commissioning and a first test production batch are all achievable within a single working day. When the unit is not needed, the operator simply disconnects it from the cutter workstation, eliminating time-consuming changeovers. Tetra Pak® Dual Ripple Swirl unit fits within a single cutter workstation, taking up no more space than a conventional single-swirl unit.

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Consistent, repeatable quality

All swirl-related parameters are recipe-based, ensuring that swirl patterns can be matched precisely across two or more lanes and that any approved product can be reproduced with confidence across multiple shifts.

Settings are easily reloaded to the line and HMI at the start of each run, which streamlines changeovers between products. Changeovers are fast: switching the rotor and nozzle takes around 10 minutes; a full ingredient change typically takes 30 to 60 minutes.

Built for your production. Designed to stand apart.

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Patented dual-swirl technology

Patented dual-swirl technology

No other solution currently available offers the ability to add two independent ripple swirls to a single extruded ice cream product. Tetra Pak® Dual Ripple Swirl unit is the first patented system of its kind, giving producers an immediate product differentiation advantage. The unit also supports single-swirl production, so it covers all ripple product needs with full flexibility.

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Easy integration with Tetra Pak equipment

Easy integration with Tetra Pak equipment

Tetra Pak® Dual Ripple Swirl unit is added to an extrusion cutter workstation in the same way as a conventional single-colour swirl unit. It connects directly to existing Tetra Pak cutter workstations, freezers and pump stations – including Tetra Pak® Pump Station A3. The compact footprint fits within one cutter workstation, taking up no more space than a single-swirl unit.

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Fine control over swirl appearance

Fine control over swirl appearance

Swirl patterns can be changed by adjusting the rotor speed. Faster speeds produce fine, layered ripples; slower speeds create broader, more defined stripes. All parameters are recipe-based, ensuring consistent appearance across production runs and – on multi-lane lines – across two or more lanes simultaneously. An HMI panel on the extrusion line gives operators full real-time visibility of the swirl process, with instant control over ripple speed and sauce flow.

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Hygienic design and certified compliance

Hygienic design and certified compliance

Tetra Pak® Dual Ripple Swirl unit is CE-certified and designed in accordance with EHEDG and 3-A hygiene guidelines, reflecting Tetra Pak's commitment to food safety and hygienic production standards.

Straightforward process with full operator oversight

Tetra Pak® Dual Ripple Swirl unit mounts as a workstation on a Tetra Pak extrusion cutter. Two separate sauce lines feed into the unit, each connected to its own Tetra Pak pump station. As the extruded ice cream passes through, the two swirl ingredients are injected independently and simultaneously, creating two distinct ripple patterns within the same stick product. Rotor speed, adjusted via the HMI, controls the visual appearance of each swirl. Speeds are stored as recipes, allowing consistent reproduction consistently across shifts and multiple lanes.

 

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Quick facts


Compatible swirl ingredients: jams, caramel, chocolate compounds, fruit sauces and other pumpable materials. In practice, any ingredient that can be pumped through a Tetra Pak pump station can be used as a swirl.


Changeover times:
rotor and nozzle switch approximately 10 minutes; full ingredient change 30-60 minutes


Lane configuration: each unit serves a single lane. Two units are required for two-lane lines

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