These new developments have been achieved without affecting any of the essential and unique features of the A-Tec machines. These include: highly effective horizontal airflow that minimizes the temperature rise from the top to the bottom of the spiral, thereby reducing dehydration of the product and improving yield; the unique, sloped, fully welded, fully insulated floor of the A-Tec that removes the need for under-floor heaters, eliminates the risk of accidental floor damage should heaters fail, and provides a very high level of hygiene; and GEA's unique sequential coil defrosting system that is simple, effective, easy to clean and allows the freezer to run continuously for up to six days in combination with GEA Static Pressure Control System for perfect air balance control - compared with 8-16 hours for machines without the technology.

'We know how important these features are to our customers,' said Mathieu Nouhin, GEA Product Manager Freezing, 'but we also wanted to include the external drive to further enhance hygiene and make maintenance easier. With the A-Tec we have achieved a fully open area that's easy to access. We have managed to really improve the product without losing any of the features that have made it so popular with our customers in the past.'

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