Lee Industries

Vacuum Pans

Vacuum Pans

When processing jams, jellies and other concentrations (such as chicken broth), Lee Industries vacuum pans are used extensively. Under vacuum conditions, products can evaporate at lower temperatures, and avoid the damage caused by higher temperature boiling.

Lee Industries Vacuum Pan Styles

Vacuum pan capacities range from 10 gallons through 1,000 gallons with larger sizes available upon request. They are available with hemispherical conventional jackets or in dished/coned/pitched bottom Uniflow jackets. Lee’s Uniflow jackets can be installed to the cylindrical section of the hemispherical vessels to give additional heat transfer surface. Total systems for processing, from initial engineering to final start-up, are available from Lee Industries.

Vacuum Pan Standard Features

All Lee Vacuum Pans Feature:

• #4 finish inside and outside
• Sanitary flanged rims
• Various certifications such as ASME and USDA

Outlet Features:

• Exclusive Lee designs permit shorter outlet fitting

Support Features:

• Stainless steel pipe legs

Vacuum Pan Uses

• Vacuum pans can be used with the Lee Tri-Mix™ Turbo-Shear™ to quickly draw powders or hard-to-wet products through the bottom outlet and directly into the high-speed mixer head
• Vessels with agitators can be fabricated for vacuum processing for deaeration, cooling, temperature control or other processing advantages
• Portable vessels can be equipped with vacuum capabilities for use in deaeration or product transfer
• Lee’s Uniflow vacuum systems allow processing from cooking to cooling to be done in one vessel. These systems have been used for such products as:
  • Jams
  • Jellies
  • Broths
  • Stews
  • Chili
  • Gravy
  • Cream sauces
  • Soups
  • Tomato sauces
  • Cosmetics
  • Lotions
  • Pharmaceuticals
• Vacuum processing can also be done in our kettles and tanks.