The diagram illustrates an 11-step linear process in the production of apple juice.
Overall, the process begins with harvesting and selecting the best apples and ends with the delivery of the final product. It is also worth noting that the steps involve both human labor and modern machinery.
Beginning with the first half, apples from the tree are picked and placed into baskets, put onto the production line, where they are washed and sorted before moving into the next step. In stage 3, these fresh apples are ground. Following this initial phase, a centrifuge is used to separate water from apple concentrate after being transferred to the pressing machine. Once this step is completed, aroma is added to the concentrate.
In the later stage of the process, the juice is filtered and then moderately heated in a temperature-controlled tube until it reaches 80 degrees for pasteurization. Upon passing this zone, after all processing main steps are completed, the apple juice is filled into bottles. The process concludes with the juice being packed into boxes and delivered to end users on trucks.