The Star Horizontal Plate freezers consists of a number of extruded aluminum plates, mounted horizontally, through which refrigerant is passed. The product is placed in packaging or trays between the open freezer plates, which are then closed down onto the product to provide dual contact rapid plate freezing The horizontal plate freezer enables rapid freezing of raw food products through its direct contact method of freezing The Star horizontal plate freezer is of significant importance in the Frozen food industry, where space is limited and homogeneous block sizes need to be maintained.