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DSI Dantech / Industrial animation

Complex machines.
Clear stories.

Five films. Thousands of moving parts.
A closer look at what happens inside.

DSI Dantech Cryogenic Multipass machine in motion

The brief

Show the process.
Make it understood.

The task was to reveal the inner workings of large industrial freezing and proofing lines. Each film had its own set of selling points to explain, from the overall machine to the details of how products move through it.

Pre-production with the client was essential. Working closely together answered the questions that shape every shot: how each part moves, what it’s made of, how fast the belts run, and whatever else came up during production. Although similar in nature, each machine brought its own challenges. Settling early on which parts had to be shown saved production time, and smart technical optimization made it possible to move hundreds of thousands of individual pieces on screen without compromising the look of the real star of the show: the conveyor belt.

01 / Inside the machine

From engineering files to a film-ready scene.

Cutaway view of the IQF spiral freezer from the finished film

The preparation

Every angle
has to work.

The supplied CAD files were enormous, packed with countless small parts. Each machine had to be broken down and prepared for a range of camera angles, including views deep inside. Video references and client consultations established how the machinery should move.

02 / The belt was the real challenge

Thousands of interlocking pieces. One continuous path.

The technical challenge

Built to bend.
Made to keep moving.

The supplied models did not include the belts, so I built each type of conveyor belt to the client’s specifications. A procedural animation system then carried it through loops, bends and spirals. Every machine needed a different approach, with thousands of interlocking pieces and hundreds of products moving together in unison.

Bakery products travelling along a blue conveyor belt
Overhead view of food products following the cryogenic spiral belt

The movement

Follow the product.
Explain the machine.

Recreating the full belt path made it possible to follow the process from more than one viewpoint. Close-ups reveal how individual parts work. Wider shots show how they fit together. Camera choice and pacing turn that mechanical detail into a sequence the viewer can follow.

03 / Making the details believable

Product movement, simulation and atmosphere.

Food products transferring through a cryogenic freezer

The interaction

More than a belt
going round.

Products slide, fall and interact with parts of the machine. Dynamic simulations helped recreate those moments, while selected shots used smoke simulations to visualize airflow. Everything had to look convincing and stay efficient to build and render, which kept five films practical to deliver.

Close view of conveyor belt components from the cryogenic spiral film
Cold nitrogen visualization in the finished Cryogenic Multipass film

04 / Five films. One visual language.

Separate commissions, developed over several months.

The direction

Technical clarity.
Cinematic rhythm.

There is more to see in a freezing line than you’d expect. Close attention was given to how each machine moves, so what you see is what it does. Varied camera angles and deliberate pacing give the films a cinematic rhythm, and keep the viewer watching.

Two Ultraflow configurations from the finished film

05 / Watch the films

The five-film collection / 16:9

Cryogenic Spiral — full film

End of project

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