2016-11-21
LONDON, UK
The art of accuracy
New standardisation unit from Tetra Pak makes life easier for dairy cooperative Arla Foods
Producing standard white milk is a low-margin business. It is vital to produce milk with optimal fat content to get the most out of every drop of milk. That is why the standardization of milk is such an indispensable process. At Arla Foods’s dairy in Palmers Green, London in the United Kingdom a new Tetra Pak® Standardization unit makes that process more reliable, stable and accurate than ever before.
Josette Bogerman, Regional Project Manager at Arla Foods says the cooperative had to replace three obsolete standardizers. “Then we heard about the new equipment from Tetra Pak,” she says. “It was perfect for us to try a new unit at that point in time.” Arla Foods’ requirements were to minimize the downtime to three days. “That is exceptional for us,” she says. “I love working with Tetra Pak. They gave us the right guarantees. We would never have had the commitment from anyone else to do it in three days.”
By October 2015 Tetra Pak had installed the brand new version of the Tetra Pak Standardization unit at the Palmers Green site and the field test of the machine could begin. The standardization unit is designed for automatic in-line standardization of the fat content in milk and cream directly after milk separation. It is a highly reliable system based on extensively tested and refined automation software and high-performance, high-quality components such as flow transmitters and regulation valves. “As for reliability – we haven’t seen it down – it’s always running,” Bogerman says. “We had a single issue and Tetra Pak dealt with it within the same day. We suspected we would have problems, since it was a field test, but it’s been a valuable experience for us.”
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