Combining new food processing technologies

The Pavan Group leads the world in the design and engineering of sophisticated technologies for cereal-based food processing applications. The Group’s recent acquisition by the Dusseldorf engineering group GEA, has accelerated its growth and global reach, as Philip Yorke reports.

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The Pavan Group is a pioneering world leader in the design and manufacture of sophisticated and integrated product lines for cereal-based food processing applications. Based in Northern Italy, the group has its head office in Galliera Veneta near Padua and employs over 750 people at its primary production sites located in Italy and China.

Today the Pavan Group offers the widest possible range of solutions for the production of all types of dry and fresh pasta, as well as for snack pellets and breakfast cereals. The company can also provide dies, cutting systems, die washing equipment, and packaging lines for pasta, baked food goods and snacks.

Furthermore, with the company’s Golfetto Sangati equipment range, they can provide complete, turnkey cereal milling plants. Today the group generates around 40 per cent of its sales in Europe, which is followed by the USA with 27 per cent, and Asia with 17 per cent and the Middle East 14 per cent. In 2018 the Pavan Group generated revenues of more than €180 million. Pioneering “Free-from” products

The global demand for gluten-free products has increased dramatically in recent years. This trend is linked to the increase in the number of people suffering from gluten intolerance allergies, as well as an upswing in people reducing their gluten intake because of real or perceived health risks. Today following a diet without gluten is getting much easier thanks to the pioneering work of companies like Pavan who are developing new products that are both healthier and tastier for its global customers.

Producing a gluten-free pasta that meets the latest consumer demands in terms of taste, texture and nutrition is no simple feat. However, today Pavan is using its long pioneering experience and premier league technology to meet this revolutionary dietary shift.

Integrated innovative solutions

GEA’s recent acquisition of the Pavan Group has fulfilled market expectations, with Pavan benefitting from the merger of structures with the

large corporation, as well as from its extensive global sales and service network, thus opening up new markets for the Pavan group worldwide.

CEO of the Pavan Group, Andrea Cavagnis, said, “Thanks to GEA’s extensive sales and service network we have been able to open up new markets for our integrated food processing solutions across the world. As a globally established supplier of sophisticated systems for the food processing industry, GEA now provides us with ideal growth opportunities”.

A recent example of Pavan’s integrated innovative solutions at work can be found in the launch of its new Semolina HP55 purifier, which is receiving approvals by all the millers that have installed it. Working in the new high-performance mills in Europe and elsewhere, it is demonstrating that the architecture and distinctive features of this latest version allows for far greater productivity and performance.

By configuring the purifier to have four rows of superimposed sieves, each composed of three sieves, the separation efficiency of the semolina is much more precise. In addition, the purification surface of the HP55 has been increased by 10 per cent due to utilising its 550mm square sieves.

In order to maximise the purification efficiency of the semolina, there are four air-flow adjustment points per sieve length on the new HP55 model. This enables the miller to control precisely the air flow and optimise his performance based on the current mill operating conditions. This in turn allows for an exceptionally high degree of accuracy when purifying the semolina. With the new HP55, Pavan’s Golfetto Sangati equipment marks another important landmark in the evolution of advanced milling technologies.

optimising soft wheat milling

One of Italy’s best known and renowned institutions, the Rosetto family, the owners of the Crich Group, the leading manufacturer of biscuits and wafers, have commissioned Golfetto Sangati, a major subsidiary if

the Pavan Group, to produce a state-of-the-art high-tech mill for the production of flours for its many state-of-the-art factories. This investment will increase the production of soft wheat from 70 to 200 tons every 24 hours. The all new mill complex employs the latest pioneering technological innovations of the Pavan Group.

It is also worth noting that the Group’s TPA horizontal huller for intensive grain cleaning was installed both in the initial process with dry grain, and before the B1 phase with wet grain, thus ensuring a very high quality of the finished product, certified by a DON index close to zero.

As well as fully complying with current legislation and international regulations, the fully automated purifier system is fully compliant with the rigorous technical specifications dictated by leading premier groups such as Quality Foods. Thanks to its advanced systems the management, analysis and maintenance of the food process systems are the safest and most efficient on the market today.

The winning of this major contract from the Rosetto family confirms that the Pavan Group is the food process systems producer of choice in the European market place. n

For further details of the Pavan Group’s latest innovative products and services visit: www.pavan.com