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A reliable partner for every step Safety, quality and efficiency play essential roles in the food & beverage industry. Endress+Hauser helps this industry meet constantly growing requirements across the entire value chain. Milk production illustrates one example of this.
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OR COWS TO produce enough milk, they need the right type of nourishment. Good soil and the optimal application of fertiliser ensures are fed ED HAS LONG that beenthe ananimals iconic shade high-quality, contamination-free feed crops. in the world of cosmetics, beauty, Soil analyses theand foundation of we farmers’ fashion,are film design. As activities. They show if the soil is healthy and approach 2021, red is now ready to invigorate what type of minerals and trace elements the world of food and drink. theThe crops need. This is where Analytik Jena’s global pandemic has taken consumers instruments elemental analysis come outside theirfor comfort zones, leading them into play.free Inductively plasma mass to break from oldcoupled habits and search spectrometry (ICP-MS) for example can for something new. GNT believes red can measurewith a wide range of elements in a and short connect this desire for discovery period of time, minuscule help signal the detecting start of a even new era. traces of metal. Associated with sporting dominance, red After milking, the raw milk is filtered and It is a shade that signifies power and energy. kept in chilled storage tanks. dairy is globally recognised as the The colour of will love, test it’sstrong released, the too, the withmilk the received. ability to Once fire up feelings milk is processed in a completely hygienic of passion and desire. environment. & beverage GNT is also Food highlighting red’smanufacturers ability to are obliged to eliminate any health risks to consumers. Therefore, the design, materials, surfaces, and welding seams of measurement devices are subject to stringent hygienic requirements. No other manufacturer offers such a wide selection of instrumentation with hygienic design as Endress+Hauser. As many as 37 EHEDG-certified flow, pressure, level, temperature and liquid analysis devices are currently available. The raw milk is transported from the dairy’s storage tanks to various systems and either turned into powder, skimmed to separate the cream (both products are used separately) or processed directly into drinking milk. The typical pasteurisation process – heat-treating the milk – destroys any microorganisms and extends the shelf life of the product. Temperature, level, pressure and flow must
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be monitored, regardless of how the milk is processed. Endress+Hauser boasts a wide range of level measurement devices that allow users to select the measuring principle add a sense of excitement and exploration that best suits the process conditions and to food and drink, with its appeal among the requirements. For pressure measurement, Instagram generation providing another key Endress+Hauser developed the Contite reason for the shade’s growing popularity. cell, a hermetically sealed measuring cell Maartje Hendrickx, GNT’s market that prevents condensed humidity – which development manager says, “Red was the frequently occurs in food & beverage industry natural choice for our new Love Color with processes – from penetrating the instrument. Exberry campaign. It epitomises human Temperature is a critical measurement vitality, creating energy, passion and positive during pasteurisation. action, and brings real excitement to food Endress+Hauser’s iTherm QuickSens and drink products. Red is well known for its supplies the correct value three times ability to command instant attention and it’s faster than comparable sensors to ensure a colour you won’t be able to ignore in 2021.” energy efficiency and to keep the milk With consumers demanding clean and from unnecessary thermal impact. The simple ingredients in their food and drink, flow measurement helps to control flow GNT offers a range of red colouring foods velocity and heat holding times during the made from raw materials such as radish, pasteurisation process. Apart from flow, electromagnetic devices from Endress+Hauser also monitor the temperature and conductivity parameters. On top of that, the instruments can carry out permanent selfmonitoring thanks to Heartbeat Technology. The milk is fermented in large tanks and processed into cheese using lactic acid bacteria or rennet. Through pH measurements in the cultivation and fermentation tanks, dairy producers acquire information about the quality of the product and how the process is running. Non-glass pH sensors and digital Memosens technology from Endress+Hauser make it possible to carry out inline measurements. Memosens sensors can be precalibrated in the laboratory and exchanged while the process is running. Filling and bottling systems are at the heart of dairy production, where bottles, cups or bags are rapidly filled with milk or dairy beverages. As a complete offering
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in instrumentation and in-depth industry expertise, Endress+Hauser not only provides direct support to dairy producers, but also serves as a strong partner for plant carrot, sweet potato, hibiscus and berries builders, OEMs and engineering companies. including elderberry and chokeberry. Endress+Hauser flowmeters also form the GNT’s red shades are made from fruit, basis for automation solutions: preconfigured vegetables and edible plants using physical systems for filling applications. manufacturing processes and no chemical Milk powder – a common base ingredient solvents. As a result, they can provide for baby formula – is produced by extracting the perfect clean-label replacement for the water from the milk through an colorants such as the azo dye Allura Red AC evaporation process, determining milk and carmine. powder quality, plus the mineral and nutrient GNT also controls the entire supply content, can be accomplished with the chain, enabling the company to guarantee high-resolution continuum source atomic all products meet its rigorous quality and absorption spectrometers from Analytik sustainability standards as well as ensuring Jena. These instruments use a single light year-round availability. • source with a continuous spectrum and high-resolution optics to quickly analyse all elements within a sample and detect even the tiniest traces. If the label says, “milk from cows,” that’s what the product must contain. To meet mandatory declaration and health guidelines, food & beverage processors examine the origins of animal-based ingredients. A lot of effort goes into producing glass of milk, while at the same time making it available to consumers at low prices in the stores. Like all food & beverage companies, dairy producers have the same goals: consistent quality, fewer resources and lower production costs. •
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