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TradiTionally pioneers since 1845<br />
Dear Readers,<br />
The global financial crisis means that our customers around the world<br />
have to find ways to lower the total cost of ownership (TCO) of their<br />
production infrastructure. Thus, doing more with less will be the mantra<br />
for good business practice for the next couple of years.<br />
At <strong>Meura</strong>, our main challenge in regard to the competition is to design<br />
and manufacture high quality brewing equipment with the best TCO<br />
(CAPEX and OPEX) optimization for our customers.<br />
<strong>Meura</strong> has always developed equipment with the most advanced<br />
technologies and the highest OPEX savings. For sustainable growth, we<br />
are focusing on supplying our customers with affordable technologies<br />
that are of the utmost reliability but not of lower quality because of<br />
CAPEX reduction reasons.<br />
We hope this newsletter will help you to continue to keep an eye on OPEX<br />
when considering a new investment.<br />
I wish you pleasant and instructive reading.<br />
Yours sincerely,<br />
CONTENT<br />
Slavutich Kiev<br />
p 2<br />
Christian De Brackeleire<br />
Chief Executive Officer<br />
Faxe Brewery<br />
p 4<br />
<strong>Meura</strong> and the PSLA<br />
p 6<br />
N<strong>EW</strong>S<br />
N°<strong>13</strong><br />
APR. 2010<br />
Current News<br />
p 7
Slavutich Kiev<br />
With a production of about 32 million hectolitres of beer,<br />
the Ukrainian brewing world is the second largest in the<br />
CIS, the former Soviet Union.<br />
The Ukrainian market is far from unknown for <strong>Meura</strong>. Plants<br />
such as the Rogan Brewery, the Chernigov Brewery, the<br />
Lvivska Brewery and Slavutich Kiev Brewery are all equipped<br />
with <strong>Meura</strong>’s brewhouse technology. Together they represent<br />
about 60% of the whole Ukrainian beer market.<br />
In Ukraine, Carlsberg owns the two Slavutich breweries<br />
(in Kiev and Zaporizhya) and the Lvivska brewery in Lviv.<br />
The Kiev Brewery was started as a greenfield project and<br />
opened in 2004. The Zaporizhya Brewery was acquired in<br />
1996 and the Lvivska Brewery in 1998.<br />
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In 2003, the Slavutich Kiev Brewery entrusted <strong>Meura</strong> with<br />
an order for a turnkey brewhouse integrated into a new<br />
greenfield brewery. The brewhouse was sized for brews of<br />
600 hl cold wort (see our report in our <strong>Meura</strong> News No. 4).<br />
At that time, the idea was already to extend with a second<br />
brewline in a near future.<br />
In 2008, with the first brewhouse producing at full capacity<br />
and the demand increasing, the Slavutich Kiev Brewery<br />
decided to double its brewhouse capacity.<br />
Their main request was to increase the productivity of the<br />
brewery, but they also wanted it to be even more flexible.<br />
Satisfied with their first <strong>Meura</strong> brewhouse, Slavutich has decided<br />
to invite <strong>Meura</strong> to partipcipate in tender for the new project.
The project<br />
The extension occurred in two phases.<br />
The first step was the extension of the<br />
milling line and the installation of a<br />
third mash kettle, which was required<br />
to allow a capacity of 14 brews / day in<br />
case of adjunct brewing. The milling line<br />
was composed of a Classicmill (a hammermill<br />
of 20 T/h) and two grist bins.<br />
This step was commissioned in 2008.<br />
The next step, which started up in<br />
2009, included the installation of a<br />
second brewhouse. <strong>Meura</strong>’s scope of<br />
supply went from the mashing-in to<br />
the wort cooler:<br />
a Mechamasher 50T/h<br />
a mash tun (thus four in total<br />
for the two lines)<br />
a cereal cooker<br />
a <strong>Meura</strong> 2001 mash filter<br />
equipped with 65 chambers<br />
a wort buffer tank<br />
a wort kettle with hop dosing<br />
a heat recovery system<br />
on the wort kettle<br />
a whirlpool and trub tank<br />
an extension of the sugar<br />
syrup plant<br />
electricity and automation<br />
(S7 with WinCC Scada)<br />
It considered a turnkey project including<br />
the mechanical and electrical<br />
equipment, start-up and commissioning<br />
of the installation.<br />
The second brewhouse has been<br />
in operation since the end of April<br />
2009 and was commissioned end of<br />
September 2009. The design of this<br />
double brewhouse offers full flexibility<br />
between the two lines while<br />
enabling a high productivity. This perfectly<br />
fulfils the Slavutich brewery’s<br />
requirements!<br />
LAy-oUT of The 2 breWhoUSeS<br />
Conclusion<br />
It’s not the first time that <strong>Meura</strong> has<br />
collaborated with the Slavutich team,<br />
and this partnership has led to very<br />
successful projects each time. We once<br />
again congratulate Slavutich for this<br />
new state-of-the-art brewhouse and<br />
thank them for their ever-increasing<br />
trust in our technologies!<br />
The <strong>Meura</strong> 2001<br />
Carbo+ and Ukraine<br />
The majority of Ukrainian beers are<br />
produced using <strong>Meura</strong> equipment.<br />
As an example, since 2002 <strong>Meura</strong><br />
has already sold eight <strong>Meura</strong> 2001<br />
Carbo+ mash filters in Ukraine, all<br />
equipped with 65 chambers (12 T<br />
malt throw). This represents more<br />
than 50,000 hectolitres brewed each<br />
day with a <strong>Meura</strong> touch!<br />
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In 2008 Royal Unibrew decided<br />
to close its brewery in Aarhus<br />
and move the production to<br />
Faxe (also the name of the town<br />
where the brewery is located).<br />
Therefore Royal Unibrew had<br />
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to increase the capacity<br />
of its brewery in Faxe.<br />
In 1989 faxe brewery merged with Jyske bryggerier to<br />
form Denmark’s second largest brewery company, known<br />
today as royal Unibrew.<br />
The new merged company produces beer and soft drinks<br />
for both the domestic and international markets. faxe is the<br />
brand that represents royal Unibrew in europe and overseas.<br />
Among the most famous varieties of the brand’s beers are<br />
faxe Premium, faxe royal export, faxe 10% and faxe red.<br />
Since the bottleneck of the old brewhouse was the two lauter<br />
tuns, the company decided to invest in new state-of-the-art<br />
equipment, and in June 2008 <strong>Meura</strong> was entrusted with this<br />
turnkey project.<br />
because the brewery is located in a residential area, the possibility<br />
of installing any new buildings was very restricted. faxe
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added only a small milling tower beside the old building, but<br />
the rest of the equipment had to fit into the old premises.<br />
In the milling tower, <strong>Meura</strong> installed a Classicmill (CLM3,<br />
9 T/h), a malt grist bin (12 T) and a Mechamasher (50 T/h).<br />
The following modifications were made to the old brewhouse:<br />
Two new agitators for the existing mash tuns<br />
A <strong>Meura</strong> 2001 Carbo+ mash filter equipped<br />
with 58 chambers (extendable to 65)<br />
An inline wort preheater combined<br />
with the existing energy recovery system<br />
A new whirlpool<br />
A new trub tank<br />
A new deep cooler<br />
A CIP station for the mash filter<br />
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Installation started in August 2008. for the welding works<br />
<strong>Meura</strong> fruitfully collaborated with its sister company<br />
boccard Polska from Poland.<br />
All the strict performance guarantees set by royal Unibrew<br />
were complied with in full. <strong>Meura</strong> was also able to fulfil the<br />
requirements of reduced downtimes and short time limits.<br />
Moreover, and to the satisfaction of the faxe brewery, the<br />
new equipment produces top quality wort.<br />
The commissioning of the new brewhouse took place in<br />
December 2008 and the final acceptance tests were approved<br />
in february 2009, only eight months after the order.<br />
Today the faxe brewery has a monthly capacity of about<br />
245,000 hl and produces 12 brews a day with an extract<br />
yield of 100%. recently the brewery has even achieved 14<br />
brews a day with the same extract yield of 100%, which is<br />
above and beyond the agreed guarantees.<br />
on the occasion of this article <strong>Meura</strong> would like to thank<br />
the faxe brewery for its trust and collaboration in this<br />
exciting project.<br />
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The PeRFORMANCe SLA,<br />
A gROwINg SUCCeSS STORy<br />
During the commissioning of a <strong>Meura</strong> 2001 mash filter,<br />
MeUrA carries out the fine tuning of process parameters<br />
in order to achieve the best possible performance. Later on,<br />
changes in external factors such as the brew recipe, loading,<br />
types and characteristics of raw materials, modification<br />
of brewing conditions, etc. may lead to deviations from the<br />
optimum level. As with all other technologies, the user<br />
should adapt the process parameters to the new situation.<br />
To help brewers maintain their <strong>Meura</strong> 2001 mash filter at<br />
the optimum level, <strong>Meura</strong> decided to develop a Performance<br />
Service Level Agreement.<br />
This technology was already presented and analysed in<br />
depth in our last Newsletter (see <strong>Meura</strong>News 12, September<br />
2009, page 6). After the publication of this article and the<br />
additional presentations made at Drinktec 2009, a great<br />
many brewers have demonstrated their interest.<br />
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Optimization of the mash<br />
filter process parameters<br />
The central part of the Performance Service Level Agreement<br />
(Performance SLA) is the Ilobox. The Ilobox (Iterative Logic<br />
box) recalculates brew by brew an optimised set of parameters,<br />
in order to maintain the optimum efficiency while<br />
respecting the user’s temporary priorities.<br />
Since their commercial introduction in early 2009, five<br />
ILoboXes have already been installed and about 15 other<br />
brewers are planning to proceed with the Performance SLA<br />
in the near future. This clearly shows how essential this<br />
technology is for brewers willing to maintain the efficiency<br />
of their equipment and thus of their brewery.<br />
The figure below shows the three main functions of the<br />
Ilobox.<br />
<strong>Meura</strong>, always keen to fully satisfy its customers, is therefore<br />
very proud to be able to offer them the best technology<br />
with the best efficiency!<br />
Remote connection for audit<br />
Two years archiving
Current news<br />
DRINKTeC 2009<br />
from 14 to 19 September 2009, <strong>Meura</strong><br />
took part in the Drinktec fair organised<br />
in Munich, Germany.<br />
With its thousands of visitors Drinktec,<br />
organised once every four years,<br />
remains “the place to be” for all global<br />
brewing equipment manufacturers<br />
and is the most international fair of<br />
the brewing sector.<br />
The 2009 edition of Drinktec was a<br />
huge success for <strong>Meura</strong>. Despite the<br />
global economic crisis, <strong>Meura</strong> was able<br />
to make a large number of very interesting<br />
contacts during those six days.<br />
Indeed, nearly each visitor to <strong>Meura</strong>’s<br />
booth came with a real project or with<br />
a specific interest in our technologies<br />
and new developments.<br />
<strong>Meura</strong>’s projects<br />
The most recent orders:<br />
1. APB guangzhou, China: ordered a <strong>Meura</strong><br />
2001 Carbo+ mash filter and a Classicmill.<br />
2. Chimay Brewery, Belgium: A new steam<br />
energy recovery and an external boiler will be<br />
installed.<br />
3. Ilesha Brewery, Nigeria: In addition to the<br />
revamping of their mash filter <strong>Meura</strong> 2001 the<br />
brewery has ordered a new milling line with a<br />
Classicmill and grist bin.<br />
4. empee Distilleries, India: A hammermill<br />
(Classicmill) and a <strong>Meura</strong> 2001 Junior mash<br />
filter will be integrated into the brewhouse<br />
delivered by Praj Industries Ltd.<br />
5. harboes Brewery, Denmark: ordered an<br />
Ilobox with a performance service level<br />
agreement (PSLA).<br />
6. Koumassi Brewery Cameroon: A hammermill<br />
and two Mechamashers (one for malt<br />
and one for adjuncts) will be installed. A<br />
second-hand <strong>Meura</strong> 2001 mash filter will be<br />
integrated into the brewhouse.<br />
7. Cuca Brewery, Angola:<br />
The brewery has ordered a mash tun and a<br />
mash kettle.<br />
8. Consolidated Breweries, Nigeria: for their<br />
turnkey project <strong>Meura</strong> will install a mash<br />
tun, a <strong>Meura</strong> 2001 Carbo+ mash filter, and an<br />
internal boiler as well as the automation.<br />
Moreover, during this event <strong>Meura</strong>,<br />
together with all the other members<br />
of the bbTT (belgian beer Technology<br />
Team), organised an evening party<br />
which met with enormous success.<br />
This was the perfect occasion for<br />
meetings and discussions with our<br />
customers or prospects in a more<br />
relaxed atmosphere.<br />
We would like to take the opportunity<br />
here to thank all our visitors for their<br />
visits to our booth!<br />
<strong>Meura</strong> is on the move all over the world.<br />
Here is a quick overview of <strong>Meura</strong>’s current projects:<br />
Major projects<br />
being carried out:<br />
1. Balaji Breweries (United Breweries), India:<br />
A hammermill (Classicmill) and a <strong>Meura</strong> 2001<br />
Carbo+ mash filter will be integrated into the<br />
brewhouse delivery by Praj Industries Ltd.<br />
2. Nocal Brewer, Angola: has ordered a Clarisaver<br />
and a CIP Unit.<br />
3. Ilesha Brewery, Nigeria: <strong>Meura</strong> will carry out<br />
the revamping of the <strong>Meura</strong> 2001 mash filter.<br />
4. Chongqing Brewery (S&N), China: <strong>Meura</strong><br />
2001 Carbo+ mash filter and <strong>Meura</strong>clean.<br />
5. el Aguila Brewery (SABMiller), Colombia:<br />
brewhouse revamping with two <strong>Meura</strong><br />
2001 mash filters, a Classicmill and a<br />
Mechamasher.<br />
6. heineken gauteng, South Africa: Greenfield<br />
project with a Classicmill, a Mechamasher<br />
and a <strong>Meura</strong> 2001 Carbo+ mash filter.<br />
7. Kolwezi Brewery, Democratic Republic of the<br />
Congo: brewhouse revamping.<br />
8. Frankfurther Brauhaus, germany: Classicmill,<br />
Mechamasher and a double mash filter with<br />
an Ilobox replacing the recent mash filter<br />
from the competition.<br />
9. United Breweries Andrah-Pradesh,<br />
India: <strong>Meura</strong> is supplying a hammermill<br />
(Classicmill) and a <strong>Meura</strong> 2001 Carbo+ mash<br />
filter that will be integrated into the greenfield<br />
brewery supplied by Praj Industries Ltd.<br />
10. SOBeBRA Brewery, Benin: Integration into<br />
the existing brewhouse of a second-hand<br />
<strong>Meura</strong> 2001 mash filter, a new hammermill<br />
and a Mechamasher. In addition the milling<br />
line will be modernised.<br />
Major projects recently<br />
commissioned:<br />
1. BBh Kiev, Ukraine: Complete 600 hl brewhouse<br />
in parallel with a similar brewhouse supplied<br />
by <strong>Meura</strong> in the year 2002.<br />
2. Jagatjit Industries Ltd, India: <strong>Meura</strong><br />
2001 Carbo+ mash filter and Classicmill<br />
incorporated into a brewhouse from Praj<br />
Industries Ltd.<br />
3. huambo, Angola: Classicmill, Mechamasher<br />
and <strong>Meura</strong> 2001 Junior mash filter.<br />
4. Lagos Brewery (Nigerian Breweries,<br />
heineken), Nigeria: Complete grain<br />
treatment, milling and brewhouse.<br />
5. Coopers Brewery, Australia: An Ilobox with<br />
a PSLA is in operation for their <strong>Meura</strong> 2001<br />
mash filter.<br />
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