Issue 4 2018
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18 show preview: HiE<br />
Glatt: Enhancing continuous spray agglomeration<br />
Glatt Ingenieurtechnik will be presenting a newly developed modular and<br />
compact plant concept for continuous spray agglomeration. Featuring<br />
multi-step and multi-zone processing, the GF ModFlex is compact,<br />
flexible and features a new control system developed by Glatt.<br />
As more and more people adopt better-for-you diets, the demand<br />
for enriched and sugar-free foods, on-the-go drinks and dietary<br />
supplements is rising. But protein shake consumers will only become<br />
repeat purchasers if the powder dissolves quickly and without lumps;<br />
similarly, eaters of vegan ice cream won’t appreciate the presence of ice crystals in their<br />
tasty treat.<br />
Spray agglomeration during fluid bed processing ensures that proteins and sweeteners such as maltitol or<br />
cellulose derivatives can be properly wetted, have a more porous surface and are more flowable and easier<br />
to dose. Their bulk density is also significantly reduced, which is particularly beneficial for beverage powders<br />
in pods and capsules, which require precise dosing, mustn’t segregate and should dissolve completely within<br />
seconds. Even tabletable premixes and temperature-sensitive substances can be gently processed in this way.<br />
The new concept of the GF ModFlex system is both compact and flexible, is available with a short<br />
commissioning time and offers outputs of 200kg to 3t per hour. Other capacities and a future expansion can<br />
be accommodated. The low operating costs, among other things, ensure economic-effectiveness, as the<br />
concept has been optimised in terms of energy consumption. The modular, ATEX-compliant solution with<br />
integrated WIP functionality and plate filter was specifically developed for continuous powder agglomeration<br />
applications in limited-height rooms. Commissioning after an installation period of only 12 days is possible<br />
because the predefined modules are already pre-installed and pre-assembled. They only need to be plugged in<br />
on site and production can be started right after the acceptance test. n<br />
www.glatt.com<br />
Booth<br />
P130<br />
Sternmaid: Contract production, all from one source<br />
The contract manufacturer and co-packer SternMaid will present<br />
its portfolio for blending, processing and filling foods, ingredients<br />
and dietary supplements in powder form. At the exhibition,<br />
the company will emphasize the options it offers for filling and<br />
packaging goods for industrial consumers and the retail trade<br />
besides demonstrating its highly precise blending lines and<br />
multifunctional fluidised bed technology that enables specific<br />
optimization of product attributes. In the newly constructed Plant<br />
2, additional lines have been installed to complement SternMaid’s<br />
existing portfolio and capacities.<br />
In its new Plant 2 for retail packs, SternMaid will in future<br />
manufacture products for end-consumers. A recent addition to the small-pack lines<br />
is a new filling line for single-portion sachets. Besides this, the company can fill products into stand-up<br />
pouches, block-bottom or tubular bags with or without folding boxes as outers, plastic tubs, and traditional<br />
spiral-wound cardboard cans. For the latter, a newly developed variant from the Sonoco company, with an<br />
aluminium-free interior coating, is now available. With regard to cans, especially, SternMaid has a wide range<br />
and offers quality packs in different shapes and sizes to suit the particular service – for example for food<br />
supplements and dietetic products, sports products or functional food. At HiE, visitors can examine sample<br />
containers on the exhibition stand and inform themselves of the advantages of the different pack types and<br />
the whole range of services offered by SternMaid in the field of contract filling.<br />
In the words of Mark Riemer, Commercial Manager of SternMaid: “Nowadays, contract manufacturing<br />
demands specialists that can offer an all-round service. Co-packing, especially, is being used by more and<br />
more companies. One of the reasons is that product life cycles are becoming shorter all the time. On the one<br />
hand, products have to reach market maturity faster, and on the other hand market conditions change very<br />
quickly. We can meet this demand”. n<br />
Stand<br />
E30<br />
Hall 8<br />
www.sternmaid.de/en<br />
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