Food & Beverage Asia October/November 2018

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What’s Inside: 

 

Making Sense of Natural Colours 

 

 

Dairy Protein in the Spotlight 

 

Building Efficient Manufacturing Systems Block by Block

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2 CONTENTS 

MARKET INSIGHTS 

16 Making Sense of Natural Colours 

BITING ISSUES 

18 Naturex / Arla Foods Ingredients 

19 GNT 

20 Welch’s Global Ingredients / Frutarom 

21 DuPont 

22 Epi Ingredients / USDEC 

INGREDIENTS 

24 Saying No to Trans Fats 

26 Dairy Protein in the Spotlight 

30 Naturally-Sourced Solutions: 

Plant-Based Antioxidants for Extending Shelf Life 

ON THE TABLE 

32 Back to Nature 

36 Staying One Step Ahead 

38 Brewing Up a Storm in the Beer Industry 

PROCESSING & PACKAGING 

40 Case Study: Gebo Cermex Helps Leading Dairy Company 

Achieve High Speed Packaging Speeds 

42 Case Study: CEIA Metal Detectors Pass Meat Producer’s Test 

44 The Demands of Stick Pack Production 

46 Knowing Pumps Inside and Out 

48 Building Efficient Manufacturing Systems Block by Block 

50 Smart Sensors in the Food Industry 

FIRST LOOKS 

52 Sidel / KHS 

53 Emerson / igus 

54 Festo / GEA 

56 Gardner Denver / SIG 

57 Buhler 

58 StePac / Coperion 

59 Urschel 

60 BOGE / SACMI 

61 Krones / Paul Leibinger 

62 Key Technology / Multivac 

REGULARS 

4 Editor’s Note 

6 News 

63 Calendar of Events 

64 Advertisers’ Index 

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EDITOR’S NOTE 

The Art of Killing Two 

Birds with One Stone 

Amanda Soo 

Editor 

The idiomatic expression, to kill two 

birds with one stone, is rather apt 

in describing what many food and 

beverage manufacturers are trying 

to accomplish today – which is to 

tick as many food trend boxes as 

possible through their product innovations and manufacturing 

processes. By aligning their products according to consumers’ 

tastes and preferences, industry players are looking to gain an 

edge over their competitors. 

Take the growing health and wellness trend for example, which 

is seeing consumers pay more attention to ingredients as they 

browse supermarket aisles for food and beverages that are either 

fresh or less processed, as well as oer quality, positive nutrition, 

and more. To cater to this particular market, manufacturers are 

turning to businesses such as GNT. 

GNT is seeing a rising demand for its EXBERRY ® Coloring Foods 

range, which enables manufacturers to easily make the switch 

from additive colours to natural colour concentrates. In our 

Market Insights section, the colouring foods supplier shares on 

the growing demand for natural colours in foods as well as details 

how it is able to deliver natural solutions and also uphold quality 

regardless of seasonal changes at the same time (page 16). 

On page 32, also read how Naturex is able to help its customers 

create healthy, authentic and effective products with its 

plant-based natural ingredients that meet the most stringent 

quality standards. The global leader in plant extraction and 

the development of natural ingredients implements important 

initiatives that ensure that the quality of its raw materials is 

respected throughout the whole supply chain, from the harvesting 

grounds to factories and beyond, to customers’ plants. 

As food and beverage producers strive to gain the attention and 

loyalty of consumers, it is worth noting that there are already 

numerous solutions out there oered by ingredient suppliers 

or packaging manufacturers that can help one achieve multiple 

targets at a time. 

The hard work, therefore, perhaps lies not in nding a suitable 

supplier that can best meet your needs, but rather, choosing one 

among many. 

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NEWS 

ADM Acquires Probiotics International Limited 

Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: 

ADM) recently announced that it has 

successfully completed its acquisition of 

Probiotics International Limited – known 

under its umbrella brand Protexin – a UKbased 

manufacturer of innovative researchbased, 

natural healthcare and probiotic 

supplements for human, pet and productionanimal 

use. 

The £185 million deal is the latest in a series 

of investments as ADM continues to expand 

its wide portfolio of health and wellness 

oerings for both human and animal nutrition 

customers. 

ADM Protexin Limited — as the company 

will now be known – produces innovative, 

research-based probiotics, including its 

popular Bio-Kult ® and Lepicol ® brands. 

Protexin also offers a variety of natural 

products and probiotic supplements for the 

veterinary, agriculture and equine healthcare 

markets. 

“With its leading human and animal nutrition 

brands sold in markets around the world, 

Protexin is an ideal addition to ADM’s 

established Health & Wellness business, 

which already includes a comprehensive 

range of ingredients such as bioactives, 

botanical extracts and specialty nutritional 

oils,” said Mr. Vikram Luthar, President, ADM 

Health & Wellness. 

“We are excited to combine Protexin’s 

portfolio of high-quality probiotic products, 

along with its international commercial 

network and marketing and regulatory 

expertise, with ADM’s world-class research 

and development capabilities to help oer 

customers a full range of health and wellness 

products and solutions.” 

Last year, ADM acquired Biopolis – a leading 

provider of microbial technologies – and 

it has since announced a number of other 

research and development partnerships in 

the prebiotics and probiotics, personalised 

nutrition and animal health enzyme spaces. 

“We are delighted to join ADM’s Health & 

Wellness business. With numerous areas 

of expertise between Protexin, ADM and 

Biopolis, we will develop a wide range of fully 

integrated market-leading probiotics and 

nutraceuticals products promoting health 

and wellness in both humans and animals,” 

commented Mr. Jonathan Sowler, Protexin 

Commercial Director. 

ADM is a world-leading nutrition company 

with the widest range of specialty ingredients, 

blends, systems and experience. The 

team moves customers from concept 

to launch faster with sustainable, 

dierentiated products that address their 

evolving needs. 

ADM helps its customers create consumerpreferred 

nutritional solutions through its ontrend 

and customisable portfolio of natural 

avours and colours. 

Krones Appoints New Country Manager in Malaysia 

Krones, the world's leading manufacturer of 

beverage lling and packaging technology has 

appointed Mr. Tiam Seong Yong as Country 

Manager for its Malaysia operation. Mr. Tiam 

Seong Yong, who is joining Krones with 20 

years of sales and marketing management 

experience in world renowned packaging 

companies, will be setting up and leading the 

new Krones subsidiary in Malaysia. 

Krones has identified Malaysia as a high 

potential market for its variety of oered 

products. Starting with a team of dedicated 

service engineers and sales force, Krones 

strives to increase its market share in the 

market and proximity to its customers. 

Setting up the new Krones subsidiary in 

Kuala Lumpur is therefore the rst step in 

developing a closer 

working partnership 

with Malaysian 

customers. Delivering 

world class solutions 

and seamless services 

for existing and 

potential customers is 

Krones’ core intention 

in Malaysia. 

Krones AG is a 

German packaging 

and bottling machine 

manufacturer. It is the world's leading 

manufacturer of lines for lling beverages 

in plastic and glass bottles or beverage 

cans. The company manufactures stretch 

blow-moulding machines 

for producing polyethylene 

terephthalate (PET) bottles, 

plus llers, labellers, bottle 

washers, pasteurisers, 

inspectors, packers and 

palletisers. This product 

portfolio is complemented 

by material flow systems 

and process technology for 

producing beverages, plus 

syrup kitchens, for clients 

like breweries, dairies and 

soft-drink companies. 

Krones earned 3.69 million euro revenue in 

2017, with stable growth of 10% in order 

intake. Revenues and performance are 

expected to increase further in 2018. 


NEWS 7 

Key Technology and Heat and Control Form Strategic Partnership 

in Australia, New Zealand and India 

Key Technology, Inc., a member of the 

Duravant family of operating companies, and 

Heat and Control Pty Ltd. announced that they 

have entered into a strategic partnership to 

support customers in Australia, New Zealand 

and India. Under the terms of the agreement, 

Key has appointed Heat and Control as their 

exclusive agent to sell and service Key’s 

high performance digital sorters, vibratory 

conveyors and other automation systems in 

Australia, New Zealand and India, eective 

immediately. 

The partnership leverages Heat and 

Control’s extensive sales and service 

organisation to sell and support all of 

Key’s equipment in the defined regions, 

including providing application testing, 

eld service and spare parts. Additionally, 

Heat and Control will manufacture select 

Key-designed vibratory conveyors at 

their facilities in Australia and India in 

strict accordance with Key’s specications. 

Bringing these two well-established, worldclass 

suppliers together to achieve a common 

purpose augments both companies’ value 

propositions and benets customers. Key 

Technology’s line of equipment is highly 

complementary to Heat and Control’s 

processing and packaging portfolio, giving 

processors convenient access to a more 

complete line solution from a single-source. 

By leveraging Heat and Control’s facilities 

in Australia and India, Key can better 

support customers with demonstration and 

application testing capabilities as well as 

local manufacturing to reduce shipping and 

expedite delivery of Key’s products. 

By adding Key Technology equipment to their 

product oering in Australia, New Zealand 

and India, Heat and Control has expanded 

their already large portfolio of processing 

and packaging solutions. Heat and Control 

now provides a wider range of solutions 

for manufacturers of fresh and processed 

fruits and vegetables, potato products, nuts, 

snacks, meats, poultry, seafood and other 

food products in Australia, New Zealand 

and India. 

Key Technology, a member of the Duravant 

family of operating companies, is a global 

leader in the design and manufacture of 

automation systems including digital sorters, 

conveyors and other processing equipment. 

Heat and Control is world leading single 

source supplier in the design and manufacture 

of food processing and packaging technology. 

Founded in 1950, Heat and Control has 

played an integral role in the development 

of industrial cooking systems, transforming 

the food processing industry and pioneering 

continuous cooking equipment. 

Global Tech Giant Epson Launches Ocial Flagship Store on Lazada 

Epson Singapore makes its online debut 

with its ocial agship store on Singapore’s 

popular e-commerce platform, Lazada last 

week. Shoppers can now purchase Epson’s 

range of printers, projectors, label printers 

and genuine ink supplies on Lazada, as well 

as enjoy special oers and promotions. This 

online agship store aims to cater to the 

increasing demand of online shoppers by 

bridging the gap between online and oine 

shopping, and leveraging digital channels to 

reach the tech giant’s target audience. 

To allow customers to shop easily based 

on their needs and demand, the Epson ocial 

agship store on Lazada categorises products 

into customer usage types to enhance their online 

shopping experience – making it as eortless and 

convenient for customers as possible. 

Ms. Tan May Lin, Director – Sales, Marketing 

and Customer Service of Epson Sales division, 

Epson Singapore said, “We are launching the 

Epson agship store to bring about a holistic 

shopping experience for our customers, 

offering them greater convenience and 

allowing them to have our products delivered 

to their door step with just a few clicks. 

Epson believes in leveraging the booming 

e-commerce trend to enhance the omni-retail 

experience for our customers in Singapore. 

This step is a way for us to explore outreach 

to a new demographic of shoppers. Tapping 

on Lazada’s massive reach as an additional 

touchpoint for our customers, we look 

forward to a thriving partnership.” 

In addition to the launch of the ocial Epson 

agship on Lazada, Epson Singapore has also 

appointed leasing technology distributors 

and IT solutions providers, Acecom, as their 

Preferred Authorised Online Dealer. 

Epson is a global technology leader dedicated 

to connecting people, things and information 

with its original efficient, compact and 

precision technologies. With a lineup that 

ranges from inkjet printers and digital printing 

systems to 3LCD projectors, watches and 

industrial robots, the company is focused on 

driving innovations and more. 


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NEWS 

DSM Plans First Dedicated Early Life Nutrition Premix Plant 

Royal DSM, a global science-based company 

active in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable 

Living, recently announced its plans to open 

the industry’s only premix manufacturing 

facility built exclusively for the maternal and 

infant nutrition market. Construction of the 

state-of-the-art plant is due to start in the 

next few weeks. Located in Buk, Poland, the 

investment is expected to double production 

output at the site within the next two years. 

Financial details are not being disclosed. 

“At DSM, we are always looking for new 

ways to innovate and help our customers to 

create market-leading nutritional products for 

mothers and their babies,” said Mr. Frédéric 

Boned, Vice President EMEA, DSM Nutritional 

Products Human Nutrition & Health. He added: 

“Achieving high standards of quality has 

always been of particular importance in this 

segment. The planning of a dedicated early 

life nutrition premix plant is a rst for the 

industry and, throughout the design phase, 

we have been able to incorporate a number 

of advanced technologies that reflect the 

specialist needs of the market.” 

The new facility will meet very high quality 

and hygiene standards. Its advanced mixing 

technology will allow DSM to develop complex 

infant formulas to meet the challenging 

requirements of early life nutrition 

manufacturers. Once completed, the plant will 

be run by dedicated personnel experienced in 

the early life nutrition sector. 

Brand owners partnering with DSM can benet 

from its wide ingredient portfolio and scientic 

expertise, as well as its broader co-innovation 

capabilities including consumer insights, 

prototype development and brand activation 

strategies. In addition, DSM’s Quality for 

Life promise symbolises its commitment to 

achieving the highest standards of quality, 

reliability, traceability and sustainability. 

KROENERT and Coatema Now Under One Umbrella Company 

Hamburg-based ATH Altonaer-Technologie- 

Holding GmbH – owner of KROENERT GmbH 

& Co KG – and Coatema Coating Machinery 

GmbH, have announced that they have signed 

an agreement under which ATH will take over 

all shares of Coatema. 

KROENERT and Coatema are manufacturers 

of machinery and systems in the coating 

and converting industry and global leaders 

in their respective market sectors. Merging 

the companies under the umbrella of ATH will 

create a group with a comprehensive product 

portfolio of coating applications and a high 

degree of innovative power. 

Both companies and brands will remain 

independent and continue to operate from 

their respective headquarters as before. Mr. 

Detlev Dieke and Dr. Andreas Giessmann 

will also retain their positions as managing 

directors of Coatema. 

Dr. Tarik Vardag, Managing Director of ATH 

and KROENERT emphasised: “As a leading 

manufacturer of tailor-made coating and 

laminating lines, this alliance will further 

consolidate our international market position 

and, most importantly, it will set new 

technological standards. We are particularly 

impressed by the product range and the 

innovative power of Coatema, signicantly 

boosted through close networking with 

research and development centres. 

KROENERT and Coatema are an ideal match 

and I greatly look forward to our future 

collaboration.” 

“The integration of Coatema in the ATH Group 

creates a product range which is unique on 

the market in the world of coating. Customers 

are provided with comprehensive support, 

from research to laboratory facilities to 

large-scale production systems and specialpurpose 

machinery. We are pleased to now 

be a member of the ATH Group and thus be 

able to apply our combined know-how to 

oer solutions to a wide variety of industrial 

sectors,” added Dr. Andreas Giessmann, 

Managing Director of Coatema. 

Under the umbrella of the ATH Altonaer- 

Technologie-Holding GmbH, the companies 

KROENERT, DRYTEC and ZAE deliver 

innovative technologies, ecient machines 

and drive systems to customers around the 

world. ATH is based in Hamburg and employs 

about 400 people. 

Since 1903 KROENERT GmbH & Co KG is 

developing, engineering and manufacturing 

customized line solutions in the field of 

coating technology for web-like materials 

such as paper, foil and lm. The products 

manufactured on KROENERT machines are 

used in the flexible packaging industry, 

for technical applications and renewable 

energies as well as environmental protection. 

KROENERT’s headquarters are in Hamburg, 

Germany, where its own research and test 

centres are also located. 

Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH oers a 

full range of equipment and R&D for coating, 

printing and laminating systems for Roll-to- 

Roll and Sheet-to-Sheet applications. The 

company has over 40 years of experience in 

the textile, foil and paper markets and oers 

lab, pilot and production lines with a focus 

on these high tech markets and innovative 

technologies. 


NEWS 9 

DuPont Nutrition & Health Creates ‘Clean Label Hub’, Expands R&D Team 

DuPont Nutrition & Health announced it 

is expanding its R&D team by creating a 

“clean label hub” at the Brabrand facility. 

Intending to boost its project pipeline in 

healthy nutrition and clean label texturant 

oerings, six new employees will join the 

existing team to focus on both ingredient 

and process development. 

by early 2019, the clean label texturants 

team will have the opportunity to tackle 

exciting projects to provide texture and 

stability for multiple food applications. 

“We are excited to launch this hub and put 

additional team members into place that will 

help us advance our innovation strategy to 

support our customers,” said Mikkel Thrane, 

Global Sustainability Lead, DuPont Nutrition 

& Health. “This hub will enable us to continue 

integrating sustainability into our work, 

and the investment we are making will help 

us develop healthier, more nutritious and 

sustainable ingredients.” 

The hub will feature experts with backgrounds 

in clean label and sustainability – two elds 

that often work together and serve related 

purposes. Working closely with existing 

project teams, the hub will bring products 

to market quickly and help grow the existing 

project pipeline. 

“Clean label is about creating foods and 

beverages with ingredients that consumers 

recognise, feel good about putting into their 

bodies, and that respect the Earth and its 

resources,” said Mr. Gerard Lynch, R&D 

Leader, Systems & Texturants, Emulsiers 

& Sweeteners. 

“Our ingredients are already used in many 

applications that consumers consider 

clean label, but there are tremendous 

opportunities to innovate – creating 

ingredients that are even more sustainable, 

using a larger part of the natural raw 

materials, while providing health benets to 

consumers. Committing to this innovation 

is critical for our ongoing success and 

growth.” 

With the ability to utilize the broadest 

capabilities in terms of natural raw 

materials access, processing, across 

fruits, vegetables, seaweeds and nutritional 

science, DuPont Nutrition & Health has huge 

potential to develop functional ingredients 

that meet consumer expectations. 

The hub will help customers continue to 

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Stäubli Group Strengthens Robotics Portfolio with Acquisition 

Stäubli Group – a global leader in mechatronic 

solutions – recently announced the acquisition 

of a 70 percent stake in WFT GmbH & Co. 

KG, based in Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany. 

WFT has been a specialist in the construction 

of special purpose machines and mobile 

platforms for two decades. In line with 

Stäubli’s successful growth strategy, this 

acquisition allows to join innovative forces in 

new complementary elds such as autonomous 

guided vehicle (AGV) and automation addons. 

Acquiring a 70 percent stake in WFT is an 

excellent opportunity to further increase 

Stäubli’s product range by adding specialised 

solutions to its comprehensive portfolio. 

All employees of the acquired business will join 

the Stäubli Robotics Division, while the factory 

in SulzbachRosenberg will become part of the 

global production network of Stäubli. The new 

company will operate under the name Stäubli 

WFT GmbH. 

Mr. Rolf Strebel, CEO of Stäubli, says: “Stäubli 

and WFT share a common belief to provide 

hightech automation solutions of top quality 

to our customers by fully focusing on them 

and their specic needs. Our clients will prot 

from this step as our products complement 

each other. We warmly welcome WFT and 

its employees in the Stäubli Group and look 

forward to further expanding our business 

together.” 

With this acquisition, Stäubli is strengthening 

its global position in the field of robotics, 

building on the already established dynamic 

and innovative partnership with WFT within the 

area of AGVs and mobile platforms. 

PureCircle Appoints New Chief Commercial Ocer 

PureCircle, the world’s leading producer 

and innovator of stevia sweeteners, recently 

announced the appointment of Mr. Stéphane 

Ducroux as Chief Commercial Ocer eective 

August 16, 2018. Mr. Ducroux will oversee 

PureCircle’s: Sales; Marketing; Technical & 

Innovation; and Scientic & Regulatory Aairs. 

Mr. Ducroux will report to PureCircle CEO 

Mr. Maga Malsagov. He will be based in 

PureCircle’s Chicago headquarters. 

The appointment of Ducroux enhances the 

company’s already strong management team. 

In this new position, he will help further 

accelerate PureCircle’s growth, as the company 

continues to increase sales of, and expand 

production capacity of, its great-tasting stevia 

sweeteners such as Reb M, and other stevia 

ingredients. Mr. Ducroux has 20 years of 

management experience in the natural specialty 

ingredients industry. He has expertise in 

commercial operations, business development 

and acquisitions. He previously had a long career 

at Naturex, during which time the company 

grew strongly. 

PureCircle CEO Mr. Maga Malsagov said: “We 

expect the management of several of our 

company’s functions under his leadership to 

help further accelerate our growth.” 

Roquette Signs Agreement to Acquire Sethness Products Company 

Roquette, a global leader in plant-based 

ingredients for Food, Nutrition and Health 

markets, recently announced it has signed 

an agreement to acquire 100% of Sethness 

Products Company, the global leader in the 

production of high quality caramel colour for 

Food & Beverage markets. 

As a family business founded in the USA 

in 1880 and headquartered in Skokie (IL), 

Sethness Products Company shares with 

Roquette the values of product excellence 

and long-term vision: for over 135 years 

the company has solely focused on the 

production of caramel colour and oers the 

highest-quality products on the market today. 

Sethness provides a large selection of caramel 

colours (in liquid and powdered forms) as 

well as a variety of clean-label caramel colour 

options (non-GMO, certied organic, glutenfree, 

allergen-free, etc.). Its four manufacturing 

facilities located in the USA, France, India 

and China supply the world’s leading Food & 

Beverage companies. 

In addition to their shared family values, 

Roquette and Sethness have a strong 

partnership as they operate two successful 

JVs in France and in China. The closing of the 

acquisition of Sethness is expected to occur in 

Q3 2018. The closing remains subject to the 

fulllment of certain conditions and, until then, 

Sethness remains 100% owned and managed 

by the existing shareholders. 

Mr. Jean-Marc Gilson, CEO of Roquette, said: 

“This acquisition will help accelerate Roquette’s 

growth plan in the Food & Beverage market, and 

further drive value for our customers. We have 

been very happy to successfully partner with 

Sethness in France and China for years. We are 

looking forward to working with their teams to 

continue addressing customers’ current and 

future needs everywhere in the world.” 


NEWS 11 

Consoveyo Helps Increase 

Throughput for Leading Indonesian 

Dairy Product Manufacturer 

Consoveyo Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Consoveyo), part of Körber Logistics 

Systems, is proud to announce its third consecutive project with a 

leading dairy goods producer in Indonesia. For this Phase Three 

project at the manufacturer’s Surabaya plant, Consoveyo expands 

its automated and storage retrieval system (ASRS) solution to 

enable the transportation of nished goods from production lines 

to the warehouse. 

“This contract win is a testimony to our excellent customer service 

and expertise in automated warehousing solutions,” shared Poul 

Lorentzen, General Manager of Consoveyo. 

In order to ensure an optimum ow of nished goods from the new 

production line to the ASRS warehouse, Consoveyo installed pallet 

conveyors, two pallet shuttle cars, and one automated wrapping 

machine. The equipment eliminates the need for manual handling 

of goods for transportation, and increases production throughput. 

Furthermore, Consoveyo’s warehouse management software (WMS) 

enables more than the management of inventory storage — it also 

greatly minimises supply chain disruptions that can shut or slow 

down production lines. In addition, the software’s real-time visibility 

function helps to notify the company’s managers in real-time of 

problems that may disrupt the ow of goods. 

Consoveyo’s system will also provide warehouse managers with 

useful information, such as historical data of pallet movement and 

specic locations of inventory stored in the warehouse. And in order 

to extend its service commitment to the customer, Consoveyo will 

continue to provide after sales support and on-going refresher 

training courses. 


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NEWS 

WACKER Begins Cystine Production in Spain 

WACKER BIOSOLUTIONS, the life sciences 

division of the WACKER Group, has begun 

producing fermentation-generated cystine 

at its new site in León, Spain. Over the past 

18 months, the division has extensively 

modernised part of the 800 m³ fermentation 

capacity acquired there at the end of 2016. 

In addition, it has built a production line for 

cystine. In the next few months, the plants 

are to be gradually qualied and ramped up 

to full capacity. The new site enables WACKER 

to meet its customers’ rising global demand. 

Cystine and cysteine produced from cystine 

are used in the food and pharmaceutical 

industries. 

“With our investment in the León site, we 

are well equipped to further strengthen our 

position as the global market and technology 

leader for fermentation-generated cystine,” 

said Dr. Gerhard Schmid, Head of WACKER 

BIOSOLUTIONS, explaining the expansion 

measures. “The modernised fermentation 

plants and the new cystine production plant 

enable us to reliably meet our customers’ 

growing demand for cysteine and cystine, 

and to commercialise new fermentationgenerated 

products.” 

Cystine and cysteine, the amino acid produced 

from it, are widely used in the pharmaceutical, 

cosmetics and food sectors not only, for 

example, to manufacture flavourings and 

make doughs in baked goods easier to 

process, but also as a free-radical scavenger 

in cosmetics products or as an expectorant 

in cough medicines. 

WACKER is the rst company in the world 

to produce cystine by fermentation in a 

patented biotech process. Due to the entirely 

plant-based and inorganic raw materials, 

WACKER cystine and cysteine are purely 

vegetarian. This makes them especially 

safe for use in food and pharmaceutical 

products. 

IFF Receives Final Antitrust Clearance for Acquisition of Frutarom 

International Flavours & Fragrances Inc. 

(IFF) a leading innovator of sensorial 

experiences that move the world, announced 

that it has received antitrust clearance from 

all relevant antitrust authorities around 

the world, and all applicable antitrust and 

competition laws have been satised. 

“We are pleased that we’ve received our nal 

antitrust clearance from Russia to proceed 

with our combination with Frutarom,” said 

IFF Chairman and CEO, Mr. Andreas Fibig. 

“Building on our strong momentum – having 

obtained Frutarom shareholder approval and 

receiving all relevant antitrust clearance – we 

continue to make signicant progress in our 

integration planning. With great execution 

from our teams, we are on-track to close the 

transaction in early October – ahead of our 

original expectation.” 

At the heart of IFF, the team is fuelled by a 

sense of discovery, constantly asking “what 

if?”. That passion for exploration drives the 

team to co-create unique products that 

consumers taste, smell, or feel. IFF’s 7,300 

team members globally take advantage 

of leading consumer insights, research 

and development, creative expertise, and 

customer intimacy to develop dierentiated 

oerings for consumer products. 

Azelis’ CSR performance Recognised with EcoVadis Gold Rating 

Azelis, a leading distributor of speciality 

chemicals and food ingredients, is delighted 

to announce that the corporate social 

responsibility (CSR) performance of the 

group has been recognised with the EcoVadis 

Gold rating, achieving a position in the top 

1% distributors assessed by this organisation 

and obtaining an Advanced rating for its CSR 

engagement. 

EcoVadis is an independent rating agency 

who provides Supplier Sustainability 

Ratings for global supply chains using a CSR 

assessment methodology that covers 180 

purchasing categories, 150 countries, and 

21 CSR indicators. 

“Obtaining the Gold rating, which is the 

highest possible status, conrms that our 

CSR performance is evolving and improving 

every year and that CSR is truly embedded 

throughout our processes and practices. It 

is an important motivation to stay on this 

track and continue creating a positive impact 

on improving fair business practices, labour 

practices, environment and sustainable 

procurement globally and to set an example 

for others”, said Ms. María Jesús Almenar 

Martin, Head of Azelis group Safety, Health, 

Environment and Quality who is leading CSR 

at Azelis. 

The EcoVadis overall score (0-100) 

reects the quality of the company's CSR 

performance at the time of the assessment. 

Azelis achieved 68 points, an 8-point increase 

in a year’s time. Azelis is now in the top 1% 

of distributors assessed by EcoVadis and top 

2% of suppliers in all categories. 

Dr. Hans Joachim Müller, Azelis CEO, added: 

“Azelis is committed to working with its partners 

to create value and grow in a sustainable way. 

As a global business, with operations across 

America, Asia Pacic and EMEA, Azelis takes 

its responsibilities seriously, looking for new 

ways to make a positive impact on society and 

minimise its footprint, whilst delivering the best 

products and services.” 


NEWS 13 

Key Technology Celebrates 70 Years of Innovation 

Key Technology, a member of the Duravant 

family of operating companies, is celebrating 

their 70th anniversary. Since introducing 

their rst automated food processing system 

in 1948, Key has grown to become a global 

leader based on the principles of innovation, 

reliability and superior customer service. 

Today, Key’s digital sorters, vibratory 

conveyors and other automation systems 

dene world-class performance. 

“In an era marked by rapid technological 

change, Key’s strategy has remained 

remarkably consistent over our 70-year 

history. We attract exceptionally talented 

people, inspire teamwork and create 

close collaborative partnerships with our 

customers to identify and solve their unique 

production challenges,” said Mr. Jack Ehren, 

President of Key Technology. 

“With state-of-the-art engineering, quality 

manufacturing and unparalleled customer 

support, we’re able to deliver the most value. 

Everything we do illustrates our commitment 

to helping processors elevate their product 

quality while improving their eciencies and 

prots.” 

The company was founded in 1948 as Key 

Equipment Company by brothers Claude and 

Lloyd Key and eight other investors focused 

on eliminating tedious, inecient manual 

chores in food processing. 

Since then, Key has continued to transform 

the food processing industry. 

In 1982, they revolutionised french fry 

production with their ADR ® automatic 

defect removal system, which is now used 

on virtually every potato strip production 

line around the world to cut out defects. 

In 1987, they invented the Iso-Flo ® line of 

vibratory conveyors, which is the industry 

standard today. 

In 2015, Key disrupted things again with 

their advanced VERYX ® family of digital 

sorters. Designed to operate unattended, these 

intelligent sorting systems remove more foreign 

material (FM) and defects while eliminating false 

rejects to maximise product quality and yield. 

Today, Key is a trusted partner to more than 

3,100 food processors and other manufacturers 

in 81 countries. 

Global Aseptic Packaging to Grow by 16% by 2022: Zenith 

The world market for aseptically packed 

products amounted to 152 billion litres in 347 

billion packs during 2017, according to the new 

Global Aseptic Packaging report from leading 

food and drinks consultancy Zenith Global 

Ltd and packaging experts Warrick Research 

Ltd. Volumes have risen by 2.7% a year since 

2012, with South East Asia achieving the 

fastest annual growth rate of 7%, followed by 

China on 6%. 

Beverages such as fruit juice accounted for 

39% of aseptically packed products, with white 

drinking milk responsible for 38% and other 

dairy/food products making up the remainder. 

Aseptic lling has also become established for 

soups, sauces, tomato products and baby foods. 

“While European companies still dominate 

the global aseptic lling equipment industry, 

the Chinese market is increasingly supplied 

by Chinese equipment manufacturers, some 

of whom have also successfully entered other 

Asian markets,” commented Mr. David Warrick, 

Director at Warrick Research Ltd. 

“Volumes have been static in much of Europe, 

contrasting with rapid growth in many Asian 

countries,” added Arunkumar Anbalagan, 

Senior Insights Analyst at Zenith Global Ltd. 

Other ndings of the 2018 Global Aseptic 

Packaging report include: 

• There are over 16,000 operational aseptic 

lling systems worldwide, serviced by more 

than 30 suppliers. 

• The largest markets for aseptic packaging 

are China and South East Asia. China is set to 

become the leading country by 2022, followed 

by South East Asia and West Europe. 

• Value added dairy products are a fast growing 

area of demand for aseptic lling systems. In 

some regions, llers are used for both ambient 

and chilled dairy products. 

• Environmental issues have become more 

important in many regions. Developments 

include the introduction of electron beam 

sterilisation as an alternative to chemical 

sterilisation. Demand is increasing for re-use 

or recycling. 

By 2022, Zenith and Warrick estimate that the 

world market will reach 176 billion litres and 410 

billion packs. The majority of additional demand 

will come from South East Asia as well as China. 

The 2018 Zenith & Warrick Report on Global 

Aseptic Packaging contains 713 pages, 

including a detailed study of aseptic packaging 

use in 38 countries for dairy, beverages and food 

products, with actual data from 2012, 2016 and 

2017 plus 2022 forecasts. 

Analysis of aseptic processing and packaging 

includes technical developments and 

proles of over 35 aseptic lling equipment 

suppliers. 


14 

NEWS 

Food Industry Asia Completes SEA Comprehensive Study on Packaging Waste 

Food Industry Asia (FIA) announced on 18 

September the release of its four-country 

study on tackling plastic and packaging 

waste in Southeast Asia. Covering Indonesia, 

the Philippines, Vietnam & Thailand – which 

collectively contribute to a quarter of all 

plastic marine debris, the study is the rst 

of its kind undertaken by an industry body in 

Asia and will be used to support governments, 

industry and international organisations to 

identify challenges and develop solutions. 

The studies found that the majority of 

plastic and solid waste leakage occurs due 

to uncollected waste and current initiatives 

are focused on larger urbanised towns and 

cities. The scale of impact of these initiatives 

were also found to be on a micro to small 

level, aecting only 5 per cent or less of 

waste generated. These observations helped 

identify 31 levers to addressing the waste 

problems faced by these four countries. 

The study goes on to suggest that rather than 

putting plastics as the sole focus area, it is in 

fact the way plastic waste is dealt with after 

consumption that should be a primary area 

for improvement and immediate attention. 

Although brands are collectively looking at 

ways to use less plastic and invest in product 

packaging innovation, more must be done 

with regard to improving infrastructure and 

facilitating correct disposal of plastics. 

As a result of FIA’s sustainable packaging 

work with policymakers and governments, the 

industry non-prot has attained accreditation 

with the United Nations (UN) Environment 

assembly. FIA is the rst industry body in Asia 

to attain this accreditation which grants the 

organisation consultative status at the UN 

Environment Assembly. 

This is another significant step in the 

organisation’s ght to tackle the region’s 

massive ocean waste problem, with four of 

the world’s biggest marine waste polluters 

based in South East Asia. 

The food industry has a primary role to play 

with FIA providing advice and support to the 

UN agency on behalf of the biggest food and 

beverage companies in the world. 

German Industrial Giants Share Expertise on Industry 4.0 

Technology in Singapore 

The second Singapore Intelligent 

Manufacturing Conference held on 28 

September saw industry influencers 

HARTING, ifm, igus and KUKA sharing 

their expertise on leveraging Industry 4.0 

technology for flexible manufacturing in 

South East Asia. Participants were able to 

glean real, practical insights on how to adopt 

Industry 4.0 thinking with the minimum of 

fuss and investment. 

The free-to-attend conference took place 

at The Chevrons, with a line up of seminar 

sessions from subject experts and question 

and answer sessions that oer the benet of 

networking and exchanging ideas with fellow 

engineering professionals. 

Germany is the birthplace of Industry 

4.0 and it is timely that the four German 

industrial giants shared their expertise at 

the conference. As in Germany, Singapore’s 

manufacturing sector has to continuously 

develop technologically to tap into new 

opportunities like flexible manufacturing 

in order to stay competitive amid global 

economic headwinds and international 

competition. Therefore, this conference 

served as a major platform to gain 

knowledge on what can be done to 

harness the power of digital technology 

to shorten time-to-market cycle as well as 

to tap into the rising demand for customised 

manufacturing orders. 

Subject matter experts from the four 

companies covered a diverse range of topics. 

Mr. Soeren Montag, Managing Director SEA 

& ANZ at HARTING Singapore, gave an 

insight into why the digital factory is crucial 

to exible manufacturing. Mr. Luther Tan, 

Chainex ® Product Manager ASEAN at igus 

Singapore, spoke on how to maximise the 

usage of smart plastics. Mr. Robin Hoong, 

Regional Product Manager at ifm electronic, 

used industry case studies to highlight the 

importance of tapping on the latest sensors 

to capture information. Mr. Martin Wenzel, 

CEO of Thailand/ASEAN at KUKA Industries, 

presented on the latest trends in humanrobot 

collaboration, mobility and smart 

platforms. 


NEWS 15 

Schneider Electric’s Innovation Summit in Singapore 

Explores Opportunities in Digital Economy 

Schneider Electric, the leader in digital 

transformation of energy management 

and automation, hosted more than 1,500 

customers, partners, suppliers and 

inuencers at its latest Innovation Summit, 

September 20-21 at Singapore Marina Bay 

Sands. The event brought together Schneider 

Electric experts and world-leading industry 

thinkers to share insights and bold ideas on 

the challenges and opportunities of Powering 

and Digitising the Economy. 

Innovations Unveiled for East Asia 

In its second year running, this year’s 

Innovation Summit World Tour included 

20 events across the world, double the 

programme in 2017. The Singapore event was 

Schneider’s largest in East Asia, where the 

company showcased its latest developments 

to EcoStruxure, its IoT-enabled, plug 

and play, open, interoperable, architecture 

and platform. EcoStruxure delivers 

enhanced value around safety, reliability, 

eciency, sustainability, and connectivity. 

EcoStruxure leverages advancements in 

IoT, mobility, sensing, cloud, analytics and 

cybersecurity to deliver Innovation at every 

level, from Connected Products, Edge Control 

to Apps, Analytics & Services. EcoStruxure 

has been deployed in 480,000+ sites, with 

the support of 20,000+ system integrators 

and developers, connecting over 1.6 million 

assets under management through 40+ digital 

services. 

Bold ideas for the digital economy 

Mr. Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Chairman and CEO, 

Schneider Electric said, “As a responsible 

industry leader, we need to demonstrate how our 

innovations help our customers and partners 

make a successful digital transformation 

in energy management and automation. 

Our technologies, built on EcoStruxure, 

harness the power of digitisation, enabling 

our customers to become more ecient, safe, 

Mr. Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Chairman and CEO, Schneider Electric delivering his keynote speech at Schneider Electric's 

2018 Innovation Summit held at Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre in Singapore. 

reliable, connected and sustainable leaders in 

the New Digital Economy.” 

During the two-day event, customers, partners 

and suppliers were able to attend Strategy 

Talks on topics as varied as “Redening power 

distribution”, “Intuitive manufacturing, thanks 

to digitisation” and “Reinvented buildings.” 

Schneider Electric also conducted 15+ Expert 

Learning Sessions with its stakeholders, delivering 

concrete customer successes and solutions and 

interactive discussions between participants. 

Finally, a 3,700 m 2 Innovation Hub 

demonstrated the wealth of Schneider 

Electric’s software, solutions and services. 

The Singapore Innovation Summit will also 

feature the company’s growing network 

of Strategic Digital Alliances, Technology 

Partners, EcoXperts TM and Start-Ups. Over 

20 partners were represented, including 

Microsoft, Accenture, Cisco, Dell EMC, 

Autogrid, Danfoss, Somfy, and AVEVA, 

that complement Schneider Electric 

EcoStruxure TM solutions. 


16 

MARKET INSIGHT 

By Mr. Victor Foo, General Manager of GNT Singapore Pte. Ltd. 

Colour is one of the most important characteristics of 

food and beverages, as it is a key indicator of a product's 

taste, quality and freshness. Furthermore, colour 

dierentiates products and catches consumers’ attention 

on supermarket shelves. Its signicance is expressed by 

one simple statistic: 75 per cent of a consumer’s rst impression of 

a product is based on colour alone. At the same time, consumers are 

now paying more attention to the ingredients in food and beverages 

because they place a high value on healthy, natural products. In fact, 

completely natural products are fast becoming the industry standard. 

Move to Natural 

Consumers today prefer natural food and beverages, and check product 

labels to ensure they deliver on this. When it comes to colour, the 

market will only move in one direction: from additive colourants to truly 

natural solutions. The naturalness trend is even moving to the next level: 

consumers are increasingly concerned not only about the naturalness 

of ingredients but also of the methods used to process foods. This 

is now resulting in a revival of traditional processes. In this respect, 

Colouring Foods are also most convincing: their production process is 

comparable to common household methods used in a domestic kitchen. 

Raw materials are chopped, pressed, boiled and ltered using water; no 

organic solvents or chemicals are used. This is a key dierence between 

Colouring Foods and additive colours. 

Eye-Catching Colours in Demand 

2018 is denitely the year for purple. Associated with health and 

wellness, it perfectly unites market developments with consumer 

demands – in hues as diverse as magenta, violet, lilac or plum. Across 

practically every product category, EXBERRY ® Purple by GNT, for 

example, has the potential to deliver outstanding products in practically 

every shade. Beyond the purple trend, food and beverage creations 

have generally become more colourful and eye-catching throughout 

the last few years, with unicorn- or galaxy-themed products being just 

two examples. According to market research institute Innova Market 

Insights, ‘Say it with Colour’ is one of the top 10 trends for 2018. 

Consumers are increasingly searching for indulgence and exciting 

new creations, particularly if they have attractive colours. But all these 

colourful creations have to be completely natural to satisfy today’s 

demanding consumers. 

EXBERRY® Colouring Foods guarantee outstanding quality and availability. 

Achieving Clean Labels 

Colour concentrates from fruit, vegetables and edible plants are the only 

completely natural way to colour food and beverages. GNT’s EXBERRY ® 

Colouring Foods deliver high-performance colours made exclusively 


MARKET INSIGHT 17 

from raw materials such as black carrot, elderberries or spirulina, and 

are therefore key to satisfying consumer expectations with regard to 

visual appeal and naturalness. This makes them dierent from so-called 

‘natural’ additive colours such as carmine or beta-carotene that are used 

in food and beverages. Consumers are increasingly skeptical towards 

these additives because the raw materials, processing or composition 

involved do not meet with their expectations of what a natural colour 

should be. Colouring Foods, on the contrary, can be listed simply as 

concentrates of the fruit, vegetable or edible plant that is used, allowing 

for a perfectly clean and clear label. 

Uncovering More Market Potential 

Other than beverages and fruit preparations, there is great potential 

for natural colours in the savoury category for products such as soups, 

sauces, meat or meat replacements, where the addition of colour is 

required. Take the appearance of meat products for example: these can 

be subject to signicant changes during shelf life. For instance, light 

and oxygen exposure can lead to an unappetising visual appearance. 

EXBERRY ® provides the rst full Colouring Foods line for all types of 

savoury products, including the aforementioned meat products. 

Ensuring High Colour Performance and Availability 

GNT ensures the high performance of its Coloring Foods by using only 

raw ingredients that possess an inherently high color concentration. 

Harvesting is done at peak ripeness, when the colour has developed 

to its optimum level. All raw materials are then processed within hours 

of harvesting to prevent colour deterioration. 

Also, thanks to the complete vertical integration of the EXBERRY ® supply 

chain and a strategic stock philosophy, excellent performance and 

availability throughout the entire year – at stable prices, independent of the 

season and crop yield – can be guaranteed. Production involves a special 

two-step process where the concentrates are turned into semi-nished 

products to build a level of stock sucient for 18 months on average. The 

second step involves blending these into the nal concentrates to fulll 

our customers’ orders. 

Challenges of Using Coloring Foods 

Coloring Foods are in principle quite easy to handle. In order to 

successfully switch to natural colour concentrates, however, it is important 

to be familiar with how dierent ingredients in the recipe can inuence 

their performance and colour intensity. During the manufacturing process, 

the order in which ingredients are added and the point at which colours 

are added during the nal production stages are important. Knowing and 

considering all parameters that can inuence the result, our colour experts 

choose a solution that perfectly matches the task. 

Tapping on GNT 

Manufacturers need to approach reformulation holistically. Our experts 

help by providing a fast and trouble-free transition, while oering local 

support and assistance throughout the entire product development 

process. 

Besides product development and colour matching, the application experts 

behind EXBERRY ® also advise on process and production integration, and 

provide labelling advice as well as regulatory support. 


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BITING ISSUES 

Naturex 

Botanical Solution for Oxidation Management 

in Lipid Emulsion 

Naturex has launched a new natural solution 

for food preservation at the IFT18 Expo. 

Called XtraBlend ® RN, it was unveiled as part 

of Naturex’s Clean & Clear Label theme, with 

natural colours, fruit powders, vegetable 

purees and oat flour also in the spotlight. 

EDTA is a synthetic agent used in food 

applications such as mayonnaise and other 

lipid emulsions to prevent the development 

of off-tastes and a deterioration in colour. 

Manufacturers today are seeking natural 

alternatives to EDTA in order to ensure their 

products are compatible with the trend for 

clean labels. XtraBlend ® RN is the result of 

a major research program conducted by 

Naturex that explored the chelating and free 

radical scavenging properties of more than 

400 botanicals. Since 

they are familiar 

and clearly 

understood 

to be of 

natural origin, 

botanical extracts 

resonate well with 

consumers. 

Ms. Catherine Bayard, Category Manager 

for Naturex, said: “In light of the trend for 

clean labels, it has become clear that a 

rethink on EDTA is now needed. XtraBlend ® 

RN provides the perfect plant-based solution 

to this dilemma, delivering similar oxidation 

management to EDTA but with a clean and 

clear label.” ■ 

Arla Foods Ingredients 

Protein Solution Cuts Cream Cheese- 

Making Process from Hours to Minutes 

Arla Foods Ingredients launched one of the 

world’s fastest cream cheese manufacturing 

processes at Food Ingredients South America 

which was held at São Paulo, Brazil in August. 

Traditionally, cream cheese-making is a 

complex procedure that can take up to 20 

hours and generates significant amounts 

of acid whey meaning it is inefficient, 

expensive and occupies valuable space on 

the production line. But thanks to a new 

whey protein ingredient solution from Arla 

Foods Ingredients – Nutrilac ® CH-7694 – 

dairies can now reduce the cream cheese 

manufacturing process to just 30 minutes 

while increasing yield at the same time. 

Developed in Arla Foods Ingredients’ 

application centre in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 

Nutrilac ® CH-7694 creates a cream cheese 

that delivers excellent flavour and texture. 

It is easy to handle and highly versatile, which 

makes it suitable for further processing into 

products such as cheesecakes and sushi. 

The key to the speedy production process 

is the elimination of the fermentation and 

separation processes. Not only does this 

dramatically reduce manufacturing times, 

but it also eradicates acid whey production 

and requires less investment in machinery. 

Mr. Aparecido Silveira, Global Marketing 

Manager for Dairy at Arla Foods Ingredients, 

said: “Our new high-yield solution is a great 

way for cream cheese-makers to cut costs 

and increase profits. It is particularly suitable 

for dairy companies looking to get into the 

category for the first time because it requires no 

extra investment in the manufacturing plant."■ 


BITING ISSUES 19 

Five Opportunities for Fresh Snacking: GNT 

GNT 

Due to today’s increasingly hectic society, 

snacking is gaining in importance for 

consumers. People have little or no time 

to cook or to prepare food. But even when 

snacking in-between meals or on the go, food 

has to be fresh, appealing and satisfying. 

EXBERRY ® , the leading global brand of 

Colouring Foods, has identified the top five 

snacking trends to fulfil consumers’ wishes 

this year. 

Couch Potatoes Turn to Sweet Potatoes 

Due to the growing consumer concern for 

health and well-being, completely natural 

products are more in demand as compared 

to unhealthy snacks. Therefore, vegetable 

and plant-based snacks with ingredients such 

as beetroot are popping up more often on 

supermarket shelves. To create the fresh and 

healthy appearance expected by consumers it 

is important to colour them in a natural way. 

EXBERRY ® Colouring Foods boasts colour 

concentrates made exclusively from fruit, 

vegetables and edible plants. 

New Eating Experiences 

With international cuisine growing, 

consumers are embracing new experiences, 

leading them to exciting worlds of taste. But 

even the most exotic flavour is not enjoyable 

without an appealing look. Natural colours 

are indispensable because they influence 

taste experiences and are the primary 

indicator for quality and 

freshness. Comprising more 

than 400 different shades, 

the EXBERRY ® color portfolio 

offers all shades to create the 

perfect colour concept for 

any new flavour trend. 

has moved the importance of colour up a 

level. Creating these eye-catching concepts 

in compliance with the global health drive 

requires clever product design and technical 

knowledge. The experts behind EXBERRY ® 

can assist throughout the entire product 

development process, from colour matching 

to upscaling. 

Popcorn Becomes Premium 

Having already emerged some time ago, 

salty popcorn is experiencing a major 

boom. Gradually, the savoury alternatives 

are outstripping sweet popcorn options. 

Consumers have acquired a taste for 

premium creations, with unusual flavours 

and appealing colours. To provide premium 

solutions, brands have to deliver high-end 

ingredients. This means that additives and 

artificial colours are becoming a no-go. 

Meat Meets Needs 

When working out, the effort needs to be worth it. 

To guarantee optimal nourishment, snacks such 

as dried meat and fish bits are on the rise. When 

it comes to colouring meat, additives or nitrites 

are still commonly used, as there has until now 

been a lack of completely natural solutions 

available. However, these kinds of colourings 

clash with consumers’ expectations. Thanks to 

the EXBERRY ® Savoury Range, the first 

full range of Colouring Food ingredients 

for savoury applications is now available. ■ 

Colour Takes Over 

the Internet 

Colour is not only required to 

support new flavours, it has 

actually become a trend in 

itself. The rise of social media 


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BITING ISSUES 

 

New Grape Juice Solutions for the Wine Industry 

Grape juice supplier Welch’s Global 

Ingredients Group has embarked on 

a foray into the wine industry. The 

company has launched a Niagara 

grape juice solution that is designed 

to be a cost-effective but highquality 

ller or base wine for a broad 

variety of dierent wine styles. 

Welch’s Global Ingredients Group 

also supplies Concord grape 

juice to the wine production 

sector. The Concord grape is 

a distinctive dark purple grape 

variety with a sweet bold avour 

and is suitable for making 

Concord wines or as a filler 

in select red wines where the 

The Niagara grape is a white grape 

with a golden hue. It delivers a 

unique Concord grape’s avour 

and aroma notes are desired. 

sophisticated avour prole that is 

crisp, sweet, light and refreshing and 

its juice is a popular ingredient in 

the juices and soft beverages category. Now 

R&D specialists at Welch’s Global Ingredients 

Juice grapes typically sell at a signicantly 

lower price when compared to wine grapes, 

Mr. Kevin Kilcoyne, VP & General 

Manager, Global Ingredients 

Group at Welch’s, said: “We’re excited to 

be expanding our capabilities to provide 

Group have developed a de-characterised 

a cost-effective ingredient solution for 

which means the new de-characterised 

version of the juice that is perfect for 

the winemaking industry. This will be an 

fermentation and blending with wine made 

from more traditional wine grape varieties 

and even other fruits. 

Niagara is a perfect option for winemakers 

looking to reduce raw material costs without 

impacting quality. 

important market for us going forward, and 

we have further winery-specic innovations 

in the pipeline.” 

 

Liquid Curcumin Application for Functional Beverages 

and Sport Nutrition 

opens new opportunities in markets such 

as sport nutrition and functional beverages 

for creating stable, clear drinks with high 

curcumin bioavailability. This has become 

especially important for serving Asian 

consumers, for whom convenience, taste and 

ecacy are in high demand. 

signicant popularity across certain regions, 

particularly Asia, but their appearance 

and avour are not always very appealing. 

NovaSOL liquid is completely water- and fatsoluble, 

allowing formulators to incorporate it 

into beverages in lower doses for much better 

nished-product taste. 

With its eye on serving the Asia Pacific 

market, Frutarom Health, is expanding the 

regional focus of NovaSOL ® Curcumin, 

its turmeric formula. NovaSOL Curcumin 

NovaSOL Curcumin is a liquid formula 

of solubilised turmeric 185 times more 

bioavailable than standard curcumin extract. 

It has become one of the most demanded 

curcumin ingredients in Europe. Developed 

by the German company, Aquanova AG, 

NovaSOL Curcumin has been marketed 

predominantly in Europe by Frutarom since 

2013. 

Turmeric-containing drinks are gaining 

“We went the extra mile, leveraging our 

expertise in healthy ingredients, attractive 

natural colors, and appealing flavors,” 

explains Mr. Haazen, Product Manager 

of Frutarom Health. “Frutarom’s experts 

developed beverage compounds containing 

NovaSOL ® Curcumin in a concentrated 

syrup formula that can easily incorporate 

into beverage and provide a comprehensive 

solution of vivid colour and great taste. 


BITING ISSUES 21 

Naturally Sourced Emulsier Beads for Ecient Production 

DuPont Nutrition & Health has developed 

a new, naturally sourced monoglyceride 

emulsier that brings food manufacturers 

improved production and handling eciencies 

– DIMODAN ® HP 90-M. 

DIMODAN ® HP 90-M from the DuPont 

margarine, non-dairy 

creamers, whipping gels 

and many more applications. 

“Standard monoglyceride 

emulsifiers come in a fine, 

powdered format with 

DIMODAN ® HP 90-M is a 

naturally and sustainably 

sourced emulsier, based on 

palm oil. As of January 2017, 

DuPont Nutrition & Health 

completed its switch to 

100% certied sustainable 

Danisco ® ingredient range comes in a beaded inhomogeneous particles 

palm oil and palm oil 

format that helps reduce lump formation, that ultimately cause lumps 

derivatives used in its global 

resulting in better product flowability. In and flow-related issues,” 

emulsier production. This 

addition, dust formation is significantly said Mr. Sun Ligong, Regional Product 

reduced during production, leading to 

improved safety and health conditions for 

the handlers. DIMODAN ® HP 90-M delivers 

the same functionalities and quality as 

existing monoglyceride emulsiers and can 

be applied in various applications including 

Manager. “Our beaded format is coarse with 

more homogeneous particles that prevents 

lumping and increases owability. This brings 

a number of enhancements to the production 

and shipping stages for our customers who 

now have products with more consistency.” 

means that the company’s entire global 

range of palm-based emulsiers is now based 

on RSPO-certied sustainable palm oil and 

derivatives, which promotes the production 

of palm oil with greater consideration of its 

environmental and social impacts. 

 


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BITING ISSUES 

 

Epi Ingredients Enters the Protein Ingredient Market 

with EPIPROT 60UL 

 

Epi Ingredients is launching its rst ever 

protein concentrate, EPIPROT 60 UL, a 

milk protein concentrate containing 60% 

total native protein. It is produced directly 

from fresh milk using a unique ultra-low 

heat process which allows for minimal 

denaturation and optimal functional & 

nutritional properties. It also preserves the 

80/20 casein/native whey protein ratio 

unadulterated. EPIPROT Dairy proteins are 

considered high-quality proteins as they 

provide adequate amounts of all the essential such as cheese, yoghurt, quark, beverages, 

amino acids as well as excellent digestibility nutritional products and more. 

and bioavailability, allowing the body to 

perform its countless functions awlessly. As consumer interest in protein continues 

to grow, their new expectations in terms of 

The native protein EPIPROT 60 UL is the sustainability, transparency, animal welfare 

ideal solution for product developers seeking and the like, are transforming the market 

a highly functional quality protein source and urging food, beverage and nutrition 

with outstanding nutritional properties. manufacturers to continuously innovate. 

Not only does the ingredient oer superior 

gelling, emulsifying and water retention “As a major food producer, we have a 

capabilities, but it also features the unique responsibility to contribute to people’s quality 

ability to provide enhanced creaminess and of life through our products. This is why we 

a rich mouthfeel in low-fat, high-protein are fully committed to assist our customers 

applications. EPIPROT 60 UL also presents by supplying sustainable, high-quality 

a superior nutritional prole high in native ingredients designed to tackle their current 

calcium and low-lactose. 

challenges as well as to meet consumers 

ever evolving requirements”, explained Mr. 

This new ingredient is easy to use and can be Mathieu Lucot, Marketing Manager at Epi 

incorporated into a wide range of applications Ingredients. 

 

All-Natural Whey Proteins from U.S. Dairy 

an Essential Nutrient Source 

A research study carried out by Nielsen in 

2017 revealed that 37% of consumers in 

Singapore prioritise the quality of ingredients 

when purchasing or consuming food. As 

part of ongoing efforts to showcase the 

importance of dairy protein intake for 

consumers, the U.S. Dairy Export Council 

(USDEC) released ndings highlighting how 

whey proteins can meet growing demand for 

quality nutrients in foods and beverages in 

Singapore and the wider Asia region. 

Whey protein is a co-product of cheesemaking, 

and can be added into food 

and drinks to boost nutritional content. 

A new study published in Nutrition Reviews 

suggests the benecial eects of consuming 

whey protein applies also to women, building 

upon earlier well-demonstrated nutrition 

research supporting benets for men. In this 

systematic review and meta-analysis of 13 

randomised controlled trials totalling nearly 

500 adult women, researchers found adding 

whey protein to a daily diet improved body 

composition by modest increases in lean 

mass without inuencing changes in fat mass. 

Additionally, body composition improvements 

were even greater during reduced calorie 

diets, which suggest that whey protein may be 

especially helpful in preserving lean muscle 

mass during periods of weight loss. 

“Not all protein sources can boast these 

benefits, given differences in protein 

quality,” said Ms. Dalilah Ghazalay, 

Regional Director at USDEC Southeast Asia. 

“As the world’s largest producer of cow’s milk 

and whey ingredients, the U.S. dairy industry 

is uniquely positioned to help formulators 

meet consumer demand for sustainably 

produced, nutritious, functional, versatile, 

securely sourced ingredients specific to 

Southeast Asia’s needs.” 

Whey protein is a versatile ingredient that can 

be added to foods, such as smoothies, yoghurt, 

oatmeal or beverages, as a convenient way to 

increase protein consumption throughout the 

day. To meet the tastes and preferences of 

consumers without compromising on quality 

and diversity, food manufacturers have 

begun developing innovative products that 

incorporate whey protein into various snacks, 

nutrition bars, baking mixes and more. 


FOOD & BEVERAGE ASIA OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2018 

BITING ISSUES 23

24 

INGREDIENTS 

Saying No To Trans Fats 

 


INGREDIENTS 

25 

AAK has pioneered many alternatives to trans fats for many food 

products. As new trans fat regulations come into play, the specialist in 

vegetable fats and oils is ready to help food manufacturers move on. 

crystallisation speed, positive impact on 

texture and contribution to food product 

shelf life. When partially hydrogenated fats 

are replaced, all these factors must be taken 

in hand to ensure food product quality is 

maintained. 

After more than 140 years in the business, 

fat and oil functionality is an area we know 

a lot about at AAK. This is the knowledge 

we share in co-development projects with 

customers, through our AAK Academy and 

AAK Innovation Days. This enables us to 

ensure, for example, the crystallisation speed 

of our non-trans cocoa butter alternatives 

for chocolate and confectionery products, so 

they stay glossy and appealing right through 

shelf life. 

Shock waves rippled around 

the Western world when it 

was first made known that 

margarine harboured a risk to 

cardiovascular health in the 

form of trans fatty acids. It was the early 

1990s, and AAK was one of the rst vegetable 

oils and fats producers to develop a non-trans 

solution in response to this news. 

Today, more than two decades later, the 

US is poised to ban the use of partially 

hydrogenated oils – the main source of trans 

fats – in all produced foods. To add, since 

January 2018, an EU regulation limiting the 

content of trans fats in the oil or fat phase 

of foods to 2% was passed, mirroring the 

national regulations that many EU member 

states already had in place. 

Again, AAK is fully prepared. The fact is, 

supplying non-trans vegetable oils and fats 

solutions to our customers has been an 

important part of our business ever since the 

launch of AAK’s rst non-trans fats solution 

for margarine. Our innovation has focused 

on developing non-trans alternatives that 

provide the same or improved functionality as 

trans-containing partially hydrogenated fats. 

This is why we are able to supply non-trans 

cocoa butter alternatives, ice cream coatings, 

lling fats and fats for spreads – among many 

other things. 

To Hydrogenate – or Not 

Our approach to avoid trans fats is twopronged. 

Either we select purely nonhydrogenated 

components or we develop 

solutions that are fully hydrogenated. 

It is often the labelling requirements of 

specific markets that determine whether 

food manufacturers go for one solution or 

the other. 

Unlike partially hydrogenated fats, fully 

hydrogenated fats are as trans fat free as 

non-hydrogenated fats. The only challenge 

is consumer perceptions – as many today 

equate any form of hydrogenation with trans 

fats. In markets such as the EU, where it 

is necessary to label hydrogenated fats on 

product labels, manufacturers often avoid 

this issue by choosing a non-hydrogenated 

option. 

Keeping Functionality on Track 

Once manufacturers have decided which 

path to follow, the next step is to ensure 

functionality. For some applications, this can 

be a dicult task. The main reasons for using 

trans-containing partially hydrogenated 

fats in the first place include their fast 

Recipe and Process Tweaks 

Using our knowledge on how ingredients 

interact with food products, we also advise 

our customers on how to reformulate their 

recipes when transitioning to a non-trans 

solution. Our Customer Innovation centres 

around the world provide the facilities for 

many such product trials. 

One of our goals is to ensure customers 

can process non-trans products on their 

existing production lines without signicant 

additional investments. With our guidance on 

production processes, customers typically 

only need to adjust a few processing settings 

to achieve a smooth production start-up. 

Although we have long been able to provide 

our customers with a broad range of nontrans 

vegetable oils and fats, we are not 

about to slow down our rate of innovation. 

The increased focus and regulations on non 

trans fat solutions in the US and the EU are 

the ultimate conrmation that the non-trans 

movement is now mainstream and here to 

stay. It is our clear expectation that other 

countries around the world will eventually 

follow suit. This is why we continue to 

develop and further improve our range with 

the next-generation of non-trans vegetable 

oils and fats. 


26 

INGREDIENTS 

Dairy Protein 

in the 

Spotlight 

With dairy proteins rising in popularity for its nutritional benefits and its 

applications in food and beverages widening, Azelis and Ingredia discuss 

changing attitudes towards the ingredient and its potential. 

As a leading global distributor of 

speciality chemicals and food 

ingredients, Azelis is uniquely 

positioned to have its pulse on 

the ups and downs of industry 

trends and market segments. Rising demand 

for dairy proteins among consumers, in 

particular, has stood out for Azelis. 

Dairy proteins have been growing in popularity 

for being high-quality sources of complete 

proteins containing all essential amino 

acids. Proteins form an important part 

of a balanced diet, regardless of one’s 

lifestyle, age, weight and circumstances. 

However, protein quality matters too as not 

all proteins contain sucient amount and type 

of essential amino acids required to achieve 

adequate nutrition. 

In the following paragraphs, this trend will be 

further explored by Ms. Aurore Chemineau, 

Senior Product Manager, Ingredia SA and 

Mr. Conrad Bucheleres, Managing Director of 

Azelis China. 

Trends to Watch 

The nutritional products space is largely 

shaped by the needs and wants of consumers, 

which are constantly evolving. 

Ms. Aurore Chemineau, Senior Product Manager, 

Ingredia SA 

Ms. Chemineau shared, “Nutrition markets, 

especially sport, clinical and weight 

management, are faced with changes in 


INGREDIENTS 

27 

new food-related pathologies. For example, 

a healthy lifestyle is becoming a mainstream 

trend all over the world, the Asian population 

included. Furthermore, the awareness 

of having a balanced and healthy diet is 

embedded in Asian consumers’ minds.” 

the strongest value growth among all the 

functional food and beverages last year, 

nutritional dairy beverages in particular. It 

answers to the rising demand of nutritional 

easy-to-use products (the on-the-go trend),” 

she added. 

Mr. Conrad Bucheleres, Managing Director, Azelis China 

consumption patterns such as ageing of the 

population, weight issues and emergence of 

Highlighting the high demand for protein 

which is currently fuelling the nutrition market, 

Ms. Chemineau explained its dynamic nature 

in the health and wellness industry. While it 

was the exclusivity of sport nutrition for a long 

time, however, high protein products entered 

the mainstream market in the last decade. 

Since then, demand has soared, with active 

nutrition product launches claiming high 

protein content growing by 24% from 2013 

to 2017, according to Innova Market Insights. 

“Nutritional supplement drinks recorded 

Dairy Protein in Demand 

Thus, dairy protein was tapped on to boost 

products catering to various market segments 

with its high quality. 

“In Asia, dairy proteins have been dedicated 

to infant formula and more recently to sport 

nutrition and clinical products. Hence, they 

benet from the growth of these end-markets 

and usage is rising year upon year. Whey 

protein from cheese, for one, is among the 

most well-known dairy proteins in Asia. 


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INGREDIENTS 

This is explained by the 

huge quantity available in 

Asia and by the numerous 

scientic studies carried out 

on these proteins to show 

their nutritional benefits. 

The fact that whey protein 

is among the top three 

supplements sold on the 

Chinese market illustrates 

the deep penetration of 

these ingredients,” said Ms. Chemineau. 

To surf on the waves of high protein and 

on-the-go trends, manufacturers continue 

to introduce new products such as RTD 

beverages, easy-to-use snacks and shelf 

stable products (high protein yoghurts). For 

Asian consumers, taste, texture and avours 

remain key when choosing their purchases. 

This is the case also for functional foods 

and drinks, sports nutrition and nutritional 

RTD beverages. A big challenge that food 

producers face, therefore, is being able to 

provide nutrition without compromising on 

taste, texture and avour. 

Native dairy proteins, such as native micellar 

caseins or native whey proteins, have been able 

to enter the Asian market and grow in success 

largely thanks to the membrane filtration 

process through which they are extracted 

from milk, which provide both nutrition and 

functionalities without any ‘cheesy’ taste. 

Changing Attitudes 

According to Ms. Chemineau, several factors 

can explain the new attitudes of Asian 

consumers towards dairy proteins. For 

example, western food introduced on the 

Asian markets continues to be incorporated 

into consumers’ food habits. However, 

dairy products such as cheese, although 

consumed at a growing rate, is not a traditional 

component of Asian diets. The usage of dairy 

protein in processed food thus provides a good 

alternative for one to aord a nutritional diet. 

She commented, “The consumers’ knowledge 

of dairy proteins coming from milk, and 

their nutritional properties, 

has come a long way. 

With consumers paying 

more attention to their 

tness and their wellbeing, 

proteins are becoming 

increasingly known to 

help reduce appetite, 

increase strength, enhance 

recovery and slow down 

age–related muscle loss. 

Natural oering is key in this lifestyle while 

dairy proteins and particularly native proteins 

answer their demands.” 

Distribution Strategy 

As a global distributor of speciality chemicals 

and innovative ingredients, Mr. Bucheleres 

elaborated on how Azelis is responding to the 

dairy protein trend, “Demand for increased 

protein content of products fits with our 

strong customer base in dairy industry and 

for the nutraceuticals segment. Azelis has 

built a strong partnership with Ingredia, a 

French dairy company who develops and 

manufactures dairy powders, milk proteins and 

innovative bioactive ingredients for the food, 

nutrition and health industries worldwide.” 

Ms. Chemineau added, “Ingredia supports the 

dynamic growth of the nutrition market by 

continually investing in cutting-edge industrial 

facilities, scientic research and innovation. 

Ingredia’s PRODIET ® range, including native 

whey, native micellar casein, milk protein 

isolate and whey protein hydrolysates allows 

us to offer our customers proteins that 

meet their needs, with good nutritional and 

functional benets.” 

Azelis continues to dierentiate itself from its 

competitors with its in-depth local knowledge, 

supported by an international structure and 

value-added services including high levels of 

technical support and tailored solutions. With 

each of its 54 application laboratories dedicated 

to a single market segment, Azelis adds value to 

both customers and suppliers and also assists 

with custom formulations, trouble shooting, 

regulatory compliance and sales support. 

What Lies Ahead 

When asked about where the food ingredients 

industry is headed, Mr. Bucheleres opined, 

“Food ingredients will continue to develop on 

the path of more natural, cleaner label and 

more sustainable while addressing health 

concerns, not only generally but also more 

individually. Take for example, naturally 

low sugar or natural sugar replacements. 

Nutraceuticals and health foods that are able 

to make justiable health claims will continue 

to grow.” 

Mr. Bucheleres also foresees more 

consolidation and specialisation in the 

production of food ingredients as each region 

has dierent advantages in producing certain 

natural ingredients. As for ingredients which 

are not fully natural, production costs will 

increase for multiple reasons, especially in 

light of stricter environmental regulations 

being enforced in China. 

Envisioning the Future 

“Our main vision is to focus on keeping our 

level of innovation high and building strategic 

relationships across the region. We know that 

there are many other distributors in the region, 

so we need to innovate and develop new 

formulations for numerous industries in order 

to dierentiate ourselves. Besides organic 

growth, our strategy is to embark on strategic 

acquisitions across the region to strengthen 

our distribution footprint and market share,” 

commented Mr. Bucheleres. 

Azelis has been creating value through 

innovation in all its work to date, and in 

Asia, the same strategy will be adopted. The 

company currently has 23 laboratories in 

the region to support the business, which 

is a proportionally larger number than that 

in Europe or Americas, where advanced 

technologies are very common across all 

industry sectors. 

This way, Azelis is able to provide services in 

an accessible manner to most of Azelis’ ASEAN 

customers, in particular the small and medium 

sized companies, who do not have access to 

technical expertise. 


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INGREDIENTS 

 

 

With food producers facing increasing consumer 

demands for cleaner label options made from natural 

ingredients, Kalsec shares about its plant-based 

antioxidants on the market that are not only 

responsibly sourced but also help improve shelf life. 

By Mr. Gary Augustine, Executive Director, Market Development, Kalsec 

Consumer demand is driving 

food manufacturers to find 

alternative ingredients to 

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preservation. People are 

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Replacing Artificial with Natural 

In the past, food processors relied on 

synthetic antioxidants such as BHA, BHT, 

EDTA and TBHQ as an eective and low-cost 

way to extend shelf life in their products. 

Consumers, however, are becoming wary of 

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Nature has provided some very effective 

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Safely maintaining the colour, avour and 

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Today’s consumer wants to know where 

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Through continuous natural selection, we 

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Herbalox ® Rosemary Extracts 

Kalsec ® has a full line of naturally sourced 

antioxidants that can improve shelf life by 


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31 

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32 ON THE TABLE 

Back to Nature 

I n a n i n t e r v i e w w i t h F o o d a n d B e v e r a g e A s i a , 

Mr. Jean-Philippe Giorgis, Senior Vice-President of 

Naturex for the Asia Pacific region shares about 

how the company has maintained its standing over 

the years and how it is tapping on the growing 

popularity of naturally-sourced ingredients today. 

By Amanda Soo 


ON THE TABLE 33 

Most ingredient manufacturers in the industry today 

will not be unfamiliar with Naturex, the global leader 

in plant extraction and the development of natural 

ingredients and solutions for the food as well as health 

and beauty sectors. For over the past two decades, 

since its beginnings in 1992, the France-based company has grown 

in size with 16 production locations around the world and a total of 

1,700 employees. 

To nd out more about the business, especially in light of the growing 

naturalness trend, its current standing and future plans for Asia, Food 

and Beverage Asia spoke with Mr. Jean-Philippe Giorgis, Senior Vice- 

President Asia Pacic, Naturex. 

Changing Demographics 

Naturex is seeing greater demand for its range of ingredients thanks to 

a shift of consumer interest to foods that are more natural and healthier 

in recent years. 

When asked about this emerging consumer trend, Mr. Giorgis 

commented, “Millennial parents in Asia Pacic today are contributing 

to the rising demand for organic food and further emphasis on product 

safety. Globally, they account for an estimated buying power of 

USD$1.3 billion. More than half of the millennials reside in Asia, of which 

40% are parents raising the next generation of consumers. They are 

very dierent from the previous generation and prefer to get parenting 

advice from the internet community.” 

He continued to explain that that this group of millennials are not 

only well educated on the range of food choices and how to read food 

labels but are also willing to spend on quality products. This is why 

these consumers tend to gravitate towards organic, better-for-you 

and natural ingredients. 

Rise of Naturalness 

As the market leader in plant-based natural ingredients, Naturex has 

been riding on the growing trend towards naturalness in the region. 

The company actively supports the global shift to natural by directly 

addressing key consumer expectations through an oer built on two 

main focus areas: My Natural Food and My Natural Selfcare. 

“Naturalness is no longer a trend but a way of life now. This can be 

attributed to rising healthcare costs, government-led policies and 

the power of internet communication. Consumers are leading the 

rapid progression of naturalness in the region and manufacturers are 

redeveloping their products to meet the demand,” said Mr. Giorgis. 


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limited consumer awareness have resulted in only modest growth for 

the mineral category overall.” 

Naturex also takes pride in upholding stringent quality throughout its 

processes to secure the health and trust of consumers. 

“Quality alone with traceability and sustainability is in our DNA. With 

initiatives such as our Pathnder programme, we ensure that the 

quality of our raw materials is respected throughout the whole supply 

chain, from the harvesting grounds to our factories and beyond, to our 

customers' plants. Indeed, we take great pride in trying to improve 

the quality of everything we do day after day.” 

Naturex in Asia 

When asked about Naturex’s journey in Asia, Mr. Giorgis shared, 

“Naturex has enjoyed a solid double-digit growth in Asia Pacic for 

the past three years, achieving €63.1 million in 2017. This growth 

essentially came from emerging markets. We have expanded our 

presence in India and China as well as South East Asia with the opening 

of our regional management oce in Singapore.” 

Naturex’s portfolio includes colours, antioxidants, specialty fruits & 

vegetables, phytoactives, and numerous other plant-based natural 

ingredients, designed to help its customers create healthy, authentic 

and eective products. 

Moving Forward with Innovation and Quality 

Supported by a team of 80 researchers and engineers, Naturex is 

highly committed to continuous innovation to provide its customers 

with the necessary ingredients to achieve product success. 

In the coming years, Naturex will continue to focus on emerging 

markets, with China and India leading the pack and in both Health and 

Food segments. With an increasing demand for natural alternatives, 

Naturex intends to remain a major player in these market segments. 

On his vision for Naturex, Mr. Giorgis remarked, “With the acquisition 

by Givaudan earlier this year, we are embarking on an exciting journey 

that will allow us to be closer to our customers and address their 

needs better. Our ultimate goal is to become the undisputed leader 

in natural ingredients for the region.” 

Take for example the range of SWEOAT ingredients Naturex recently 

developed, following the 2017 acquisition of oat ingredients 

manufacturer Swedish Oat Fiber. SWEOAT is a natural high-quality 

source of beta glucans, which have been shown to reduce serum 

cholesterol and blood glucose, and thus, may help to reduce the risk 

of adverse cardiovascular events. 

Naturex also continues to stay ahead of competition by expanding its 

portfolio of ingredients according to the needs and trends of the market. 

Mr. Giorgis commented, “In January 2018, Naturex signed a global 

distribution agreement via its Open Innovation programme (Ingenium) 

with Ames-based Cura for their Koji Minerals line of fermented minerals 

for the dietary supplement and functional food markets. According to 

the World Health Organisation, iron deciency is the most common 

and widespread nutritional disorder in the world. However, the global 

iron deciency gap has not yet been bridged. Lack of innovation and 

Naturex’s SWEOAT range of oat beta-glucans 


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Krones’ history as a manufacturer 

of lling and packaging machines 

can be traced all the way back to 

the 1950s, when the rm was 

just starting out in the business. 

Today, the German rm has evolved to be 

the world’s market leader in the business of 

producing machines and complete lines for 

the beverage industry. 

Boasting over 40 subsidiaries and 100 

sites located around the globe, Krones has 

built up a strong network and accumulated 

decades of expertise in digitalisation, 

process technology, bottling and packaging 

equipment intralogistics and lifecycle 

service to support its customers holistically. 

Asia Pacic in particular, has been where 

Krones is continuing to focus on and 

strengthen its presence. Mr. Regis Herve, 

Head of Sales Central South East Asian 

Countries at Krones (Thailand) Co., Ltd. 

shares more on the importance of the region 

to the company. 

As Head of Sales, can you elaborate on 

the top F&B manufacturing challenges 

faced by companies in ASEAN countries 

today? How is Krones leveraging these 

market opportunities? 

RH: Our conversations with customers give 

us a sense of how dierent market trends 

influence customers’ needs. The market 

demands machines and lines that reduce 

operating costs, increase performance, 

increase exibility and provide easy, safe 

and reliable operation. And there is a 

further aspect that will be important: 

The digitalisation of beverage plants. 

Technologies such as cloud computing, big 

data, smart data, and the Internet of Things 

hold huge potential. This is why we are 

already supporting customers with smart 

machines and customised IT solutions from 

two dierent portfolios – Krones software 

applications and SAP modules. Krones is not 

simply reacting to market trends; we always 

try to recognise them beforehand and oer 

the right solutions right on time. 

What strategies is Krones adopting to 

maintain its position in the industry 

as well as dierentiate itself from its 

competitors? 

RH: As a full-service provider, Krones is able 

to distinguish itself from most competitors. 

Our global service portfolio, which enables us 

to provide fast service to customers on-site is 

a crucial advantage and puts us in an excellent 

position. We intend to defend our strong 

position in our core segment and improve our 

standing in our two smaller segments. 

And there are some aspects, which are the 

basis of our success: specialised knowledge 

of mechanical engineering and the customer 

sectors involved, a technical lead over our 

competitors driven by continuously high 

investments in research and development, 

production facilities featuring state-of-the-art 

equipment operating at the most stringent 

of quality standards, and most especially 

the skills of our highly trained and 

motivated sta. 


How important is the Asia Pacific 

region to Krones’ business? 

RH: For Krones, Asia Pacic is very important 

and in the recent years, in particular, 

we have considerably strengthened our 

market position here. We established new 

subsidiaries and acquired for example 100& 

of Krones Izumi Processing. The number of 

employees we have also demonstrates the 

importance we place on the region. Within 

the last ve years, the number has increased 

threefold and the order growth in 2017 was 

higher than our growth of orders overall. 

expected to be the highest in the Asia-Pacic 

region, estimated to record +29.5 million 

litres between 2017 and 2020 or a 5% annual 

growth rate. 

Are there any challenges you foresee 

for Krones as a business in future? 

RH: Just as the global market offers 

opportunities, it also presents a number of 

challenges for Krones. Political uncertainties, 

protectionism, and at times acute economic 

crises in individual countries and regions are 

now a daily reality. 

This means we have to be more exible, faster, 

and more regional in our operations. 

What are some plans for the ASEAN 

region this year or the next? 

RH: If we are to meet our ambitious growth 

targets, our company needs qualied and 

highly motivated people. For this reason, 

Krones invests heavily in training and 

continuing education for our employees 

worldwide, including Asia-Pacic. And, of 

course, we plan to continue to strengthen 

our market position in the region. 

What potential do you see in the region 

for Krones? 

RH: The emerging market and developing 

economies will likely grow at a faster rate 

than the global economy overall due to 

the powerful uptrend in Asia. For example, 

International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects 

India to grow its GDP by +7.4% in 2018. 

If you compare that to 2.3% of the global 

economic growth projected for the emerging 

market and developing economies in 2018, 

it reects India’s enormous potential. Also, 

there is a second point of consideration – the 

global consumption of packaged beverages is 


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Global manufacturer in specialty 

chemicals and advanced 

materials, Arkema is a strong 

force to contend with in three 

key business segments – High 

Performance Materials, Industrial Specialties, 

and Coating Solutions. As a designer of 

materials and innovative solutions, Arkema 

essentially helps shape materials and innovate 

chemicals that accelerate performance 

for customers in industries including food, 

packaging, health, and more. 

With operations in close to 55 countries, 

supported by 19,800 employees worldwide, 

the industrial group continues to make strong 

progression through innovation, targeted 

acquisitions and investments in emerging 

countries today. Take for example Arkema’s 

acquisition of Bostik, the world’s leading 

manufacturer of industrial adhesives in 2015, 

which has helped contribute to its ambition of 

being a world leader in specialty chemicals. 

Arkema’s headquarters in Colombes, France 

Ms. Nawelle Bahdenna, Marketing Manager 

for Glass Coating Activity and Ms. Veronique 

Obrecht, Corporate Media Relations Manager 

from Arkema share more about the brewing 

market in particular, and how the company is 

making waves with its solutions in the industry. 

Latest Brewing Trends 

According to Ms. Bahdenna, while beer 

consumption can vary from one region to 

another, beer production on the global 

level has been relatively stable for the past 

few years at a total volume of 1.95 billion 

hectolitres. Asia is especially a stand-out for 

being the largest beer-consuming market 

at present. 

She highlighted, “Craft beer is also a growing 

trend, enjoying an increasing market share 

in the market. Thus, brewers of normal 

beer have to find ways to differentiate 

themselves. In addition, sustainability and 

social responsibility are now common topics

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of discussion among brewers as they 

look into participating in the circular 

economy by reusing or recycling 

materials as much as possible. In this 

case, Arkema and its glass coating 

solutions oer brewers the possibility 

of returnable glass bottles, without 

scung.” 

Top Packaging Challenges 

Sustainability remains one of the most 

challenging obstacles brewers face 

in packaging. Ms. Bahdenna highlighted, 

“With greenhouse emissions generated from 

packaging in the form of carbon dioxide gas 

and more, it is not easy for brewers to be 

sustainable in their manufacturing processes. 

Packaging materials such as plastic and glass 

have their pros and cons in contributing to 

sustainability, however, with help, each brewer 

will be able to improve his or her packaging 

strategy according to personalised sustainable 

targets.” 

Achieving increasing productivity and 

eciency to meet increase in demand is also 

challenge for many manufacturers. This is why 

brewers are always on the lookout for new 

solutions in the form of innovative equipment 

or products to improve their lling processes 

and dierentiate themselves from competition. 

Staying on top of trends such as that of 

digitalisation is also a concern for brewers. 

“The beverage industry, like any other 

industry, is faced with this new trend called 

Industry 4.0. In addition, keeping up with 

marketing strategies which include social 

media, means that production has to follow 

and be exible. Labels found on packaging, 

especially, are crucial in marketing strategies. 

This is why, for instance, we help these 

companies with our clear label adhesives 

from Bostik.” 

Core Values and Strategies 

When asked about how Arkema has managed 

to grow so fast and also maintain its standing, 

Ms. Bahdenna explained, “At Arkema, we 

insist a lot on solidarity. Our group is full of 

possibilities thanks to synergies. Regarding 

Bostik and Arkema, we can oer our customers 

in the brewing industry several kinds of 

solutions such as label adhesives and glass 

coating for returnable bottles. Our idea is to 

work as a team, even if we are not in the same 

entity, to make the group successful.” 

Innovation through research and development 

(R&D) is also a core pillar in Arkema’s strategy. 

“Innovation has been part of Arkema’s DNA 

since its creation and represents one of 

the Group’s growth drivers. Our innovation 

strategy is based on openness, agility and 

anticipation of the future. Our platforms cover 

various industries, addressing major social 

challenges and offering strong potential 

growth. More importantly, we are entirely 

credible in the niches: we have recognised 

expertise in the materials used in many of 

these applications.” commented Ms. Obrecht. 

The vitality of Arkema’s R&D is measured 

according to the number of patents filed: 

nearly 200 each year. For the seventh 

consecutive year, Arkema has been ranked 

among the 2017 Top 100 Global Innovators, 

as compiled by Clarivate Analytics. 

Arkema’s experience, especially in the glass 

and beverage industries, also sets it apart 

from its competitors. The company has 

accumulated more than 35 years’ experience 

in coatings for new glass containers, which 

has helped it create its successful range of 

hot-end and cold-end coating solutions today. 

As a result, Arkema was able to propose 

solutions for llers using returnable 

glass bottles which face scuffing 

issues. 

Ms. Bahdenna further added, “Two 

years ago, Bostik teams developed 

the Kizen, the next generation of hot 

melt adhesives for case and carton 

sealing. Kizen is based on a waterwhite 

technology and oers ease of use 

and strong bond performance. Thanks 

to these new hot melt adhesives, the 

brewery will see a productivity optimisation 

along with minimal consumption of adhesives. 

The Kizen product line works well on autofeed 

systems, oering ultra-precise drops, 

good thermal stability and low clogging. 

With this recent development, we wanted to 

oer comfort, security and eciency to our 

customers.” 

Standing in Asia 

Asia as a market continues to grow in 

importance to Arkema thanks to the potential 

that it shows. 

Ms. Obrecht said, “Today, Asia contributes 

to 26% of our total sales in comparison with 

13% recorded from the creation of Arkema 

in 2006. We have invested €500 million in 

Changshu, China to build Arkema’s largest 

production facility to date. Moreover, it houses 

one of its biggest global R&D hubs, employing 

a total of 200 researchers. There is also an 

R&D center in Kyoto, Japan and an innovation 

centre in Seoul, Korea which both complement 

and support the Group’s R&D efforts 

in Asia.” 

On the brewing inudstry, Ms. Bahdenna 

commented, “There is a real potential as 

Asia remains the main region where beer is 

consumed. In China, for instance, despite a 

decline in volumes, we see consumers showing 

increasing appreciation for premium beer, which 

brings in high prot margins. This is why some 

brewers are very interested in our protective 

solutions for returnable glass bottles as they 

help maintain the look of a premium beer, with 

no scung on the glass.” 


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PROCESSING AND PACKAGING 

FrieslandCampina Thailand’s dedicated production line for Foremost PEHD bottles in Samrong. 

Case Study: Gebo Cermex Helps Leading Dairy Company 

Achieve High Speed Packaging Speeds 

FrieslandCampina Thailand, 

a local branch of the global dairy 

company, has turned – once 

again – to Gebo Cermex to install 

an efficient and cost-effective 

end-of-line solution, handling its new 

Foremost plastic bottles, which are complex 

in shape. Thanks to a 360° approach applied 

to wrap-around mechanisation, the company 

achieved an outstanding speed of up to more 

than 500 containers per minute. 

FrieslandCampina, one of the world’s largest 

dairy companies, produces and sells consumer 

products such as dairy-based drinks, infant 

nutrition, and cheese in Europe, Asia and Africa. 

The company’s regional branch in Thailand 

handles an impressive 300 million tons of 

milk per year. As part of the local successful 

performance of dairy-based products, 

Foremost portfolio stands out as the bestselling 

group of references. 

For their newly-shaped Foremost PEHD 

bottle, running on a dedicated production 

line in Samrong, the company was looking 

for a secondary packaging solution able 

to deliver on great speed and reliability, to 

keep their total cost of ownership (TCO) as 

low as possible. 

Vertical Start-Up Within a Week 

Gebo Cermex applies a 360° approach to 

wrap-around mechanisation, underpinned by 

gentle primary packaging handling, extended 

secondary packaging knowledge and large 

mechanisation expertise. With more than 

1,200 machines installed worldwide, the 

company is the right partner when it comes 

to material handling. 

When the team at the plant explained 

why they chose Gebo Cermex as their 

preferred supplier, they highlighted the highly 

structured and professional support received 

throughout all the stages of the purchasing 

and installation process. 

“They helped us in validating different 

formats in-house first so that we could 

guarantee that by the time we received 

the equipment in our production facility in 

Samrong, we would be able to simply ‘Plug 

& Play’ and get the result we wanted. It’s like 



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FrieslandCampina Thailand chose wrap-around blanks rather than traditional “Regular Slotted Containers”, thereby reducing secondary packaging costs by more than 30%. 

a vertical start-up. We chose Gebo Cermex 

because it is the only manufacturer that can 

deliver the expected performance within a 

week,” explained the team. 

Excellent Technical Support 

Renewing their condence in Gebo Cermex 

was the natural choice for FrieslandCampina 

Thailand, due to the long-lasting business 

relationship between the two companies and 

the positive experience the customer has had 

with a wrap-around packer installed as part 

of a can line at the same plant ten years ago, 

which – thanks to its high robustness and 

reliability – is still running today. 

The driving factors behind the purchasing 

decision included the core competences 

in line engineering and material handling 

demonstrated by the Gebo Cermex team during 

the pre-contracting phase – instrumental in 

determining the best technical solution and 

layout to suit the customer’s objectives – and 

their extremely structured and professional 

approach to commissioning. 

The FrieslandCampina Thailand team 

continued, “A big thanks to Gebo Cermex 

for the technical support they provided along 

the way. There are always problems that 

surface when running a new production line 

in a big factory that cannot be anticipated 

beforehand. However, the Gebo Cermex 

team is very exible and equipped with the 

expertise to handle them. They are truly 

willing to support us and that is the key 

reason as to why we managed to launch this 

line successfully.” 

Outstanding Performance 

The Thailand-based dairy company took 

the opportunity to optimise the TCO of their 

end-of-line operations by choosing wrap-around 

blanks rather than traditional “Regular Slotted 

Containers” (RSC), thereby reducing secondary 

packaging costs by more than 30%. 

To achieve this, FrieslandCampina Thailand 

opted for a wrap-around case packer 

machine, together with a bottle line divider 

at packer infeed – exible enough to divide 

the ow from one lane up to eight lanes, 

depending on the bottle format – and 

the conveyors connecting the solution to 

the production line, both upstream and 

downstream. This conguration ensures an 

impressive speed of more than 500 shaped 

bottles per minute, totalling to 24 cases per 

minute. 

Continuous Innovation 

The latest addition to the Gebo Cermex 

portfolio of wrap-around solutions is the 

WB46. It offers excellent performance in 

terms of exibility, hygiene and ergonomics, 

suiting the needs of manufacturers active in 

a broad range of industries, from food and 

beverage to pharmaceuticals and home and 

personal care. 


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From left: Heat and Control Sales Engineer, Mr. Tim Keizer and Zandvliet Vleeswaren Product Developer Mr. Robin Forman 

Case Study: CEIA Metal Detectors 

Pass Meat Producer’s Test 

work to customer-specific requirements – 

in terms of portion size, shelf life and sliceability, 

for example. As a result, we can meet our 

customers’ needs very quickly.” 

Product innovation and quality 

are two key pillars for Zandvliet 

Vleeswaren, a meat producer 

from the Dutch city of Delft. The 

family-owned business has a rm 

focus on the future – not only by responding 

to the latest developments, but also by 

continuously looking at what it does well and 

striving to do it even better. One example is 

its state-of-the-art metal detection system 

by the Italian supplier CEIA. 

In addition to sliced cooked meats, Zandvliet 

Vleeswaren also produces meat-based 

appetisers and meal components such as 

chicken strips and ham cubes. The company’s 

specialities are cooked and grilled sausages. 

“Our company dates back to 1929. All the 

knowledge has been passed down over the years, 

resulting in balanced recipes and avour 

formulations. We combine that with today’s 

know-how to make tasty, traditional-style 

sausage products on an industrial scale,” 

commented Mr. Ben Verhoork, one of the 

company’s directors. 

An Overview of Processes 

Today, the company has four different 

production plants, two of which work with 

pre-cooked semi-finished products only. 

Mr. Verhoork explained, “This was a conscious 

decision that was made. We wanted to keep 

the raw meat products well away from the 

cooked ones for food safety reasons, so the 

semi-nished products are made in a dierent 

facility from where the slicing and packaging 

takes place. This gives us full control over the 

entire process from beginning to end, enabling 

us to keep a tighter grip on quality and to also 

Keeping Up with Times 

One of the people helping Zandvliet 

Vleeswaren stay on top of the very latest 

developments is the company’s product 

developer, Mr. Robin Forman, who is 

responsible for new products in response to 

market demands. 

He shared, “We’ve recently completed a 

project to reduce salt levels. We played 

a proactive role in establishing the new 

standards. We’re now transitioning to the 

Beter Leven (‘Better Life’) quality mark for 

meat. This is not always easy considering the 

availability of raw materials, and it is a big 

step away from the product perspective too.” 

A unique collaborative project with an 

industrial designer even resulted in 

3D-printed meat and lasered sausages. 



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Mr. Verhoork said, “We’re continuously 

looking at the market proactively. We don’t 

always need to develop completely new 

products. Sometimes it’s enough to make 

improvements and adjustments, such as to 

the size, shape or ingredients.” 

Hunting for the Best Detector 

“We always want the very best,” stated Mr. 

Verhoork rmly. The topic of food safety is 

no exception, so Mr. Forman investigated 

whether they could do any aspect of the 

metal detection activities even better. 

“Metal contamination is never a stand-alone 

incident,” he said. “It’s often caused by a 

combination of events – of a bolt breaking 

o, for example, allowing two metallic parts to 

wear as a result of friction. All metal detectors 

will nd that bolt, but the slivers of metal that 

can continue to be produced for a long time 

afterwards are often much harder to detect.” 

He read up on the subject in trade journals 

and visited trade shows to nd out more. The 

Italian supplier CEIA sparked his interest 

with its multispectrum technology. The 

family-owned company initially developed 

this technology to detect the newest 

generation of land mines, which contain less 

metal. Whereas a regular metal detector 

works with just one frequency at a time, 

multispectrum technology utilises multiple 

frequencies simultaneously while maintaining 

maximum sensitivity. This makes it better at 

detecting smaller particles and at ltering out 

interference caused by things like minerals 

or moisture in the ground. 

CEIA’s Benefits 

“Multispectrum technology is perfect for 

the meat industry too, because meat is 

an organic material product with a high 

moisture content and varying temperature 

and composition,” claimed Sales Engineer 

Mr. Tim Keizer from Heat and Control, a CEIA 

partner in the Netherlands. “This presents a 

challenge to standard metal detectors that 

have to be set to a lower level of sensitivity, 

but CEIA’s technology manages to detect 

contaminants effortlessly.” Mr. Forman 

can testify to this – he regularly tests the 

metal detector by adding tiny fragments 

of metal to a test batch of products, and 

the CEIA machine spots them all every 

single time. 

“We also have fewer false positives plus 

the very best fail-safe solution. The CEIA 

detector itself takes care of removing 

contaminated batches from the process. 

It maintains control with its integrated 

ejection system, even if the power supply is 

interrupted or the compressed air system is 

deactivated. Last but not least, the detector 

head is extremely waterproof and its higher 

protection class ratings (IP66 and IP69K) 

make it an improvement over other inspection 

equipment,” added Mr. Forman 

Feedback with Solutions 

Mr. Forman and his colleagues are happy with 

the CEIA solution and now work with singlefrequency 

and multispectrum metal detectors 

at various stages of the process. If they have 

any ideas for improvements, they share them 

with Mr. Keizer, who values their input. 

“That way, at least we know what a customer 

really needs. They also appreciate the 

feedback at CEIA, where they are very 

R&D-driven. We have really short lines of 

communication with Italy,” commented 

Mr. Keizer. 

Summing up, Mr. Forman said: “By providing 

feedback and suggestions, we push each 

other to the next level and strive for the very 

best quality.” 

Reproduced with permission from 

Voedingsindustrie. 


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THE DEMANDS OF 

STICK PACK PRODUCTION 

Mpac Langen shares on the demands of stick pack packaging and how 

its solutions can help satisfy increasing production requirements and 

reduce overall costs with improved performances. 

On a global scale, sticks are 

recognised as the preferred 

packaging among on-thego 

consumers for their 

portability and convenience. 

The popular stick pack is widely used for 

hot and cold instant beverages, spices 

and sauces, nutraceuticals, baby formula, 

and more. Manufacturers appreciate the 

benets of using stick packs that include 

improved dosing accuracy, safety, increased 

production speeds and reduced packaging 

material costs. The elongated, tube-shaped 

stick packs can save up to 40% of packaging 

material compared to more traditional forms 

of single portion packaging forms. 

Over the last 60 years, Mpac Langen has built 

an excellent reputation based on extensive 

experience, knowledge and skills in many 

applications and industries in the secondary 

packaging market. In the area of stick packs, 

the manufacturer has developed the industry 

standard for its packaging systems, ranging 

from low speed semi-automatic to high speed 

custom applications. 

Flexibility and Precision Required 

Dierent market segments often have unique 

demands. This is why stick pack packaging 

lines require intelligent components that 

oer exibility and precision while increasing 

throughput and eciency of the automated 

process. For example, the stick pack solutions 

by Mpac Langen provide quick and easy 

changeovers that are repeatable and 

adaptable to the different formats, while 

maintaining high reliability and product 

control. 

Optimising Product Handling 

Sticks are generally filled with powders, 

granules, or liquids. When produced from 

Vertical Form-Fill-Seal (VFFS) equipment, 

product contents settle at the bottom of the 

Mpac Langen’s VENTO-i boasts a hygienic design suitable for use in 

food production and is capable of packing up to 900 sticks per minute. 

stick packs. Depending on the content and 

other packaging specications, equalising 

units should be used. For instance, when 

secondary packaging sticks are lled with 

liquids, the viscosity of the liquid can have a 

major inuence on product handling. Mpac 

Langen, therefore, continuously invests in 

the development of new technologies for 

optimal product handling with different 

product content. 

Catering for Various 

Packaging Options 

As exible packaging is a growing trend, 

many brands also consider exibles for their 

secondary packaging style as it provides 

unique printing capabilities and cost savings. 

Mpac Langen has developed new equipment 

standards to help its customers automate 

the process for this upcoming packaging 

style. Semi-automated as well as completely 

automated lines for packing sticks into 

bags are available depending on each 

manufacturer’s requirements. 

Also, as stick packs are primarily made from 

paper, metalised foil or aluminum foil, each 



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material type has its own characteristics 

and requires a dierent approach during 

the packaging process. Mpac Langen has 

the knowledge and experience necessary 

to handle each type of material to assure 

optimal output. 

Adding Long-Term Value 

Mpac Langen oers integrated solutions from 

the primary packaging equipment through 

to palletising. From infeed and collation 

systems, to cartoning, case packing and 

palletising, we work to exceed customer 

expectations and help our customers achieve 

a competitive advantage. With the options to 

integrate checkweighers, printers and metal 

detection, Mpac Langen can meet virtually 

any requirement as your one -stop shop for 

the complete automation of your secondary 

packaging line. 

In addition, Mpac Langen is also able to 

provide unique features for handling stick 

packs. For one, Mpac Langen’s Flexcount 

technology is able to produce the exact 

number required, whether you are adding a 

new product count, or simply would like a few 

extra promotional bonus packs. This unique 

counting technology assures a precise pack 

count while oering the exibility of adding 

individual counts when needed. 

For quality control, Mpac Langen oers a simple 

sampling feature in its stick pack solutions. 

This feature provides a single sample from 

each lane of the VFFS without interrupting 

production. 

As an optional item, Mpac Langen also 

developed a bulk loading feature. This bypass 

solution oers the added ability to produce 

a bulk pack for special requirements. 

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Peristaltic pumps are a reliable 

and vital link in the demanding 

food and beverage dispensing 

industry. These pumps can 

aect productivity by reducing 

maintenance and operational costs and 

improving reliability and performance. Since 

the tubing is the only component that comes 

into contact with the uid, it makes it a vital 

component of the peristaltic pump. The 

tubing has to meet today’s hygiene standards 

and be able to handle food substances with 

care and accuracy. 

Many Applications 

Before addressing the benefits of using 

peristaltic pumps in food and beverage 

applications, it is important to delineate the 

many uses of this technology in the industry. 

On the processing side, peristaltic pumps can 

be used to control chemical, liquid ingredient 

and flavouring dosing. This equipment is 

also critical to the transfer of highly viscous 

ingredients such as food slurries, fruit skins 

and other solids. Over on the dispensing side, 

peristaltic pumps can be used to transfer fruit 

juice and ice-cream, among others. 

Peristaltic Pump Benefits 

The benets of peristaltic pumps in food and 

beverage applications include: food hygiene, 

cleaning, low shear and reliability. 

Food hygiene is maintained as the risks of 

bacterial growth and product clogging are 

lowered through the use of a peristaltic 

pump where the uid is completely contained 

within the hose and tube. The pumping action 

ensures that the tube is fully swept, and the 

suction and delivery orientation enables the 

pump to self-drain, eliminating any risk of 

dilution or cross contamination. 

Peristaltic pump tubing 

Knowing Pumps Inside and Out 

Saint Gobain shares tubing considerations for food and beverage 

peristaltic pump applications. 

By Mr. Josef Guesman, Applications Engineering Manager, Process Systems, Saint Gobain; 

Ms. Iuliana Nita, Global Marketing Manager, Food & Beverage, Process Systems, Saint 

Gobain; Mr. Nathan Greene, Research Engineer, Process Systems, Saint Gobain; Ms. Jackie 

Fiocca, Marketing Specialist, Process Systems, Saint Gobain; and Ms. Mayte Alvarenga, 

Marketing Specialist, Process Systems, Saint Gobain 

Cleaning is also made easy since the uid’s 

only contact is with the tube in a peristaltic 

pump – there is no dismantling and no parts, 

such as valves, diaphragms, seals etc., 

to clean. Instead, it is simply a matter of 

cleaning or replacing the tubing. 

Without the various parts that tend to 

leak, clog, corrode or need to be replaced, 

peristaltic pumps are virtually maintenancefree. 

Because the peristaltic pump is able to 

transfer a range of products – from abrasive 

foodstus to highly corrosive chemicals – 

through a exible tube rather than through 

the pump head itself, corrosion or abrasive 

wear of the pumping mechanism is eliminated. 

Lastly, the gentle pumping action, or low 

shear, makes peristaltic pumps ideal for 

food processing purposes as the pumping 

action will not damage or degrade a product’s 

consistency or appearance. Where other 

pumps might risk damage to the product, 

the peristaltic pump ensures product quality. 

Considerations when Choosing 

Peristaltic Pump Tubing 

Specic attributes that need to be considered 

when choosing peristaltic pump tubing, 

include: sizing and tolerances for consistent 

flow rates; elasticity for repeatability; 

chemical resistance, wear resistance and 

organoleptics for product quality. 

As peristaltic pumps are designed to squeeze 

the tubing a specic distance (occlusion) and 

dispense a food or beverage at a specied 

rate, the tubing needs to be designed to have 



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These eects can show most up most often 

as either absorption of the media into the 

tubing or extraction of contents in the tubing 

to the media. Either way, this is bad for the 

performance of the tubing in the pump. Both 

lead to a drop in the expected life of the 

tube. 

In addition, wear resistance is crucial 

because the pumping action on the tubing 

can cause the inner surface of the tubing 

to erode over time. This erosion can cause 

spallation i.e. particulate shedding, from 

the tubing ID. It is important that the tubing 

minimises these particulates to keep the food 

or beverage pure. 

Peristaltic pump 

an inner diameter (ID) and wall thickness 

that meets the design requirements of the 

dispensing system. IDs that are too large 

will have a higher ow rate, and IDs that are 

too small will have ow that is too low. On 

the extreme end, if the wall is too thin then 

the pump cannot be primed or generate the 

vacuum on the back side to pull the media 

into the pump. Walls that are slightly too thin 

may not be able to generate pressure needed 

to dispense and walls that are too thick will 

cause excessive compression on the tubing, 

leading to particle sheading (spallation) and 

early failures. 

Aside from accurate sizing and tight 

tolerances, elasticity is also important with 

the peristaltic pump tubing being squeezed 

potentially millions of times over the life of 

the pump. Tubes have to withstand these 

compressions without crackling or having a 

signicant drop in the ow rate of the food 

or beverage. Elasticity gives the tubing the 

ability to consistently rebound and push the 

uid out at a repeatable rate. 

Chemical resistance is vital as cleaning 

chemicals or even the food itself can 

cause effects on peristaltic pump tubing. 

Lastly, peristaltic pump tubing should not 

impart negative taste or odour into the food 

or beverage it is pumping. 

Tygon ® E-65-F: Taste- and 

Odour-Free Peristaltic Tubing 

Saint Gobain’s new food and beverage 

dispensing tubing solution has excellent 

flexural fatigue resistance, making it the 

best choice for peristaltic pump use. Tygon 

E-65-F was also designed to withstand 

extreme temperatures from -75°F to 275°F 

and will not crack or deteriorate when used in 

demanding food and beverage applications. 

Further, a sensory analysis conducted for an 

independent and objective party found that 

Tygon E-65-F has a taste-free odour-free 

prole for applications with cola syrup and 

equivalent products. 

Benefits to Enjoy 

Both peristaltic pumps and peristaltic 

pump tubing oer essential benets to the 

food and beverage processing industry 

through hygienic performance standards, 

repeatability, greater accuracy, reduced 

downtime and lower maintenance costs. 

Additionally, compared to other tubing 

technologies, Saint-Gobain offers critical 

benets through superior performance and 

improved nished product quality. 


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Linear Filling Block System by KHS 

Building Efficient Manufacturing 

Systems Block by Block 

As one of the pioneers of block concepts, KHS explains the advantages of block 

solutions for processing and packaging lines. 

By Mr. Frank Haesendonckx, Head of Sales and Technology at KHS Corpoplast and 

Mr. Thomas Niehr, Head of Aseptic Filling Technology for KHS 

Combining two or more single 

machines to form a block can 

give rise to many benets for 

users. For instance, conveyor 

segments between the 

individual machines are no longer needed, 

reducing the overall machine footprint to 

create a compact system. This equates to 

less maintenance eort and fewer spare parts 

required. Established machine technology can 

be blocked in many areas – in the lling and 

packaging and palletising sections and in many 

dierent applications, from still water through 

beer to mixed milk beverages, and more. 

As one of the leading manufacturers of lling 

and packaging systems for the beverage, 

food and non-food industries, with its 

latest additions for the hygienic lling of 

sensitive beverages, KHS has continued 

to augment its range of blocked systems. 

We are carrying on a trend where KHS is 

itself one of the pioneers. Back in 2002 

and 2004, we presented our initial plans at 

various international trade shows. In 2008, 

the KHS InnoPET BloFill stretch blow molder/ 

ller block went into operation. At the time, 

this was one of the rst on the market and 

remains a successful model today. 

Today, the entire blocking concept at KHS is 

so modular that we can oer a huge diversity 

of systems that cater to a whole range of 

dierent customer requirements. Our open 

architecture and intelligent block interfaces 

enable totally dierent individual systems 

to be created quickly and easily. Unlike the 

standard systems frequently found, KHS also 

supplies exible systems such as these in the 

medium capacity range. 

Power of Blocked Single Machines 

Thanks to the compact block design and 

direct connection of two or three machines, 

among the most obvious advantages and 

synergies of such systems are the reduced 

space requirement and omission of air 

conveyors – with all of the positive knock-on 

eects these entail. These primarily include 

lower acquisition costs, simple and ecient 

operation and reduced maintenance eort. 

As the compact machine has a smaller 

footprint, fewer materials are also required. 

Depending on the application, directly linking 

the individual components and introducing 

an intelligent drive concept and safe bottle 

handling make for very efficient block 

performance control. 

Another important aspect is operation. Where 

several operators are usually required to 

man the buer segments when moving from 

one machine to another, the components 

on a block are rarely more than one or two 

steps apart. This makes work much easier 

for the operator and helps to minimise blind 

spots in line operation, which could cause 

the stretch blow molder to stop if there is a 

backup, for example, or vice versa, where the 

ller halts production if no more bottles are 

fed onto the line. Larger screens which are 

networked with one another further simplify 

control and the increasing standardisation of 

components and processes reduces both the 

time and eort needed for training and nding 

sucient manpower. 



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In order for things to remain simple and 

convenient for operators during servicing, 

each block should be treated as one machine. 

This ensures that all technical support – 

whether this be provided in the form of 

conversions, servicing or spare parts – comes 

from a single source. 

In a nutshell, the advantages of blocked 

machinery for operators are as follows: 

everything KHS develops regarding blocked 

systems lowers the total cost of ownership 

or TCO. After all, the intention is to facilitate 

the economic success of our customers. On 

the other hand, we also help our clients to 

adapt their production process to current 

market and consumer requirements which 

are increasingly aecting the packaging itself 

in particular. 

Increased Flexibility in Hygienic Filling 

In hygienic filling, KHS provides suitable 

systems as linear or rotary ller blocks to 

cater to all requirements. The Innosept 

Asboll ABF, a tried-and-tested linear lling 

system for the medium capacity range, has 

now been made more powerful than ever 

before through the introduction of three 

new developments. A new 

transfer module enables 

it to be blocked with a 

standard KHS stretch 

blow molder, for instance. 

Moreover, the modular 

system permits various 

modules to be retrotted 

or replaced at a later 

date. Thirdly, the first 

chunk ller for the aseptic 

segment from KHS can 

fill bigger particles than 

was the case to date, thus 

giving beverage producers 

maximum exibility when 

designing their products. 

blow molder and the linear filler. In this 

development, the continuous rotational 

motion of the stretch blow molder has been 

successfully converted into the linear, stepby-step 

cyclic movement of the ller. 

While the linear platform is superior to larger 

rotary systems when it comes to smaller 

batches and capacity ranges of up to 12,000 

bottles per hour especially, the strengths of 

the latter lie in other forms of application. 

Using standardised modules, the ller can be 

congured depending on which hygiene class 

a bottler’s products fall under and precisely 

tailored to suit the exact specifications 

of each and every customer. The hygiene 

categorisation classes specied by the VDMA 

or German Engineering Association cover 

three categories for the lling of sensitive 

products: Class III (ultraclean filling), 

Class IV (extended shelf life) and Class V 

(aseptic lling). 

Also, adjusted to the operator’s requirements, 

the new KHS concept can cater for outputs 

ranging from 24,000 to 54,000 bottles per hour. 

The system offers plenty of scope with 

regards to the bottle size, too; the 

combination of container volume and output 

capacity can be congured for 500 milliliters, 

1.0 or 1.5 liters. 

Advantages to Consider 

The modular system for bottlers of 

sensitive beverages provides three major 

advantages. Firstly, thanks to the concept 

of modularisation, customers can congure 

their machines according to their exact 

requirements. This is important as oversized 

systems not running at full capacity often 

cause longer downtimes, which always 

increase the risk of microbiological 

contamination. Secondly, modularisation 

leads to standardisation, which in turn means 

that in principle, all basic and module parts 

can be pre-produced and stocked by KHS. 

The customer thus benefits from shorter 

delivery times. And thirdly, the modular 

system also generates certain cost benets. 

These savings give KHS additional scope for 

integrating further safety systems, with which 

we consistently endeavor to permanently 

increase the standard of safety on our aseptic 

lling machines. 

A new transfer module 

forges a basic link 

between the rotary stretch 


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A large range of sensors from ifm 

electronic are suitable for the food 

industry and meet the corresponding 

requirements for a hygienic design. 

This measuring principle solves two diculties 

which may occur when level measurements 

are carried out with other sensor types. The 

sensor is insensitive to deposits on the tank 

wall or the probe, and even in the case of 

viscous media, the microwave propagates 

along the probe irrespective of the deposits. 

In addition, the type LR level sensor can 

even reliably detect the level in applications 

where liquids form foam on the surface. The 

level signal, which is inuenced by the foam, 

is correctly evaluated by the sensor and 

the distance to the surface of the liquid is 

reliably detected. 

Smart Sensors in the 

Food Industry 

The food industry poses significant challenges to components – such as sensors – used 

in the process technology. For example, consistent hygienic design of parts in direct 

contact with the media is required. With higher expectations from sensor technology, 

the future belongs to smart sensors offering the user added value. 

By Mr. Jörg Lantzsch, IFM 

A 

great number of sensors are a large part of the product range is available 

necessary for the automation in hygienic design for the food industry. All 

of processes in the food developments of the medium-sized company 

industry. The most important are focused on innovative technology to oer 

values to be detected are the customers even more added value. 

pressure, temperature, ow and level. The 

requirements for these respective sensors A current example for such innovations is the LR 

are similar to those in the process industry. level sensor operating to the guided wave radar 

Moreover, hygienic design is often absolutely principle. The sensor is installed vertically on 

necessary. In some applications it must also the upper end of a tank and emits a microwave 

be possible to use sensors in hazardous signal propagating downwards along the sensor 

areas. 

probe. When the microwave hits the surface 

of the medium it is reected back towards the 

Sensors with Added Value 

sensor. From the transit time of the signal, the 

Sensor specialist, ifm electronic offers sensor determines the distance to the surface 

suitable sensors for many applications, and and thus the level in the tank. 

Communication via IO-Link 

Communications in the age of Industry 

4.0 is becoming increasingly important. 

The communication with the sensors is 

the rst step taken to ensure continuous 

communication up to the company level. 

At ifm, the interface on the sensor level is 

IO-Link. All new sensors from ifm use this 

digital protocol in addition to the conventional 

analogue interfaces. As compared to the 

analogue transmission, the measured 

value cannot be distorted by interference 

on the cable. Moreover, different values 

from one single sensor can be transmitted 

simultaneously, adding even more value to 

the user. 

Also, for maintenance and repair tasks, 

the user can benefit from sensors with 

IO-Link interface. Since the sensors can be 

congured via IO-Link, the conguration can 

be transferred directly to the new sensor in 

case of replacement, reducing downtime. 

Via IO-Link the user can also access the 

sensors’ self-diagnostic data to discover 

faults. This will also help increase 

plant productivity. 

Data Transmission to an ERP System 

Another important aspect of the digital 

sensor communication is the possibility 

of using sensor data additionally for 

higher-level ERP systems on the company 

level. For these tasks, ifm uses the 

Linerecorder. The Linerecorder Agent 



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Connectivity Port is a software gateway 

allowing bi-directional communication 

between many different interfaces. This 

allows communication between ERP systems 

and data from devices at the eld, control and 

process control level. The Linerecorder sensor 

allows for the capture and transmission of any 

data, especially for IO-Link sensors. With this 

system, the data can be transmitted directly 

to the ERP system without an additional PLC 

in the automation solution being loaded. 

Future of Smart Sensors 

Smart sensors offer many advantages in 

food industry applications such as helping to 

reduce costs. Even though many automation 

solutions still process analogue sensor 

signals today, the distribution of sensors with 

IO-Link interface is growing. The added value 

provided by these sensors on dierent levels 

is convincing more and more customers to 

switch over to digital communication. 

The type LR level sensors from ifm electronic operate to the guided wave radar principle and avoid incorrect 

measurements due to deposits or foam. 


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FIRST LOOK 

Sidel 

Lightweight Bottle Design for Carbonated Soft Drinks 

Optimises PET Use 

The Sidel StarLite family of bottle base 

solutions is expanding through the StarLite 

UltraLight for carbonated soft drinks (CSD). As 

the name suggests, this design allows for an 

even lighter bottle than the existing solutions 

in the beverage marketplace. By lowering the 

product costs, while maintaining the expected 

level of carbonation, this innovative bottle 

addresses the hard discount chains’ needs 

and challenges for more aordable products 

while ensuring a good product quality for a 

great consumer experience. 

The new UltraLight CSD base design 

signicantly decreases the amount of raw 

material needed to produce PET bottles. 

Whereas a traditional 0.5L CSD bottle 

weighs 13.5g, the very lightweighted StarLite 

UltraLight CSD only weighs 10.5g. When 

it comes to the 1.5L bottle, it now weighs 

24g rather than a traditional bottle, which is 

normally at 28g. 

Sidel’s StarLite UltraLight solution also comes 

with an innovative CSD bottle neck design, the 

latter 26/22 neck nish featuring a weight of 

as little as 2.3g, a thread diameter of 26mm, 

an inner diameter of 21.7mm, and a height of 

13mm. The bottle neck can be combined with 

the new Novembal cap, the Novasoda 26/22 

for carbonated beverages. Robust and very 

tight to preserve the beverage quality, this 

one-piece closure is easy and safe to apply, 

open, and reclose. 

By optimising the amount of PET required to 

manufacture the bottle, the new Sidel StarLite 

UltraLight CSD base offers a substantial 

reduction in Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). 

For example, for a 0.5L bottle the total yearly 

production PET savings for the new base 

combined with the new neck would be at 

1,125,000 Euros. Looking at the 1.5L bottle, 

the yearly production PET savings would 

amount to a total of 1,530,000 Euros. 

KHS 

New KHS Pouch System for Single-Serve Formats 

KHS has specically developed the Innopouch 

IM Focus to cater for the requirements of 

its clients as the rise in popularity of the 

single-serve format now also applies to 

pouches. Into these pouches, the new system 

reliably packages dry products, such as 

beverage mixes, food products and powder for 

pharmaceutical and agricultural use. 

“All the advantages of the well-known 

KHS Bartelt ® machines have gone into the 

development of this especially compact 

system,” explained Mr. Tom Brooker, Senior 

Product Manager at KHS USA. 

On the KHS Innopouch IM Focus, operators 

can produce three- and four-sided and bottom 

side seam pouches. Formats range from 

50 millimeters in width and 50 millimeters in 

height to widths and heights of up to 195 and 

240 millimeters respectively. Depending on 

the content, the machine forms and lls up to 

100 pouches a minute. 

In devising its new construction, KHS paid 

particular attention to easy cleaning, resulting 

in considerable savings in both time and cost 

– especially when lling dry products. 

“With the Innopouch IM Focus, we oer a highquality 

system for all single-serve variants to 

all companies, whether large or small, brand 

owner or co-packer,” stated Mr. Brooker. 

KHS is one of the leading manufacturers 

of filling and packaging systems for the 

beverage, food and non-food industries. 


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In response to industry demand for increased 

quality in food and beverages at every level, 

Emerson has introduced the Rosemount 

CT4215 Food and Beverage Leak Detection 

system. The Rosemount CT4215 is the rst 

quantum cascade laser/tunable diode laser 

(QCL/TDL) continuous, inline detection system 

designed to help assure quality and safety, 

maximise production volume and decrease 

product waste for food and beverage products. 

The Rosemount CT4215 tests the seal and 

integrity of every bottle or package on a 

production line, detecting leaks at a sensitivity 

as low as 0.3 mm and automatically rejecting 

any defective bottle or package without 

slowing down production. This is in contrast 

to the traditional practice of testing occasional 

grab samples, which can leave a manufacturer 

vulnerable to low quality, unsafe food or 

beverages, reduced protability and damaged 

reputation. 

New Food and Beverage Leak Detection System 

Ensures Seal Integrity for Every Package 

The Rosemount CT4215 installs directly 

on the food or beverage packaging line in a 

compact, self-contained unit. A wide variety 

of customisable sampling heads are available 

for any package type including trays, pouches, 

bags, bottles and boxes. The patented QCL 

laser technology measures CO2 and other 

gases used in food and beverage packaging. A 

high-ow vacuum pump draws air from around 

the package or bottle and delivers this air to 

the measurement cell. If gas from a leaking 

product passes through the measurement cell, 

it will absorb some of the laser light. Less laser 

light reaching the detector means there is a 

leak. Any leak detected will trigger rejection 

of the package or bottle. 

For the rst time, food and beverage packagers 

can assure that every package leaving their 

facility is of the highest quality and can 

eliminate the returns and penalties associated 

with defects, while enabling any production 

issues to be identied and resolved within 

minutes. 

New igus E-chain Concept with Dynamic Pins 

Emerson igus 

igus, the motion plastics specialist, has 

developed the lokchain, a new concept 

consisting of an e-chain with automatically 

extending pins and a compact guide trough for 

the dynamic guidance of energy chains. This 

allows hanging, vertical or side-mounted use of 

the system with or without lateral acceleration. 

Even long travels with a moving lower run are 

possible by xing the lokchain in the upper 

run trough. The system can also be used in 

vertical circular applications. The exibility of 

this e-chain oers the user the opportunity 

to develop completely new machine design 

concepts. 

Due to the special construction of the lokchain, 

there is hardly any abrasion and wear, 

so the service life of the e-chain is increased. 

The prototype proved its durability successfully 

in an endurance test carried out in the 2,750 

square metre laboratory at igus. 

Another advantage of the new e-chain system is 

the mobility of the chain links. They ensure that 

the energy chain operates safely and quietly, 

even with small bending radii and over long 

travel distances. 

The new e-chain is currently in the prototype 

phase, which gives customers the opportunity 

to help shape the required size and design. 

Individual requests are always welcome and will 

be implemented quickly – from prototypes and 

small batch sizes up to volume production. 


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FIRST LOOK 

Festo 

Modular Angle Seat Valves Oer Flexibility and Reliability 

Flexible, robust and offering high 

performance – the angle seat valves VZXA 

from Festo control media flows quickly 

and reliably. Their carefully thought-out 

product architecture and patented interface 

enable valve bodies and actuators to be 

freely combined, thus oering even greater 

exibility in the conguration of applications. 

This unique interface between the modules 

means that the actuators can be replaced 

without opening the piping. The simple 

separation of valve bodies and actuators 

makes the installation of the valves in 

pipelines easier and faster. This advantage 

becomes particularly clear in the case of 

orbital welding. 

The spindle seal is in the form of a cartridge. 

It comprises a stainless steel sleeve with 

a pre-tensioned domed seal packing 

consisting of PTFE sealing 

rings and can therefore be 

replaced simply and reliably 

without the need for special 

tools. 

Angle seat valves VZXA 

consist of an angle seat 

valve body, a piston or 

diaphragm actuator and a 

visual position indicator. The 

ow-optimised valve body 

made of stainless steel is 

available in the nominal sizes 

DN15 – DN65. Available 

connection variants include 

threaded, clamp and welded 

connections as per American 

and European standards. 

Stainless steel actuators 

are available in three sizes and 

with the control functions NC 

(normally closed), NO (normally 

open) and DA (double-acting). 

The maximum operating 

pressure, depending on nominal 

size, is up to 30 bar. 

The larger visual position 

indicator is tted as standard. 

Thanks to the transparent 

position indicator cap made 

of polyethersulfone (PES), the 

valves can be used in chemically 

aggressive environments. 

Interfaces are provided, 

together with internal channels 

for the operating pressure to 

allow the subsequent addition 

of positioners and valve control 

heads. 

GEA 

Vertical Bagger for High-Speed Packaging 

The new GEA SmartPacker CX250-S vertical 

form-ll-seal packaging system (VFFS) for 

high-speed packing of confectionery, snacks 

and nuts will be launched at PackExpo in 

Chicago from 14 – 17 October 2018. The 

new continuous motion bagger builds on the 

success of its predecessors and integrates 

new technologies, which makes it quicker 

and easier to use while providing increased 

production efficiency and improved bag 

quality. 

The jaws of the new GEA SmartPacker 

operate with an impressively high seal force 

– almost twice as high as the previous model 

– to enable gas-tight bags over a wider range 

of lm materials. This gives manufacturers 

more exibility, can help reduce lm costs 

and ultimately improve the total cost of 

ownership (TCO). 

Also, the proven low-drop design between 

weigher and jaw-head enables compact and 

high-speed lling and reduces the chance 

of damage to brittle products such as hard 

candy or crackers. In addition, the 

improved product-in-seal detection 

function helps production continue 

even if product accidentally fouls 

the seal area. If this happens the 

detection function automatically 

creates a double-bag to avoid 

contamination or damage to the 

sealing jaws or knife, ensuring that 

the process continues. Thanks to 

that here is practically no downtime 

and minimal product and film 

waste. 

Equipped with other features, the 

new GEA SmartPacker CX250-S 

overall provides the speed, efficiency 

and improved total cost of investment 

demanded by today’s confectionery and 

snack manufacturers. 


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FIRST LOOK 55

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FIRST LOOK 

Gardner Denver 

Oil-Free Compressor Ensures High Air Quality Standards 

When considering other models available, a 

major drawback that traditional two-stage 

oil-free compressors have is their reliance on 

a gearbox. Not only do these consume large 

amounts of energy, but they also require 

high volumes of oil to lubricate the gears. 

In contrast, the CompAir Ultima compressor 

has been engineered with two highlyecient, 

permanent magnetic motors that 

replace the traditional gearbox design. 

These two, variable-speed motors are 

capable of achieving speeds of up to 22,000 

RPM and eciencies greater than IE4, which 

directly drive the air-end without the need 

for a gearbox. 

Furthermore, while conventional models 

still use oil to lubricate and cool both a 

system’s motors and airends, Ultima uses 

water in a closed-loop circuit to cool these 

components. This allows greater heat 

transfer and cooling eciencies, as well as 

ensuring as little oil as possible is used in the 

system for assured air purity. Water-cooling 

also places less stress on these components, 

limiting the opportunity for any maintenance 

issues that might otherwise arise during 

the compressor’s lifetime and reducing 

servicing costs. 

Ultima is offered as 

standard from 75kW 

to 160kW, with each 

unit fully upgradeable 

between this kilowatt 

range. This means 

that if a site’s energy 

demands increase in 

the future, customers 

can choose the optimal 

Ultima variant based on 

the increased capacity. There is no need to 

purchase a new compressor, eliminating 

the associated downtime or delivery wait 

that comes with upgrading to a new system. 

Mr. David Bruchof, Product Manager for 

Industrial Compressors at Gardner Denver 

said, “For those operating in production 

sensitive environments, such as the food 

and beverage industry, 

electronics manufacturing 

or pharmaceuticals 

sector, you need to be 

confident that you can 

invest in a system that 

oers assured air quality 

and purity. Ultima meets 

this need and continues 

to drive the oil-free 

compressed air market 

forward.” 

SIG 

Digital Information Management Solution for Monitoring Production 

Today’s food and beverage production 

demands a digital lling line solution that 

can deliver a highly accurate monitoring 

system for information management that 

may be remote but is always using realtime 

data in order to optimise operations 

and improve productivity. SIG's answer 

to this is combiLink – a single and exible 

information management solution for lling 

line operation. 

By connecting every machine in a filling 

line, SIG’s combiLink collects unlimited data 

and shows it in precongured or personally 

designed reports. 

Smart notifications can alert the team 

to incidents so avoiding bottlenecks and 

costly downtime. 

Producers also get a single end-to-end 

window to view current and historical levels of 

eciency and performance, while also seeing 

where improvements can be made in the 

future. combiLink’s connectivity 

is based on the latest industrial 

communication standard OMAC, 

enabling it to collect unlimited 

data over OPC UA technology 

from every machine and store it 

securely. 

solution that oers a completely new way 

of monitoring and analysing the eciency 

and productivity of a lling line, enabling 

customers to take on-time decisions fast 

and to automate operations to meet the 

needs of Industry 4.0, improve lling line 

OEE and optimise TCO, based on ISO 2240 

standards.” 

Customers can view charts showing 

operational and technical efficiency 

and view downtime incidents 

from their desktops, tablets or smartphones. 

Mr. Ayed Katrangi, Senior 

Product Manager Automation 

and Digitalisation at SIG said, 

“combiLink is a smart factory 


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Bühler 

Twin-Screw Extruder Key to 

High Quality Bakery Products 

With ContiMix, Bühler presented a continuous twin-screw 

extruder for the rst time at iba, the trade fair for the baking 

and snack industry. The launch of the ContiMix underscores 

the integral way of how this new powerhouse of the bakery 

industry can serve its customers. It combines the mixing and 

the kneading process, making dough handling easier and more 

cost-eective for customers. 

“Customers prot from a more intense taste of the bakery 

products, higher volumes, and a better crumb texture,” 

said Bühler Consumer Foods Product Manager Mr. Stefan 

Hoh. Forno d’Asolo will begin production with their second 

ContiMix line as early as in December 2018. 

This novel extruder is ideal for the production of consistent 

laminated doughs for products such as pu pastry sheets, 

as well as for at or shaped products. Various conguration 

options allow customers to rapidly make recipe-based 

adjustments to the desired dough specifications. Bakery 

products produced with ContiMix have a volume of up to 

2,400 kilograms of dough and a more intensive taste. 

Furthermore, the continuous process makes it possible to 

eliminate any additional standing time for the dough and 

the associated dough handling, thus reducing the workow 

for customers. Thanks to a greater dough yield of up to 9%, 

increased plasticity, and the elimination of additional process 

steps, the ContiMix allows direct savings. 

Bühler is further extending its solution portfolio for industrial 

bakeries with the JetMix hydration module. It is the ideal 

solution for producing hydrated doughs based on wheat or rye 

ours. As a result, the mixing and kneading time can be reduced 

by up to 50%, translating into worktime and energy savings. 

Depending on the recipe, the module achieves capacities of up to 

8 tonnes per hour. 


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FIRST LOOK 

StePac 

Resealable Lidding Film Technology Extends Produce Shelf Life 

Eorts to overcome common challenges in 

lengthy supply chains and to move toward 

whose upper layer can be repeatedly peeled 

back for reuse. 

more responsible and cost-eective delivery 

processes, is generating increased demand 

for advanced functional packaging solutions. 

Meeting these challenges is especially critical 

when it comes to preserving and extending 

fresh produce shelf life and reducing waste. 

The companies then worked together to 

develop suitable condensation control 

properties and control film permeability 

to deliver optimal modified atmosphere 

compositions (MAP) for high value fresh 

produce items such as cherries. This 

StePac L.A. Ltd. is working closely with its 

partners to implement a comprehensive supply 

innovative packaging will be marketed under 

the Xgo ® line, Stepac’s leading retail brand. 

chain solution for the delivery of fresh cherries 

from farm-to-fork. The company has joined 

forces with Tadbik Ltd., Israel, to produce 

the next generation of modied atmosphere 

resealable lidding lm. 

The new technology is engineered to extend the 

shelf life and reduce waste of fresh packaging 

in aesthetic and functional retail packaging. 

The product was showcased at the Asia 

Fruit Logistica trade show in Hong Kong, 

September 5-7, 2018. 

In this collaboration Tadbik created a 

“FreshLid” laminated lm structure that is 

sealed to trays containing fresh produce and 

This packaging design incorporates multiple 

capabilities to eectively slow respiration and 

ageing processes, and to control humidity 

inside the packaging and extend fresh 

produce shelf life. Following research and 

trials at StePac's post-harvest lab, the 

groundbreaking lm was approved for shelf 

life extension of cherries. 

Coperion 

Optimised Rotary Valve ldeal for Fragile Food Materials 

In response to the high demand for gentle 

handling of food and pet food products, 

Coperion has optimised its ZVB rotary 

valve design. The modications have been 

engineered to provide the gentlest mode of 

material handling, while maintaining the strict 

sanitary standards of the food and pet food 

industries. The improvements include lower 

overall weight while maintaining the same 

robust design, optimisation of the housing 

wall thickness, increased inlet cross section, 

and an optimised inlet geometry for fragile 

food materials such as pet food kibbles, 

roasted coee and nished cereals. 

This unique combination results in a much 

gentler handling and introduction of product 

to the rotary valve. The increased “antichopping” 

inlet deflects the product into 

the rotating rotor chambers of the rotary 

valve without damaging the product, thanks 

to the metering vanes. Several tests with 

customers have shown a signicant reduction 

in product degradation of fragile and sensitive 

materials such as pet food kibbles, compared 

to common rotary valves with standard inlet 

geometries. Furthermore, an improved overall 

capacity through the valve is realised by the 

larger, optimised inlet cross section. 

Ideal applications include positioning the 

rotary valve to meter and load finished 

product into big bags or supersacks, or for 

lling of nished product packaging lines. All 

automated transfers of product is then done 

without degradation or “chopping” of the 

nished product or ingredient. 

In addition to the modifications outlined 

above, the Coperion ZVB rotary valves 

are also available in Coperion’s innovative 

design for wet cleaning. The overall design is 

engineered to provide optimum operational 

reliability for sanitary production. In addition 

to including materials of construction and 

design for use with cleaning agents or hot 

water ushing, the valve can be equipped 

with ush end sealing at the inlet and outlet 

and between side covers and the housing. 


FIRST LOOK 59 

Urschel's reputation as the global leader 

in food cutting technology is universally 

recognised. The company works with large 

and not-so-large processors 

to assist in capturing 

protable, niche markets - 

such as bias slicing. 

Bias Slicing Solutions Meet Processing Goals 

in the eld. Once retrotted, switching over hand-fed, batch processing (running at 30 

from at to bias slicing is accomplished Hz) equipped with a MicroSlice ® or slicing 

in as little as 10 minutes. Designed for wheel set-up. Product is fed through a 

top chute that delivers 

product to the slicing 

wheel to produce bias 

slices. 

Urschel 

Newly developed parts 

transform the E TranSlicer ® 

Cutter from standard slicing 

to either 35 or 45 degree 

bias at or crinkle slicing. 

Available as the E TranSlicer 

Bias Cutter when ordering a 

new machine, or as a retrot 

kit for E TranSlicer machines 

Founded in 1910, 

Urschel Laboratories, 

Inc. continues to be 

the world leader in 

the manufacturing of 

high capacity precision 

cutters for the food 

processing and related 

industries. 

Original Belgian fries 

From the heart 

of Europe 

Universally delicious 

For ages, people from all over the world have come to Belgium to taste our unique 

and delicious fries. This time though, our fries are making their way to you. Have a 

try yourself, and experience why Belgian fries are the world’s favorites. 

www.originalfries.eu 

@eatbelgianfries 

Meet us at SIAL Interfood in Jakarta, 

21-24 November, booth no. BD 011 

The content of this advertisement represents the views of the author only and is his/her sole responsibility. 

The European Commission and the Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food Executive Agency (CHAFEA) do not 

accept any responsibility for any use that may be made of the information it contains. 


60 

FIRST LOOK 

BOGE 

Compressed Air System Customised According to Needs 

Compressed air is in high demand. However, 

where standard solutions no longer meet 

specic customer requirements, exibility is 

called for. Leading compressed air specialist 

BOGE Kompressoren supplies tailor-made 

system solutions for plant construction. 

BOGE combines several compressors, 

dryers and lters, and/or assembles entire 

compressed air lines specific to customer 

requirements, in containers or basic frame 

systems, so that users do not have to deal with 

complicated spatial planning when building a 

compressed air system from several individual 

components. The containers are also suitable 

for outdoor areas where they protect the 

plant from unauthorised access and extreme 

weather conditions, such as temperatures 

well below freezing. Thanks to special paint, 

the container shell offers protection from 

corrosion in aggressive environments if 

required. Valuable space is freed up in interior 

areas and production halls. Users obtain 

everything from one provider with BOGE – from 

planning to installation of the container, ready 

for operation. 

Recently, BOGE successfully handled a 

major order for the operator of a natural gas 

compressor station in Eastern Europe. Two 

screw compressors, each with two cold and 

adsorption dryers and two nitrogen membrane 

generators have been replaced in the 40-foot 

special container – including cabling and pipe 

work. The overall system provides nitrogen 

and compressed air at its deployment location. 

The user deploys the nitrogen as rinsing gas 

to safely clean containers for combustible 

liquids. Compressed air is used to control 

valves. It took only six months from the order 

being awarded to BOGE and delivery to Eastern 

Europe. 

SACMI 

Complete Integrated Bottling Line Boosts Process Eciency 

SACMI is set to play a pivotal role at Allpack 

Indonesia, the 19th international food, 

beverage, pharmaceutical and cosmetic 

technology exhibition being held at the 

Jakarta International Expo from 17 to 20 

October. The over 37,000 visitors expected 

to arrive from 40 countries will have a great 

opportunity to get a close look at SACMI's 

comprehensive range of beverage line 

management solutions on the Group stand 

(n° B1D010). 

technology and using interesting new 

applications for the pharma and dairy sectors) 

with the advanced PET preform production 

platform with injection technology. 

A key SACMI hallmark is total integration 

of the production process upstream and 

downstream from the bottling line: to 

illustrate, SACMI has developed and launched 

the HEROBLOCK, the new complete all-in-one, 

integrated line that bypasses conveying and 

stop-over requirements, reducing costs, 

improving logistics and increasing process 

efficiency. Designed for medium output 

(from 16 to 32 thousand bottles per hour), 

HEROBLOCK responds to a precise need of 

emerging markets – which is to produce 

high performance containers by reducing 

bulk as well as power and raw material 

consumption. 

SACMI is an all-round provider and plant 

engineer for every stage of production, 

from cap to container, from preform to label 

application, from lling to palletisation. In 

Indonesia SACMI will be showcasing all 

the latest in our range, which combines 

ever-lighter, higher-performing caps and 

containers (by exploiting the full potential 

and intrinsic advantages of compression 


FIRST LOOK 61 

Flexible Filling System for Highly Viscous Products 

Oils and dressings, plus condiment and table 

sauces, can now, thanks to a new generation 

of filling valves from Krones, be bottled 

signicantly more precisely. Even in the high 

output range of up to 48,000 containers per 

hour. For this purpose, Krones has specically 

equipped the Modulll NWJ ller to handle 

highly viscous products. What’s special about 

it: the ller uses weighing cells to determine 

the precise ll quantity, irrespective of the 

product’s characteristics. Moreover, it features 

a lling valve developed specically for sauces, 

exible enough to cope with a huge array of 

disparate products. 

For more than ten years now, Krones has been 

continually design-enhancing its sauce lling 

capabilities, so as to replace the traditional 

piston- or level-controlled lling by an even 

better and more accurate alternative. This 

has meanwhile been accomplished: though 

Krones had in the past already implemented 

some successful processes with weight lling 

in free-jet mode featuring a lowerable lling 

valve, the new Modulll NWJ can nonetheless 

be justly described as a breakthrough – not 

least because of its new valve system and the 

Viscosity-Based Fine Pressure Control. 

One reason, of many, as to why viscous 

products can now also be cold-lled cleanly, 

safely and hygienically: The product is stored 

in the co-rotating central bowl, in which the 

pressure is continuously monitored. Using the 

newly developed Viscosity-Based Fine Pressure 

Control, nitrogen or sterile air is injected, 

depending on the product concerned, in order 

to maintain at a constant level the predened 

pressure conditions in both the product 

tank and in the lling valve. Thanks to this 

continuous control, optimum lling accuracies 

are achieved – even with uctuating product 

characteristics featuring dierent viscosities. 

The Modulll NWJ also meets the most stringent 

of hygiene requirements: by means of fully 

automated CIP and SIP processes, plus an 

optional version featuring an automatic foam 

cleaning system or bottle and closure handling. 

For the closed-cycle CIP cleaning routine, the 

cups slot into place automatically; the CIP and 

sterilisation media are returned downwards. The 

tanks are sprayed out automatically as well. 

Krones 

Industrial Inkjet Printer for Marking and Coding 

At the Fachpack 2018 trade fair, Paul Leibinger 

GmbH & Co. KG presented the JET One – a new 

industrial inkjet printer for marking and coding 

food packaging, beverages and consumer 

goods. 

food packaging, beverages and consumer 

products, with xed and variable data such as 

best-before date, LOT and batch number and 

graphics. The marking takes place without 

contact with flying drops of ink, making 

it suitable for convex and concave, rough 

pressure, strives for production optimisation, 

and is intent on avoiding downtime. The 

problem most users face with many CIJ printers 

is that the ink dries during production breaks. 

This causes time-consuming cleaning that 

delays production restarts. In the worst-case 

“In 2018, Leibinger is consistently positioning 

itself for the broad market in the area of 

industrial marking and coding systems,” 

explained Ms. Christina Leibinger, Managing 

Proprietor of Paul Leibinger GmbH & Co 

KG, a printer manufacturer from Baden- 

Wuerttemberg, which will be exhibiting at the 

Fachpack in Nuremberg. “We developed a 

new entry-level model with this in mind. The 

JET One is equipped with the same reliable 

technology as all our printer lines and is 100% 

made in Germany. We did not compromise at 

all on quality and reliability.” 

and smooth, at and relief-molded product 

surfaces. 

You can print country and industry-specic 

fonts with a character height of 1.5 to 8 mm 

in up to two lines. Since the ink dries in less 

than a second – on plastic, glass, wood, metal, 

ceramics, technical composites, cardboard 

and paper alike – the CIJ printer can handle 

production speeds of up to 268 m/min. Ink 

consumption is minimal: the JET One prints 

up to 120 million characters with only one 

liter of ink. 

scenario, the printing is diuse with illegible 

type and expensive reworking required during 

production. 

Paul Leibinger 

The JET One is suitable for marking and coding 

The packaging industry is facing increasing cost 


62 

FIRST LOOK 

Key Technology 

Digital Sorters for Fresh-Cut Leafy Greens 

Key Technology, a member of 

the Duravant family of operating 

companies, introduces VERYX ® 

digital sorters for fresh-cut leafy 

greens. VERYX is the world’s only 

belt-fed sorter that can inspect 

product entirely in-air with top 

and bottom sensors in order to 

detect and eliminate all foreign 

material (FM) and product defects. 

Combining Key’s expertise in 

sorting and conveying, these 

integrated VERYX systems are 

specifically designed to handle 

the challenges of sorting leafy greens. VERYX properties of every object, including the 

maximises sort accuracy to remove more FM presence or absence of chlorophyll, VERYX 

and defects while virtually eliminating false removes insects and animal parts, paperboard, 

rejects, improving food safety and increasing wood, rocks, plastics, glass and more, as 

yields simultaneously. 

well as defects and blemishes including leaf 

discolouration, tipburn and leaves that are 

Detecting colour, size, shape and structural decayed, wilted or broken. VERYX sorting 

systems can be configured to 

handle a wide range of products 

including iceberg, romaine, leafy 

spinach, cabbage, arugula, frisée, 

escarole, radicchio, Belgian endive, 

mache greens, watercress and 

various salad mixes. 

Key tailors each VERYX with the 

optimal sensor types, sensor 

positions, lighting, ejection system, 

product handling and software 

to meet each customer’s specic 

requirements. Next-generation 

4-channel cameras and laser scanners 

oer twice the resolution of previous sensor 

technology. For lines that process a variety 

of leafy greens and salad mixes, fast and 

accurate recipe-driven changeovers maximise 

production exibility and uptime while ensuring 

repeatable results. 

Multivac 

Direct Web Printers Maximise Hygiene and User-Friendliness 

Last year, MULTIVAC Marking & Inspection 

launched the DP 230, the first model in 

a new generation of direct web printers, 

for integrating into R 08x and R 1xx 

thermoforming packaging machines. From the 

4 th quarter of 2018 onwards, the new models 

of direct web printers will also be available for 

the R 2xx and R 5xx thermoforming packaging 

machines. 

When the new generation of direct web 

printers was developed, there was a particular 

focus on meeting the latest hygiene and 

safety standards. As with the machines of 

the previous generation, the new direct web 

printers are based on a stainless steel and 

anodised aluminium construction. 

All exposed edges are chamfered and dead 

space has been systematically avoided. This 

means that liquid can easily drain away during 

cleaning. 

The innovations include hygiene cylinders 

with stainless steel connections on the lm 

brake and hybrid cables for all connections to 

the packaging machine. The cover plates are 

specially designed for use in the food sector 

and are perforated for ease of cleaning. 

Since security against loss of product 

has a high priority 

in the medical and 

pharmaceutical 

sectors, the DP 230 

direct web printers 

for these industries 

are supplied with 

solid cover plates and 

plexiglass windows. 

Also, in order that 

the direct web printer 

has a high degree of 

user-friendliness, MULTIVAC has equipped 

the printer mounting with a quick-changing 

device, so that it can be dismantled easily 

when changing the thermal printhead for 

example. All removable covers are provided 

with ergonomically arranged handles, which 

enable the covers to be handled easily from 

the operating side. 


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ADVERTISERS' INDEX 

 

Beneo 

www.beneo.com 

Berndorf Band GmbH 

www.berndorfband-group.com 

Cargill 

www.cargill.com 

CBST 2019 

www.chinabeverage.org/cbst/ 

DuPont 

www.dupont.com 

Festo Pte Ltd 

www.festo.com 

Gebo Cermex 

www.gebocermex.com 

GNT 

www.gnt-group.com 

Heat and Control Pty Ltd 

www.heatandcontrol.com 

igus Singapore 

www.igus.sg 

Kalsec Inc. 

www.kalsec.com 

Krones 

www.krones.com 

Naturex 

www.naturex.com 

Sidel 

www.sidel.com 

VLAM – Fries 

www.originalfries.eu 

VLAM – Poultry 

www.europeanpoultry.eu 

 

IBC 

OBC 

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55 

21 

3 

51 

18,19 

11,57 

45 

29 

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35 

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Malaysia KDN: PPS1528/07/2013 (022978) 

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Steel belts for the food industry 

Perfect belt geometry 

Excellent conductibility 

of temperatures 

 

with strictest sanitary standards 

Berndorf Band GmbH 

E: band@berndorf.co.at 

T: +43 2672 800 0 

www.berndorfband-group.com 

Steel Belts | Belt Systems | Service

Food & Beverage Asia October/November 2018

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