a new culture in yoghurt production

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Y ogurt prod uctio n ts an exact ing science.Sometimes, it takes the rethinking of an entireline, rather than just replacing one machinewith another. Rather than develop a new unit for cheprocessing line, the engineers at T etra Pak's h eadquartersin Sweden have looked at the entire produ ction solutionand range of equipment needed to produce yogurt. Asa result. Tetra Pak is also able to provide a carbon foot-print for new installations, enabling dairies to control andimprove their environmentai performance.

Dan Bjorklund, manager fermented solutions. TetraPak dairy a nd beverage systems says, "W e can make theseclaims not just on the basis of our research and testingprogramme but also because of our practical experiencewith over 200 yogurt production lines.

"In order to achieve first class yogurt processing solu-tions you need to know the nature of yogurt. Our foodtechnologists work side by side with engineers andautomation specialists, as well as with dairy customers.By sharing details on yogu rt cultures and milk mic robio l-ogy, this helps dairies improve line layout and productquality."

A key element in the production is the Tetra ThermLacta processing unit, a platfo rm based unit for pasteuri-sation of a range of l iquid dairy products. This flexibleunit includes deaeration, separation, homogenisationand a holding cell of 300 seconds. The unit delivers theyogurt milk with an outgoing temperature of S'-iS^Cdepending on the yogurt product.

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Tetra Pak's gone back to basics forthe development of its newproduction line for yogurt

Production planning and recipe configuration withTetra PlantMaster provides a com plete overview of theprocess and con trol in every stage of pro duc tion.

On the aseptic side. Tetra Pak has developed LactensoAseptic, a customised aseptic production solution thatenables dairy producers to achieve consistent product

Tetra Pak reports 8.8bn for 2008 salesTetra Pak must be doing som ething right because theSwedish packaging and processing equipment giantann oun ced net sales of 8.8 billion in 2008 - up fiveper cent from 2007 in comparable terms. Its PackagingSolutions sector reached 7.8 billion in sales in 2008- an increase of 4.S per cen t over 2007, wh ile sales ofProcessing Solutions reached 949 million in 2008, up9.3 per cent over the previous year.

In 2008, Tetra Pak continued its planned invest-ment in new plant and equipment around the worldannouncing plans to invest in a state-of-the-art pack-aging material manufacturing plant in Pakistan andin new equipment in order to increase production inBrazil and Italy To strengthen its portfolio of c omp leteproduction solutions for cheese and dairy powder.Tetra Pak acquired two specialised food processingcompanies. Downer MBL Pty Ltd and Downer MBL,from Australia-based Dow ner EDI.

In 2008 Tetra Pak supplied 141 billion individualpackages around the world to deliver over 70.6 billionlitres of liquid. That represents a three per cent riseover the number of beverages consumed in Tetra Pak


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quality while reducing operating costs by up to 20per cent and minimising their environmental impact.Technologies, such as energy hibernation and IntelliCIP,work alongside upgraded existing equipment such as theTetra Therm Aseptic Flex for indirect UH T treatment, andthe Tetra Alsafe aseptic buffer tank.

Tetra Pak estimates that the systems offer 40 per centlower product losses compared with current industrystandards, use up to 75 per cent less water and cut ch em i-cal use by up to 20 per cent. The third generation TetraTherm Aseptic Drink needs 20 per cent less energy andreduces product losses by up to 40 per cent.

Keith Goodby, category manager dairy for Tetra Pakpoints out: "Tetra Lactenso Fermented has the flexibilityto optimise production of a wide range of yogurt, includ-ing drinkin g yogurt, sec yogur t and fermented long life

products."Improving environmental performance is an imp ortan t

area for many dairy sectors, not just yogu rt produc tion.In other parts of the industry Tetra Pak Processing isalready working with dairies and other processed foodsuppliers to improve sustainability wherever possible.

Meanwhile, Tetra Pak hasalso launched several othernew produc ts. Tetra Pak iLine solutions, a new generationof high-performance aseptic carton packaging solutions,which "takes line integration and automation technol-ogy to a new level thanks to a novel process controland inform ation management system," according to thecompany. Capacity can be increased and operationalcosts reduced by up to 40 per cent, depending on theconfiguration. This product portfolio includes the TetraPak A3/CompactFlex iLine, the Tetra Pak A3/Flex iLine

and the Tetra Pak A3/Speed iLine.On the package side. Tetra Pak has in trodu ced

the Tetra Toppackaging for high acid ambientdistribution (hIAAD) of still drinks. The com-pany has also launched its Tetra Gemina Asepticglobally, a roll-fed gable top shaped packagewith full aseptic performance for the packaging

of b oth juice and milk-based products. BD

Stirred type yogurt productionsystem, with six tanks and

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For further information please visitwww.terapak.com

Great Products, Great SolutionsTetra Pak CPS is a leading provider of quality capital equipment and turnkeysystems to the hygienic liquid process industries and supplies a largenumber of household names. We offer a range of equipment and servicesin the following fields: Intake and Storage Separation and Homogenisation Mixing and Biending Process Vessels and Storage Tanks Pasteurisation Cleaning In PlaceOur committed and highly experienced sales and engineering teams arehere to help. As ever, they will be focusing on finding you the best solutionfor your circumstances.Get in touch with Paul Griffin or Tony Casey to see how we can put ourexperience and expertise to work for you.Tel: +44 (0)1935 818800 www.tetrapakcps.co.ukTetra Pak, A- and PROTECTS WHAT'S GOOD are trademarksbe long ing to the Tetra Pak Group.


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