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Lactalis, which has 270 production sites in 52 countries, is using two long-life hoses that are six and a half feet in length and have a bore size of two inches after replacing a competitor’s rubber hose at its factory in Sombor, Serbia.

Engineers at Aflex have developed the hoses to meet the latest hygiene standards. The patented PTFE-lined hose, with standard 316 stainless steel braid EPDM cover, will ensure efficient product transfer and handling with extended life, the company says.

With flexibility and kink-free design requiring less force to bend than competitor smooth bore products, FaBLINE offers Lactalis a hose solution throughout production processes.

Aleksandar Rnjak, maintenance manager at Somboled, part of the Lactalis Group, says, “The hoses are exposed to CIP cleaning before production. After hanging the hoses on the fruit paste container, the hoses are rinsed and sterilised with steam at 280℉ at 50 PSI in the line.

“The hoses have shown exceptional durability and flexibility, and the safety of the operators connecting the tank with fruit paste and the system on the yogurt line has increased.”

Alan Varelija, sales engineer for the Balkans region at WMFTS, states, “Lactalis was not satisfied with the hose life of the previous rubber hose it was using, because the cover wore out every few months. The hose is dragged along the floor, so we offered a Safeguard option. The new hose now transfers milk and yogurt and it is regularly cleaned with CIP chemicals without any change almost a year after Lactalis began using it.

“Even if our outer protection comes away or gets damaged when the hose is dragged along the floor, the hose doesn’t lose its integrity, which eliminates the potential of premature failure.”

At another Lactalis’ production facility in Zagreb, Croatia, it has switched to using FaBLINE hoses on a filling machine which handles yogurt and yogurt fruit filling. Lactalis is using 16 long-life hoses that are 2.6 feet in length and have a bore size of 0.375 inches after replacing a silicone rubber hose.

FaBLINE hoses provide up to twice the flow of similar sized convoluted delivery hoses, for a faster, more efficient processing solution, according to Aflex.

Marin Ćosić, deputy head of maintenance at Dukat Dairy Industry, part of the Lactalis Group, says, “On the yogurt and fruit filling machine, the working conditions are demanding in terms of high sterilization temperatures (100℉), and exposure to acids and alkalis for washing the hoses through which the product passes. With the aim of avoiding the possibility of contamination of the product, we decided to install the FaBLINE hose on the machine for filling yogurt and fruit yogurts. The hoses turned out to be very good and long-lasting.”

Alan Varelija, sales engineer for the Balkans region at WMFTS, adds, “The existing silicone rubber hoses from another company on a filling machine were outdated, and the risk of contamination was very high. The customer measured its existing connectors, so we were able to offer an exact match.” Further information can be found at www.wmfts.com.

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Used in many stages of food and beverage processing; from unloading raw material to a storage tank, through transfer to a mixer/agitator/reactor/cooking vessel, to final transfer to the filling line, Certa pumps maintain yield and increase output.

This advanced innovation in food pump technology delivers high suction capability to handle viscous products, offering significant advantages over alternative technologies. Unlike traditional pumps with rotors that cut through the fluid, Certa’s sinusoidal rotor gently carries fluid through the pump to dramatically reduce shear, while cutting power consumption by up to 50 percent with high viscosity fluids. With 3A certification, users can be assured that cheese curds are pumped without degradation.

For cheese applications, the Certa Sine pump reduces process costs when handling delicate or highly viscous products. The pump’s reduction of the number of fines and retention of fat and moisture within the cheese curds ensures product integrity therefore reducing wastage. It also allows for an improvement in yield, enabling an increased quantity of manufactured product from the same amount of milk that can result in savings of more than 20%. In comparison to a lobe pump, for example, yield can be increased by reducing fines content by approximately 27%. For high-volume cheese plants, 900g per tonne soon amounts to a significant saving, where return-on-investment is achievable within six months. Visit the dairy section on the WMFTS website for more information on pumps for cheese production.

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