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final drying at a much lower temperature, time when the powder is used by the end also reap many benefits, such as:
which creates a better end product while user to create food products.
also saving energy. Higher egg powder quality
Horizontal vs. vertical • Improved microbiology due to efficient
Multistage spray drying Traditionally, egg powder was created CIP inline
With multistage spray drying, you have by using a horizontal drying system. In • Higher flow-ability due to static fluid bed
the unique option to create an instant general, this system was used to create
powder with superior dissolving proper- a single product, since cleaning was very • Instant, fast-dissolving egg white powder
ties compared to regular powder. Using time-consuming. In addition, the energy • Higher emulsifying capacity in yolks and
a tower drying system, it is possible to consumption of this system is relatively whole eggs — proteins preserved by short
high. A vertical drying system is cleanable residence time
via CIP because there are no retention areas Versatile equipment
present. CIP reduces cleaning time drasti-
cally, by 3–4 hours, and allows a vertical • CIP inline instead of manual cleaning
dryer to produce more than one product, • Static fluid bed, resulting in a better prod-
making it more versatile. uct, against lower costs.
Finally, the residence time of the prod- • Ability to dry multiple products on the
uct in a vertical system is up to five times same dryer
shorter at a lower temperature when com-
pared with a traditional system. A shorter • Less maintenance at lower costs
holding time with less heat leads to better Access to global expertise, focus,
re-inject the fine particles at the top of the functional properties in the end product. and service
chamber. These fine particles agglomer-
ate with the newly formed particles. When Higher quality, higher profit • Deep knowledge of the process and egg
water is introduced to this instant pow- By using a vertical drying system and products, from LAB to customers
der, it can penetrate the particles through multistage spray drying, you not only • Reactivity, adaptation to your needs
the capillary function. In other words, the
powder acts as a sponge for water, which achieve a higher-quality product. By adding • Experience in engineering at over fifty
increases solvability dramatically and saves this technology to your operation, you will turnkey processing plants

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HUNGARIAN POULTRY PROCESSOR MASTER

GOOD BENEFITS FROM MAREL SOFTWARE

Master Good is a forward-thinking how to prevent this loss. And we can verify
poultry enterprise in Hungary. Their the results of our preventive measures.”
primary processing line runs at a speed
of 15,000 bph [250 bpm], which makes Trend monitoring
it impossible for the human eye to “However, IMPAQT is not a tool to solve
measure efficiency. The help of Mar- sudden incidents. We use it as a moni-
el’s intelligent IMPAQT software is very toring tool for trends, which alerts us if
welcome. Nóra Moldvai-Villányi, Master performance drops in a particular area.
Good Production Controller, tells how This means we can react faster and more
the implementation of IMPAQT has ben- efficiently. At the moment, our technical
efitted the primary process. department benefits most from IMPAQT.
Nóra Moldvai-Villányi explains, “We didn’t The Nuova, LineLink DE and EC dashboards
have a clear view of the performance of our are a continuous help for them. They con-
equipment. The judgments of our techni- stantly check the screens, spot the issues forming well and needs to be repaired or
cal and production people were sometimes and react quickly if the performance of any replaced as soon as possible.”
contradictive and subjective. Since IMPAQT unit drops.” Easier life
checks every shackle individually, our re- Real-time loss prevention
ports are objective and reliable. Therefore, “Especially when we look at mainte-
we have no more miscommunication.” IMPAQT has already resulted in a bet- nance, IMPAQT makes our life easier. Be-
ter performance for Master Good. Nóra sides the dashboards, the Bad Shackle
Find the cause Moldvai-Villányi continues, “Gizzards, report is also a ‘must see’ report. Every

“IMPAQT gives us a realistic, real-time hearts and livers are very important for shackle transfers many birds every day.
overview of the performance of the primary us. We do our utmost to prevent the loss of One defective shackle will cause prod-
line. But it is more important that it can also these products. As this process starts with uct loss each time the conveyor goes
help us focus on a certain issue, gather all the Nuova eviscerator, it is crucial that we around. It’s therefore important to rec-
the necessary data and find the root cause in can closely watch its operation by checking ognize broken or damaged shackles. In
real-time. Having several product detection the performance dashboard. This screen the so-called Bad Shackle report, our
points in the line, we can instantly see where not only shows performance –which has maintenance department can easily iden-
most product losses occur. We can decide considerably improved overall – but also tify bad shackles in the line and replace
tells straight away which unit is not per- them as soon as possible.”

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