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FOOd PrOCeSSING TeChNOlOGy ANd eQuIPMeNT

FPS Food Process Solutions Partners with Quality engineered

Solutions to Strengthen Global utilities expertise
FPS Food Process Solutions (“FPS”), a
global leader in turnkey food process-
ing technologies, announces a strategic
partnership with Quality Engineered
Solutions (QES) to further expand its
growing portfolio, with a strengthened
focus on utilities driven services.

With more than 25 years of experi-
ence, QES specializes in industrial ven-
tilation projects for food and beverage
processing plants as well as industrial
manufacturing facilities. Their deep ex-
pertise and reputation for excellence
significantly enhance FPS’s ability to
deliver a fully integrated, global prod- tion, Rick Allen joins FPS as Director adding QES as a valuable partner to en-
uct offering. of Global Utilities. In his new role, he hance our engineering capabilities to
will build a strong technical foundation
Recognized as “utilities experts” new heights. With their expertise, they
for utilities processes and expand the
within industrial engineering, QES will strengthen our growth in food and
brings extensive capabilities in venti- company’s engineering depth as FPS industrial plant ventilation systems,”
lation infrastructure and MEP design continues to scale to meet increasing says Jeffrey Chang, President, FPS Food
for complex industrial and commercial global demand. Process Solutions Corp.
environments. As part of this integra- “It was only a matter of time before Circle 8 on enquiry card

Washing and cutting seaweed

KrONeN technology processes products from the ocean

In the food industry, agar-agar is used as a gelling and bind-
ing agent, offering a tasteless alternative to gelatin. It can be
used to produce vegetarian or vegan foods such as soups,
confectionery, or ice cream. Thanks to its various properties,
agar-agar is also popular in the pharmaceutical industry.

A variety of algae such as the red algae (Gelidium Sesqui-
pedale) are used to produce different types of agar-agar with
varying properties for a wide range of areas of application.
A thorough washing process to remove sand and fine
particles with the HEWA

The seaweed is harvested from different ocean regions all
over the globe before being processed in several stages to
produce agar-agar. One of the main processing stages is Once it has been washed, the algae is shredded by the GS
washing the seaweed to remove sand, dirt, and fine parti- 20 belt cutting machine, which can process up to 1,500 kg
cles. The HEWA 3800B washing machine is the ideal solution
for this task thanks to its optional water management sys- per hour, and then spin-dried in the K650 drying system. It
tem (WMS) developed especially for sandy products and its can then be crushed, boiled, and dried in further processing
lateral fine particle removal drum. In a continuous washing stages to produce agar-agar.
process, the HEWA uses its HELICAL washing system to ef- A multitude of KRONEN machines are used by food pro-
fectively wash large amounts of up to 2,400 kg of algae, reli- cessing companies worldwide, especially for processing
ably removing sand and other fine particles. fruit, vegetables, and salad leaves but also for the produc-
Shredding seaweed with the extremely versatile GS 20 tion of innovative plant-based raw materials made from, for
cutting machine example, seaweed. Circle 9 on enquiry card
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