Improving efficiencies for a world-leading chocolate biscuit producer
16/06/2014 ICS Cool Energy Ltd
With approximately 52 chocolate biscuits being eaten per second in the UK, there is little room for production downtime for one of Britain's leading snack food brands. Temperature control specialist, ICS Cool Energy, has developed a solution to improve efficiencies and maintain control of processes at the company's plant, which produces premium confectionery products including cakes, snack bars, and chocolate-covered biscuits.Dave Palmer, Sales Director of ICS Cool Energy's Heating Division, explains, "High levels of consumer demand require the most comprehensive facilities to uphold the product's high standard of quality consistently. The whole production process has up until now, relied heavily on the plant's aging central boiler. It heated water which was then distributed through a network of piping to its line of jacketed vessels.
"Our engineers provided a solution that would give the company more comprehensive control of its processes: a T90t thermoregulator with C7 advanced controller."
The T90t's C7 advanced controller offers full flow and pressure monitoring. This ensures more stringent levels of control, while allowing for working parameters to be recorded and validated. By working this way, the product stays at consistent temperature levels and its integrity is assured."
Palmer continues, "The T90t's 'plug and play' functionality and flexible castors mean that the unit can be installed and ready for hot or cold water supply without the need for site disruption and downtime. Our engineers have installed the system locally to each jacketed vessel or associated pipework. This provides a much greater ease of command and temperature variation. Crucially, it has dramatically reduced the heat losses caused by the distance the hot water was forced to travel with the previous system."
With the new T90t systems on site, the manufacturer's Process Technologist commented: "The new thermoregulators have directly improved our processes through better control capabilities and vastly improved flow and temperature monitoring. I can confidently say that the consistency of our chocolate is a million times better.
"Before ICS Cool Energy designed and installed our new system, we had problems keeping chocolate at a steady and reliable temperature. Now with the T90t we can set our working limits and parameters stringently to ensure that consistent levels can be achieved in the face of any potential fluctuation or external changes."
For more information, please contact:
ICS Cool Energy
Tel: 0800 774 7420
Web: www.icscoolenergy.com
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