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A new production facility for plant-based foods requires the best inspection technology.
CREMER Sustainable Foods PTE. Ltd is a new production facility for plant-based foods in Singapore and a joint venture between CREMER Nutrition (Germany) and TEMASEK (Singapore). With the approval of the European Commission in December 2021, CREMER and the Asia Sustainable Foods Platform of TEMASEK laid the foundation for CREMER Sustainable Foods in Singapore.
The first production facility for plant-based products of the joint venture, covering an area of 11,000 square meters, is located in Singapore and was completed in the first quarter of 2022. The initial capacity is over 1,000 tons per year.
The focus of the newly established company is to expand the capacities for the production of plant-based protein products in Asia to provide customers with fresh, traceable, and sustainable plant-based foods.
CREMER and TEMASEK have recognized the growing importance of sustainable, healthy, and vegan nutrition for the global food ecosystem and intend to play an important role in implementing these trends.
The problem: Highest metal detection requirements of a world-class production facility must be met.
As a new large company with the highest quality requirements, CREMER needs a powerful and reliable metal detection system to ensure that the production facilities meet international standards and reliably produce safe products. All in the interest of food safety.
In addition, plant-based protein has a relatively high product effect, which can only be compensated for with the best detection technologies.
Therefore, CREMER has very high demands on both the quality and performance of the metal detection systems as well as on the competence and responsiveness of the customer service.
Flexibility in the setting of the metal detectors was also required, as CREMER has two packaging types with different sensitivity requirements:
- 1kg packaging: 2mm Ferrous, 2.5mm Non-Ferrous, 3mm Stainless Steel
- 10kg carton: 3mm Ferrous, 3.5mm Non-Ferrous, 3.5mm Stainless Steel
The solution: End-of-line inspection as quality control of packaged products
In the food industry, product safety is a top priority. Producing safe food is a complex task and associated with many challenges. One of these challenges is the detection of metallic foreign bodies. Only metal detectors with the latest technology guarantee the best detection performance and thus contribute to the quality of the products.
The metal detector GLS 450/250 GO DUO from Sesotec detects the smallest particles of iron, non-ferrous metals, and stainless steels. Integrated into a conveyor belt, this metal detector is a reliable inspection system. Installed at the end of the production line, after packaging, it ensures the final inspection of all finished, packaged products and guarantees that only metal-free products reach the customers.
The customer benefit: Metal detectors from Sesotec guarantee safe food.
Ensuring food safety is THE goal in the food industry. Controls regarding hygiene and foreign bodies, as well as the traceability of products, play a paramount role in this.
With the right equipment in the field of food inspection, every food manufacturer can efficiently meet all current standards and requirements for safe and sustainable food processing and reduce the risks to food safety.
CREMER Sustainable Foods PTE. Ltd was looking for reliable and high-quality machines with hygienic design "Made in Germany" for the new world-class production facility and found them at Sesotec: Best technology, best advice, and best service.
"Our goal was a solution for production optimization, efficiency increase, and ensuring food safety. All factors that are of utmost importance in food production. Competence and reliability at competitive prices, we found all of this at Sesotec and even with local support," says Production Manager Han Tan Jin Yi and adds: "Further projects will follow."
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