PACIFIC PROCESS PRODUCTS

Pacific Process has developed a range of innovative products through extensive R&D focus over the years. Our product range contuse to grow, and offers real benefit to a number of industries. These products and benefits are presented as follows;

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MCS (Mobile Concentration System)


Introduction

Filtration technology has become an accepted and widely used technology within the global diary & desalination industries. Reverse Osmosis (RO) has been the filtration media of choice, as it has the ability to retain all solids particulates in its concentrate stream, while the filtrate (water or permeate) is of a very high quality, and depending on the specific plant configuration utilized, can be considered ‘ultra-pure’.

For product concentration applications, the concentrate or ‘retentate’ is retained and the water disposed as surplus, while for desalination and water purification, the retentate is disposed of, and permeate is retained.

The Mobile Concentration System (MCS) by Pacific Process is the next step in product concentration and water purifying technology offering extensive potential cost savings in product collection costs, reduced processing plant capital expenditure and offering an easy to use mobile water purifying platform in applications requiring a fast entry and exit.

The MCS is easy to use, can be fitted to most truck configurations, and is made possible in part by innovative construction and its ability to operate without requiring excessive truck power.

Pacific Process can readily evaluate your product collection / desalination requirements and model your current collection operation – and apply the MCS technology to demonstrate what the cost savings can mean to you.

Do not hesitate to contact your nearest Pacific Process office to find out more about this new innovation.

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MILK OR LIQUID FOOD CONCENTRATION;
Current dairy milk concentration facilities are land based ‘satellite’ type transfer stations where milk is collected off farm and transported to the milk station, as opposed the long distance to the processing plant. At the satellite station the milk is concentrated to half its original volume, with permeate either collected for use in the station, or dumped to effluent. The concentrate is then loaded onto long haul tankers and delivered to the processing plant.

MCS technology allows for the RO plant to be installed onto the milk collection tanker, where the milk up loaded from the farm is concentrated as the tanker completes its collection round. The concentrate can either be transferred directly to the long haul shuttle tanker, or taken directly back to the processing plant by the MCS tanker unit.

The MCS system is designed to match the collection rate of milk tanker within the catchment area. If we collect milk at an average rate of 20KL/hr, then our system needs to filter water at a rate of 10KL/hr. This allows the milk load to be halved (the tanker can then collect twice the original volume).  This means:

  • MCS technology can be matched to milk collection requirements.
  • Pure water is left at the farms for the farmers use, or used for MCS cleaning.
  • Reduced milk volume at the processing plant reduces plant costs.

MCS can concentrate most liquid food products and is not limited to the dairy industry. Other products that can be concentrated include, but is not limited to;

  • Goats milk
  • Soy milk
  • Juice
  • Wine
  • Barley water
  • Sugar products

DESALINATION & WATER PURIFICATION;

The desalination process is most widely known in the form of large scale facilities located in parts of the world where flowing or ground water is scarce. The plants are large and produce many tens or thousands of cubic meters per hour of drinking water.

Innovations have included for the installation of a desalination plant onto a mobile platform such as an articulated trailer, or a container, or a trailer type unit. These designs allow for the parking of a mobile desalination system, connection to local power, or run by on board mobile – or truck power, the acceptance of a feed stream (sea or river water), the filtering of the pure water and depositing of this pure water into another receptacle. This technology is already in widespread use around the world by humanitarian and military organizations.

MCS is the next step, to make the process completely mobile, by the fitting an RO plant directly to the truck or military vehicle, and allow for the production of the pure water as the vehicle is in motion, or if is parked at the collection area and has time to produce the full load of fresh water.

The MCS system design can be scaled to suit either a large scale ‘base camp’ style operation where large volumes of water are required, or scaled down to suit a smaller mobile ‘on patrol’ style operation. Descriptions of how these alternatives can be utilized is included later in this brochure. This means:

  • MCS is fully mobile when used in the fast changing environments associated with disaster relief or on the battle field.
  • Vehicles are not required to remain at the water supply for extended periods.
  • Fresh water can be manufactured while on the move.

 

 

MOBILE PUMPING SYSTEMS


Introduction

Pacific Process has been involved in many food process industries that call for the use of mobile pumping systems. This involves the transfer if liquid products from one process to another, or one storage vessel to another.

Key processes where Pacific Process mobile pumping units have been utilized include;

  • Wineries for the transfer of wine throughout the winery
  • Dairy transfer stations for the remote transfer of milk between tankers and / or trains

Pacific Process have a mobile pumping unit to suit your plants requirements, from low to high capacity, from basic functionality to a full ‘smarts’ package, there is a tailored solution to suit the process and demand.

Contact your nearest Pacific Process office, or make contact through this website to find out more.

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About the Units

 

The pumping units can range in size from small scale (<10m3/hr) to larger scale (up to 160m3/hr) depending on the need. The system design can be tailored to suit the customer’s requirements.

The systems are of a robust construction which allows them to survive in a rugged environment and to be treated fairly harshly. The come complete with the necessary power supply leads and product hoses to connect them to the relevant processes.

Multiple pumping units can be utilized together where multiple pump outs are required (such as a milk tanker truck and trailer simultaneous pump out).

Pacific Process can also provide on request options for the site systems necessary to operate the pumping units, this can include;

  • Distributed power supply networks
  • Distributed communications networks (hard wired and wireless)
  • Site control system interface to allow the system to communicate with the site systems
  • Site cleaning systems as required
  • Distributed services such as hot and cold water, compressed air & cleaning chemicals


Automation, Control and Communications

The pumping systems can range from a fully manual operation with local system start and stop control of the pumping, to a fully automated system that allows the system to pump at a controlled rate and to a set volume. Pacific Process will work with our customers to customize their automation requirements.

The automated units come standard with a small PLC to control system operations, and a panel mounted touch screen HMI to allow operators to control the system and enter operational parameters.

Should the units be required to communicate to other pumping units or to a site based control system, this can be accommodated either by hard wired Ethernet link, or via a wireless connection.

Pacific Process can offer a range of automation platforms to use, the most common (and standard) systems are Rockwell (Allen Bradley) and Siemen’s (S7).

Contact your nearest Pacific Process office, or make contact through this website to find out how viscosity control can help you’re process..

 

MILK EVAPORATOR VISCOSITY CONTROL

Introduction

Powder stickiness depends on the powder composition and the microclimate surrounding it within the spray dryer. These two factors interact with each other, because the air temperature and relative humidity influence the surface viscosity of the powder particles and their tendency to stick to each other, and to equipment surfaces when they come in contact with them, thus leading to “plugging”.

For high lactose products such as skim milk powders, stickiness is linked to the “Glass Transition” phenomena. Most crystalline solids can exist in two distinct forms – Glassy and Rubbery. The Glassy state is rigid, brittle and non-sticky. The Rubbery state is pliable and may be sticky. Changing the temperature and humidity surrounding the powder particle will change its form from one state to the other which is called the “Glass Transition”

A trained operator will then be able to maximize the dryer production by varying the key dryer operating conditions to ensure that the plant remains in the “safe zone”, but close to the “Sticky” Line, thus minimizing the risk of “plugging” events and subsequent dryer downtime.

Installation of the SPI system will allow for the optimization of the dryer operation under variable atmospheric and changing feed conditions, by providing real time information to the operator via the HMI screen about actual versus known unsafe running conditions, which may lead to “plugging” type events on the dryer due to powder “stickiness”.

 

 

FOOD INDUSTRY CUSTOMIZED PROCESSING MODULES


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