Food & Dairy Seminar Agenda
Wednesday, 18th November 2009
The Powder Handling Food and Dairy Processing Industry Seminar on the 18th November is a one day seminar and features seven very interesting and informative presentations by both local and international experts in these individual fields.
Seminar Agenda & Presenters
Reliable Storage, Flow and Handling of Powders
Peter Wypych - University of Wollongong
Without proper understanding and the relevant design tools and data, problems can easily occur in the storage, flow and feeding of bulk materials, as evidenced by: hammer rash and impact damage on the side of bins and hoppers; poor quality control; reduced plant capacity; and so on. This presentation discusses some of the key issues that need to be considered to ensure that the total system performs reliably and according to prediction.
Key topics include:
- importance of flow properties and flow patterns;
- flow promotion devices;
- component interfacing and interdependencies;
- minimising segregation effects.
Ingredient Systems in the Food and Dairy Industry
Russell Davies – Reimelt UK
Often referred to as batching, dispensing or dosing, at the heart of most production systems in the food industry, is the need to weigh out a specific quantity of one or more ingredients for further processing.
Ingredient batching systems can be as simple as the manual weighing of individual ingredients, or as complex as a fully automated, multi-recipe, multi-ingredient system linked to an ERP System. But how do you match the right system to your plant, taking into account current and potential future requirements?
This presentation takes a close look at the ingredient systems available for today's modern food processing plant and looks at what makes them right, or wrong for a particular application.
The Handling and Mixing of Cohesive Food and Dairy Powders
Dennis Forte - Dennis Forte & Assoc
Many of the particulate materials encountered in food and dairy processing applications exhibit
various degrees of Cohesiveness. Materials are often described as being either “free flowing”, “mildly cohesive” or “very cohesive”. The lack of flow-ability (or cohesiveness) of a given material (or formulation) can be either beneficial (minimizing segregation) or detrimental (making mixing more difficult) to the processing of that formulation.
A number of aspects of the behaviour of cohesive powders will be discussed, as follows:
- A definition of cohesiveness
- Measurement of the cohesiveness of particulate materials
- The role of moisture (and relative humidity), particle size and formulation
- The hopper flow phase diagram
Wet Granulation: Understanding Granule Formulation and Growth
Dr Karen Hapgood - Dept Chemical Engineering, Monash University
Wet granulation, also known as agglomeration is a common process in the food industry where
individual particles are assembled into a granule which has improved flow properties, dissolution and consumer appeal. This talk will include an overview of wet granulation, where a spray is added to an agitated powder bed, and recent advances, including the nucleation and granule growth regime maps. These quantitative tools answer two key questions:
- What do we know about achieving good liquid distribution?
- What do we know about why different products granule differently?
The information provided can be directly applied to understanding, trouble-shooting and scaling-up food agglomeration processes.
Maximising Quality Control in your Handling and Processing Plant
Peter Wypych, Associate Professor - University of Wollongong
Many handling and conveying operations result in undesirable levels of particle damage, which can significantly affect overall quality control and also introduce environmental and safety hazards. This presentation describes some of the tools and techniques that can be employed to improve quality control in existing systems and in the design of new plant/process.
Key topics include:
- understanding the consequences of particle damage;
- minimising particle attrition/damage – via better controls and/or new technology;
- selecting suitable components, such as feeders, bends, etc;
- minimising segregation effects.
Spray Drying to Engineer Better Powders
Dr David A V Morton - Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
This presentation explores what the desired features are for high value ingredient and related particulate production. It discusses the philosophy of particle engineering and spray drying as an aerosol process and offers an understanding of;
- the key stages of the process;
- the process factors influencing particulate form and;
- how we can apply these across industries.
The Importance of Protecting and Isolating Spray Dryer Systems Against Dust Explosion Risk
Felipe Ong - BS&B Safety Systems (Asia Pacific), Singapore
Most dairy powders or dusts are combustible in nature and dispersion of these particles in sufficient concentration with a presence of an ignition source and oxygen can cause rapid combustion known as deflagration to occur. If the event is confined by an enclosure such as Spray Dryer System, the resulting rapid pressure rise may cause a catastrophic explosion to happen.
The objective of this presentation is to create awareness on dust explosion hazards in Spray Dryer Systems, covering the available prevention techniques as well as protection techniques to mitigate this risk.
An actual case study of a recent dust explosion on Spray Dryer System will be presented and the valuable lessons learned will also be shared.
Registration
The cost for attending this one-day seminar is $299.00 plus GST per delegate, for registrations received and paid by the 30th September 2009. From the 1st October, the registration fee is $349 plus GST per delegate. Registration fees include coffee on arrival, morning and afternoon tea, lunch, full seminar notes and access to the Table Top Display area.
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