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Pilot plants
The Institute has several pilot plants to develop new technologies and products, for testing of raw materials, training and demonstrations.
Pilot plant for technology of plant based food products
This group of pilot plants includes a bakery pilot plant and a confectionary pilot plant, equipped with modern equipment.
Bakery pilot plant consists of:
- Mixing line (two types of mixers: high-speed spiral and intense mixers);
- Line for sharing and processing of dough (dividers, molders and laminators);
- Lines for the final finishing and baking test (climatization chamber, shock freezing, baking furnace, multiple deck, rotary and convection ovens);
- Packaging line for finished products.
Confectionery pilot plant is made of:
- Mixing line for biscuits and cakes;
- Lines for designing and sharing (depositor);
- Line for chocolate tempering and cooling;
- Line for packaging of confectionery products.
Pilot plant for sugar beet
Pilot plant for sugar beet is made of:
- Washer, a horizontal drum in which the the sugar beet is washed under pressurized water;
- Leaning conveyor, which transports the washed beets to the cutters;
- Cutters, which chop washed sugar beet and creates a pulp mass;
- Dishes for the pulp, from them sugar beet pulp is taken for chemical analysis.
Pilot plant for feed technology
Pilot plant for feed technology has the ability to precisely execute technological processes on the equipment of relatively small capacity, which allows a careful evaluation of each step in the production process. This provides valuable results for scientific research and data necessary for development and improvement of production process and the development of new processes and product technologies, and design and operation of large capacity as well.
Within the pilot plant is equipment which includes almost all technological operations, which are used in modern feed production plants:
- hammer mill, roller mill, pulverizer,
- different types of mixers,
- conditioner,
- expander / extruder
- pellet-press,
- dryer/refrigerator,
- device for coating granules under vacuum,
- rotary sifter,
- steam boiler, etc.
This equipment allows the simulation of a wide range of production conditions that occur in practice and its use for research and development purposes.
Feed technology laboratory
In addition to chemical and microbiological characterization of raw materials, additives and finished products, which is done in other FINS laboratories, to conduct scientific research and serve our clients, feed manufacturers, we offer characterization of the quality indicators of feed manufacturing process.
For this purpose Feed technology laboratory has equipment for:
- Taking and dividing of samples;
- Determination of moisture content and water activity;
- Measurement of temperature;
- Measurement of mass;
- Determination of volumetric mass (bulk mass, the mass of compaction specific mass, density ...);
- Determination of particle size and distribution (sieves, shaker, air sieves, magnifier, microscope);
- Determination of flow index and angle of material filling;
- Evaluation of the pellet quality (hardness, abrasion percentage);
- Determination of the mixers effectiveness and mixture homogeneity, differentiation (segregation);
- Determination of the transmission level and cross-contamination;
- Determination of the working accuracy of the production process;
- Microscopy.
Pilot plant for meat technology
In a pilot plant for meat technology we can perform most of the technological operations typical for modern meat-processing facilities. Starting from the cutting operation, molding, salting and brining, meat pilot plant has adequate small capacity equipment for:
- crushing,
- mixing,
- filling,
- heat treatment,
- smoking,
- fermentation,
- drying and ripening.
Existing equipment allows precise control of process parameters, enabling simulation of a wide range of production conditions, which are used in practice. This provides valuable results for research and necessary data for improving the existing production process, new product development and design of large capacity facilities.
