Parker Bioscience expands
capabilities by partnering with
Agidens Process Automation
Parker Bioscience (formerly Parker being driven to implement process
domnick hunter), a division of efficiency improvements to remain
Parker Hannifin – the world’s sustainable.”
leading diversified manufacturer
of motion and control technologies “One area of brewing which is
and systems, has announced the a perfect candidate for process
formation of a new partnership with efficiency improvements is the
Belgium-based company, Agidens utility hungry process of final
Process Automation. microbial stabilisation. Traditionally,
The new partnership combines more
than 50 years’ of brewing filtration
experience and industry-leading
products from Parker Bioscience,
with Agidens’ detailed knowledge
and experience of brewing processes
and automation. The global brewing
industry will now be able to access
systems which integrate Parker
Bioscience’s microfiltration solutions
with Agidens’ automated processing
technology.
Parker Bioscience provides filtration
solutions for the global food and
beverage industry. It has specialist
expertise in the brewing, bottled
water, wine and dairy industries, and
supports companies in improving
Parker Bioscience has developed most breweries have relied upon
cutting-edge technology for use pasteurisation techniques to kill
in cold stabilisation – the sterile spoilage organisms and produce
filtration of beer to remove any market stable beer; however, this
spoilage microorganisms before it is process can be costly to operate and
packaged. In conjunction with Agidens can lead to a deterioration in beer
Process Automation, it is now offering
a platform of sterile filtration modules
quality.
to suit a range of beer flow capacities “Through recent developments in
and specifications, as a more efficient filtration technology, sterile filtration
alternative to pasteurisation. is now the optimum process to
The modules are designed to provide
brewers with more control over beer
quality than pasteurisation offers,
coupled with lower production costs.
The partnership will also deliver
trap filtration and water filtration
solutions.
process control, efficiency and Commenting on the new partnership,
security throughout their production Daniel Vecsey, market development
and packaging processes. manager - food & beverage
processing at Parker Bioscience, said:
achieve microbiologically stable beer
and to protect beer quality at the
lowest operational cost.”
Danny Smets, business development
manager food & beverage at Agidens
Process Automation added: “The
combination of Parker Bioscience’s
knowledge on filtration and
Agidens’ extensive experience in the
design, development, construction,
automation, total integration and
“Both compani