Posted on: January 25th, 2024
Willmar, MN. – RELCO®, A Kovalus Company, has been awarded the opportunity to play a critical role in a major facility upgrade happening at Arla Foods Ingredients’ plant in Argentina. The contribution comes in the form of a complete evaporation and drying process comprised of brand new, RELCO-provided equipment.
The plant is designed to process non-caking permeate powder through the use of MVR-TVR evaporation, crystallization, and a bustle dryer timing belt system. Through this carefully scoped process design, maximum moisture removal is achieved during evaporation, minimizing the footprint and energy consumption of downstream equipment. Dehumidification of the drying air further reduces equipment size requirements and allows for continuous operation of the plant to generate a more stable, economical, and higher-quality powder.
Our engineers emphasize sustainability at every turn, employing equipment and components that offer more control over the operation to reduce operational expenses. All RELCO equipment supplied in this project meets sanitary design regulations and standards for edible powder production.
The RELCO solution relies on decades of engineering expertise and familiarity with non-caking permeate processing applications, as well as cutting-edge evaporator and dryer technologies. Our team has worked with customers around the world to achieve high-quality powders through similar process designs, having developed a reputation built on trust through demonstrated success.
The RELCO team at Kovalus is ready to tackle your biggest processing challenges. Get started with us today by emailing relcosales@kss-sep.com
About Kovalus Separation Solutions
Kovalus Separation Solutions is transforming the landscape of separations by developing and leveraging synergistic technologies such as membrane filtration, ion exchange, evaporation, drying, and more. With over half a century worth of experience, Kovalus offers comprehensive solutions for the most challenging in-process separation and water and wastewater treatment applications across the food and beverage, dairy, life science, and general industrial markets. Our team of dedicated and experienced engineers is committed to delivering value-add solutions to our customers worldwide by enabling resource recovery, waste elimination, reduced footprint, increased productivity, and overall lower costs.
Kovalus, formerly Koch Separation Solutions, was acquired by Sun Capital Partners, Inc. in 2023 and is a standalone entity, with several manufacturing sites and regional sales offices located globally. To learn more about Kovalus, please visit www.kovalus.com.
