DAIRY APPLICATIONS
Sterile Gas for Aseptic Packaging
Aseptic packaging ensures that there is no microbial contamination of dairy products post processing, which fundamentally increases the life-time of the product and protects against worse case scenarios such as large scale product recalls. Sterile air and gas filter cartridges provide an aseptic environment in which dairy products may be packaged to avoid microbial contamination.
ASEPT-X
Parker specifically designed its ASEPT-X filters to provide sterile gas for critical processes within the food and beverage industry. These filters are capable of withstanding over 100 reverse steam-in-place cycles without condensation management, five times longer than the next best alternative.
ASEPT-X2
Validated to withstand even more SIP cycles, the ASEPT-X2 range of sterilizing grade gas filters provides increased microbial security and reduced operating costs for aseptic processing and packaging applications in the food and beverage industries.
Sterile Gas for Tank Filtration
During storage, dairy may come into contact with airborne bacteria transmitted via vents on storage tanks. In order to reduce and eliminate the possibility of product contamination, vents on storage tanks can be fitted with sterile filters which inhibit any spoilage organism from entering the tank.
HIGH FLOW BIO-X Sterile Gas Filters
High Flow Bio-X sterile gas filters combine proven depth filter technology and a pleated construction to provide retention down to 0.01 micron in gas.
HIGH FLOW TETPOR II Sterilizing Grade Filters
HIGH FLOW TETPOR II sterilizing gas filters set the standard with a great combination of efficiency, flow rate and strength. They offer a highly hydrophobic, high flowing PTFE membrane and can be in-situ steam sterilized for up to 225 cycles at 142°C. These filters are fully validated both to ASTM f838-05 liquid bacterial challenge and to an aerosol and viral challenge.
Valairdata 4
Valairdata 4 is the next generation of fully automated aerosol challenge integrity test unit, designed to test the integrity of sterile gas filters quickly and easily.
Product Purge
During the production process, dairy products can remain in the pipes. This product is often pushed along by 'flushing' the pipes with air, forcing the product downstream. The introduction of unfiltered compressed air into the process may introduce micro-organisms into the product. To avoid contamination and maintain food safety, this compressed air can be sterile filtered before use within the production process, maintaining the stability of the final product.
HIGH FLOW BIO-X Sterile Gas Filters
High Flow Bio-X sterile gas filters combine proven depth filter technology and a pleated construction to provide retention down to 0.01 micron in gas.
HIGH FLOW TETPOR II Sterilizing Grade Filters
HIGH FLOW TETPOR II sterilizing gas filters set the standard with a great combination of efficiency, flow rate and strength. They offer a highly hydrophobic, high flowing PTFE membrane and can be in-situ steam sterilized for up to 225 cycles at 142°C. These filters are fully validated both to ASTM f838-05 liquid bacterial challenge and to an aerosol and viral challenge.
Valairdata 4
Valairdata 4 is the next generation of fully automated aerosol challenge integrity test unit, designed to test the integrity of sterile gas filters quickly and easily.
Product Mobility
Sterile gas for product mobility is important at aseptic packaging where product delivery to the packaging process can be via an aseptic IBC. In many cases the IBC is top loaded with compressed gas to provide the motive force to drive through process lines and into the aseptic packaging machinery. To protect from product contamination and spoilage from airborne microorganisms, compressed gas used for product mobility should be sterile filtered close to the point-of-use.
HIGH FLOW BIO-X Sterile Gas Filters
High Flow Bio-X sterile gas filters combine proven depth filter technology and a pleated construction to provide retention down to 0.01 micron in gas.
HIGH FLOW TETPOR II Sterilizing Grade Filters
HIGH FLOW TETPOR II sterilizing gas filters set the standard with a great combination of efficiency, flow rate and strength. They offer a highly hydrophobic, high flowing PTFE membrane and can be in-situ steam sterilized for up to 225 cycles at 142°C. These filters are fully validated both to ASTM f838-05 liquid bacterial challenge and to an aerosol and viral challenge.
Valairdata 4
Valairdata 4 is the next generation of fully automated aerosol challenge integrity test unit, designed to test the integrity of sterile gas filters quickly and easily.
Product Aeration / Foaming
Product aeration allows dairies to be creative and innovative with the textures and mouthfeel of mousses, yogurts and cream cheeses. Aeration is being used to produce lighter products with a smooth mouth feel and reduces sugar and fat contents. The compressed air used in the process poses a significant threat of product spoilage through contamination from airborne microorganisms. Parker provide products which can help eliminate this problem.
HIGH FLOW BIO-X Sterile Gas Filters
High Flow Bio-X sterile gas filters combine proven depth filter technology and a pleated construction to provide retention down to 0.01 micron in gas.
HIGH FLOW TETPOR II Sterilizing Grade Filters
HIGH FLOW TETPOR II sterilizing gas filters set the standard with a great combination of efficiency, flow rate and strength. They offer a highly hydrophobic, high flowing PTFE membrane and can be in-situ steam sterilized for up to 225 cycles at 142°C. These filters are fully validated both to ASTM f838-05 liquid bacterial challenge and to an aerosol and viral challenge.
Valairdata 4
Valairdata 4 is the next generation of fully automated aerosol challenge integrity test unit, designed to test the integrity of sterile gas filters quickly and easily.
Steam Filtration
Steam is principally used for pasteurization or system sterilizing duties. However, due to its aggressive nature, steam can contain a high degree of metal fines or physical particulate, which if not removed, could contaminate product contact surfaces or damage valves. Typically, culinary grade steam is a pre-requisite to reduce the risk of the physical hazards present within steam. For steam filtration, this requires 95% removal of particulate greater than 2µm in size.
Sintered and Pleated Steam Filter Cartridges
Parker's steam filters are designed to provide high quality particulate removal in process steam (available with compliance to 3A Standard 609-03) together with high flow rates and dirt holding capacity, thereby allowing long system lifetime and cost-effective operation.
Food & Beverage Knowledge & Resources
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