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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nPremises<\/h4>\n
The FPLE facilities occupy an area of approximately 1000 square meters.<\/p>\n
It is divided into the following sections:<\/p>\n
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- Dairy processing and multipurpose engineering equipment.<\/li>\n
- Fruit & vegetable processing.<\/li>\n
- Meat processing.<\/li>\n
- Cereal processing.<\/li>\n
- Fish processing.<\/li>\n
- Vegetable oil processing.<\/li>\n
- Wine making.<\/li>\n
- Freezing.<\/li>\n
- Canning.<\/li>\n
- Drying.<\/li>\n
- Cold store, area 5 m2<\/sup> (4.0o<\/sup>C).<\/li>\n
- Frozen store, area 8 m2<\/sup> (-18o<\/sup>C).<\/li>\n
- Texture studies room.<\/li>\n
- Research and development of scientific instruments room.<\/li>\n
- Reagents – spare parts – chemicals stores.<\/li>\n
- Boiler house.<\/li>\n
- Machine workshop.<\/li>\n
- Electrical and electronics workshop.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
List of Processing Equipment<\/h4>\n
Multipurpose engineering equipment<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Heat transfer studies apparatus, by E.I.V.S France, comprising a pyrex glass\/stainless steel single tubular heat exchanger and a similar pyrex glass\/glass complete with rotameter, control panel and temperature recorder.<\/li>\n
- Fluid mechanics studies apparatus, by E.I.V.S France, made of pyrex glass, comprising of, a centrifugal pump, a Reynolds experiment system, a rotameter, a Venturi, an orifice and several pipes of various materials and diameters. The friction pressure drop of each accessory is individually monitored through an electronic measuring system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Separation processes equipment<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Plate and frame filter press, by Haku, Germany.<\/li>\n
- Centrifugal separator\/clarifier, by Alfa-Laval ,France.<\/li>\n
- Horizontal plate and frame reverse osmosis\/ultrafiltration apparatus by DDS-Denmark.<\/li>\n
- Vertical plate and frame ultrafiltration apparatus, by Rhone-Poulenc, France.<\/li>\n
- Electrodialysis apparatus with control panel and process parameter recorders , by S.R.T.I.,France.<\/li>\n
- Fractional distillation column unit with alternative use of a column filled with or without stainless steel packing material, complete with control panel and monitoring systems of temperature and reflux ratio, by E.I.V.S France.<\/li>\n
- Double effect falling film evaporator of 100 l\/h evaporative capacity, by Alfa-Laval, Sweden, operating under pressures down to 100 mbars, with fully computerized control system built by FPEL.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Drying equipment<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Spray drier of 50 l\/h evaporative capacity, by Niro, Denmark.<\/li>\n
- Double drum drier, by G.M.F. Gouda, The Netherlands.<\/li>\n
- Tray drier with drying rate monitoring system, by APEX, G.Britain.<\/li>\n
- Fluidized bed drier, with feeding, dehumidifier and temperature control system, by NEU, France.<\/li>\n
- Osmotic dehydration unit, built by FPEL.<\/li>\n
- Multipurpose pilot freeze-drier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Canning equipment<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Vertical canning retort with temperature chart recorder, by Webeco ,Germany.<\/li>\n
- Rotary sterilizer, Hydrolock simulator type, for can sizes from 100 g to 5000 g, with control panel and temperature controller, by C.B., France.<\/li>\n
- Horizontal pressure cooker-cooler, by Korimat, Germany.<\/li>\n
- Two manual seamers for 5 and 1 kg cans, by LANICO, Germany.<\/li>\n
- Electrical seamer for can sizes from 0.5 to 5 kg, by HENRI BIAUGEAUD, France.<\/li>\n
- Jar closer of any size of jars, by HENRI BIAUGEAUD, France.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Freezing equipment<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Liquid nitrogen tunnel, capacity 300 kg\/h, by AIR LIQUIDE, France.<\/li>\n
- Laboratory type liquid nitrogen freezer, programmable, with temperature recorder and a 100 l capacity Dewar flask, by NICOOL, France.<\/li>\n
- Fluidized bed freezer, minimum temperature -45o<\/sup>C,built by FPEL.<\/li>\n
- Immersion freezer, minimum temperature -20o<\/sup>C, built by FPEL.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Dairy processing equipment<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Two complete lines of milk homogenization-pasteurization-cooling, capacity 160 l\/h. One pressure homogenizer is of single valve ,by ALM, France and the other is of double valve by MATTERSON, G.Britain, the plate heat exchangers are by VICARB, France.<\/li>\n
- Cream separator, capacity 160 l\/h, by WESTFALIA, Germany.<\/li>\n
- Complete cheese making line, by SORDI, France.<\/li>\n
- Plate and frame ultrafiltration\/reverse osmosis unit, BURTON CORBLIN, France.<\/li>\n
- Two yogurt making double jacketed agitated vessels, capacity 160 l\/h, by PIERRE GUERIN, France.<\/li>\n
- Ice cream making machine<\/li>\n
- Butter churn, by BURR, Italy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Meat processing equipment<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Meat cutting wooden table.<\/li>\n
- Meat cuter, by KRAMER GREBE, Germany.<\/li>\n
- Vacuum sausage filler, by WEMAG, Germany.<\/li>\n
- Colloid mill, by PUC, Germany.<\/li>\n
- Ham making vacuum tumbler.<\/li>\n
- Meat mincer.<\/li>\n
- Salami prematuration chamber.<\/li>\n
- Dual purpose maturation chamber for fermented and for cooked sausages with control panel, by ROUMELIOTIS, Greece.<\/li>\n
- Smoking cabinet, fully automated, by ROUMELIOTIS, Greece.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Fish processing equipment<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Two stainless steel benches with sinks for cleaning and gutting the fish.<\/li>\n
- Cabinet drier.<\/li>\n
- Film heat sealing vacuum packaging machine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Fruit & vegetable processing equipment<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Rotating screen drum washer, by HENRI BIAUGEAUD, France.<\/li>\n
- Juice extractor, by HENRI BIAUGEAUD, France.<\/li>\n
- Stone remover, by HENRI BIAUGEAUD, France.<\/li>\n
- Vegetable chopper, by HENRI BIAUGEAUD, France.<\/li>\n
- Mechanical potato peeler, by HENRI BIAUGEAUD, France.<\/li>\n
- Refining screen skin and seeds separator(finisher), by HENRI BIAUGEAUD, France.<\/li>\n
- Juice deaerator, by BUSCH, France.<\/li>\n
- Screw steam blancher, by CLERELY, France.<\/li>\n
- Multipurpose cutting, dicing, slicing machine, by SOLIA, France.<\/li>\n
- Two fruit maturation chambers.<\/li>\n
- Controlled CO2<\/sub> chambers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Wine making equipment<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Grape declusterer.<\/li>\n
- Mechanical grape press juice extractor, by ARIETTE, France.<\/li>\n
- Mobile filter press with preparation tank for wine clarification, by LAFERT, France.<\/li>\n
- Three stainless steel tanks for wine storing.<\/li>\n
- CO2<\/sub> filler for carbonizing soft drinks and beverages.<\/li>\n
- Cork bottle closer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Cereal processing equipment<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Laboratory flour mill, by CHOPIN, France.<\/li>\n
- Hammer mill.<\/li>\n
- Mobile hammer mill, suitable for wet milling, by APEX, G.Britain.<\/li>\n
- Hammer mill with cyclone dust separator, by PROMIL, France.<\/li>\n
- Electrical oven, by NEFF, Germany.<\/li>\n
- Pasta making single screw extruder, by NUOVA LAMPA, Italy.<\/li>\n
- Two sets of scientific sieves, by PROLABO, France.<\/li>\n
- Alveograph, by CHOPIN, France.<\/li>\n
- Zymotachygraph, by CHOPIN, France.<\/li>\n
- Two trieur cylinders for grain size separation, by CHOPIN, France.<\/li>\n
- A set of grain classification screens.<\/li>\n
- Electrical conductivity moisture content determination apparatus.<\/li>\n
- Extensiongraph \u2013 farinograph, by MAX EGGER, Austria.<\/li>\n
- Viscoamylograph, by MAX EGGER, Austria.<\/li>\n
- Twin screw cooker extruder, model BC45, by Clextral, France, with in line attached slit rheometer, built by FPEL and monitored by computer.<\/li>\n
- Moisture determination oven.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Vegetable oil processing equipment<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Complete olive oil extraction unit, capacity 250 kg olives\/h, comprising, an olive crusher, an olive pulp malaxator, a metering pump, a Decanter, by ROBATEL, France and a centrifugal clarifier, by WESTFALIA,Germany.<\/li>\n
- Complete oil refining line comprising a caustic soda oil neutralization unit, a vacuum decolourizer and a vacuum deodorizer, built by FPEL.<\/li>\n
- Oil hydrogenization unit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Biotechnology equipment<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Sets of fermenters, capacity 1 L.<\/li>\n
- Fully automated fermenter capacity 20 L, with control panel, by BIOLAFITTE, France.<\/li>\n
- Selfsterilizable mobile fermenter, capacity 500 L, with control panel, by BIOLAFITTE, France.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
All processing equipment are accompanied by ancillary equipment such as pumps, balance tanks etc.<\/p>\n
Miscellaneous equipment<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Agitating double jacketed vessel for studying mixing of liquids, built by FPEL.<\/li>\n
- Water chilling unit (60o<\/sup>C).<\/li>\n
- Water demineralization unit, by PROSOFT, France.<\/li>\n
- Steam generating unit , capacity 2 tons steam\/h, by IFESTOS A., Greece.<\/li>\n
- STEFAN apparatus for the production of processed cheeses and sauces.<\/li>\n
- Microwave oven with temperature measurement, by MIELE, Germany.<\/li>\n
- Instron Universal Testing Machine, table model 1140, capacity from 50 to 500000 g, equipped with digital data acquisition system made by FPLE.<\/li>\n
- Tristimulus micro colour meter by Dr Lange, Germany.<\/li>\n
- A series of viscometers such as Ubbelohde suspension level capillary viscometers, falling sphere viscometer, cone and plate and spindle Brookfield<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Ancillary Services<\/strong><\/p>\n
The plant is equipped with utility networks of compressed air (6 bar), steam (8 bar), tap water, hot water, soft water and chilled water (8o<\/sup>C).<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- Cork bottle closer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Immersion freezer, minimum temperature -20o<\/sup>C, built by FPEL.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Frozen store, area 8 m2<\/sup> (-18o<\/sup>C).<\/li>\n