Newsletter-April May June 2017

Mondelez opts for Bry-Air Dehumidifiers for their Singapore R&D Center

Cadbury needs no introduction!

The name conjures up mouth-watering images in our minds.

Cadbury, the multinational confectionary company owned by Mondelez International, has built its R&D centre for gum and candy in Jurong, Singapore to foster growth and innovation.

Bry-Air has supplied its Dehumidifiers for their gum and candy storage area, sampling room and stability room.

Gum and Candy ingredients are sensitive to high humidity and high heat. High humidity makes the gum and candy sticky, soft and more prone to mould formation.

Bry-Air has supplied three units of Desiccant Dehumidifiers with built in chilled water-cooling coil to extract the excess moisture and maintain humidity levels of 30-45% RH at 21°C.

Bry-Air has also installed its Dehumidifiers in Mondelez at other locations including India, Thailand, Nigeria, South Africa, Botswana and Egypt.

Bry-Air preserves the crunch

Most food products are highly hygroscopic in nature and absorbs moisture during processing, packaging and storage.

The moisture can spoil the flavour, taste and shelf life of the products.

Modern Snacks, Kanpur, Uttar Pardesh

Modern Snacks engaged in manufacturing of namkeen, biscuits, cakes, pastries etc.

Product: Aloo Bhujia is a popular crispy snack prepared by potatoes, chickpeas flour and spices with appox. shelf life of 5-6 months

Challenges: Cooked and hot namkeen absorb moisture from ambient air and turn soggy before packaging

Solution: Maintain the 35-40% RH level using Bry-Air Dehumidifier

Result: Bry-Air preserved the crunch, flavour, taste and aroma of the aloo bhujia

Zea Maize, Sonipat, Haryana

It produces and markets popcorns in cheese, caramel, chocolate, and potpourri flavour in India.

Product: Popcorn brand “4700 BC”, served in various flavour and seasoning

Challenges: loses its crispness and reduces shelf life. Rejection in food orders

Solution: Maintain 35-45% RH level using Bry-Air Dehumidifier along with 25°C temperature

Result: Crispy popcorn with increased shelf life from without compromising the food quality and taste

Shree Tirupati Balajee, Varanasi, Uttar Pardesh

Manufacturer of confectionary products including biscuits, snacks

Product: Rusk, dry hard biscuit with appox. shelf life of 4 months

Challenges: Rusk affinity for atmospheric moisture turn them soggy and loose its crispness during packaging

Solution: Maintain 30-35% RH level using Bry-Air Dehumidifier at ambient temperature

Result: Increase its life and maintained its crispness.

Sukhadia Garbaddas Bapuji, Anand, Gujarat

A leading traditional Indian sweet and namkeen manufacturer in Gujarat and an online sweets portal operator

Product: Penda (also famous as Peda) is milk based sweet with appox. shelf life of 10-15 days

Challenges: Microbial growth in Penda and low shelf life

Solution: Maintain 35-45% RH level using Bry-Air Dehumidifier along with 25°C temperature

Result: Increased shelf life from 10 days to 40 days without compromising the food quality and taste

Moistures Affects the Productivity of Pneumatic Conveying System

With the technological advancements, a wide range of industries are investing in the pneumatic conveying system. Pneumatic conveying system helps in transferring the powder, granules, chips, and pellets. It improves the efficiency of operations and conveyance which further result in the reduction of cost and manpower.

Often, after installing pneumatic conveyor certain productivity issues still persists because hygroscopic material absorbs moisture from conveying lines.

How moisture affects Pneumatic Conveyor:

Caking and lumping in powders
Build up inside the conveyor
Slower material transfer
Increase microbial growth
Affects product quality
Excessive downtime
Reduce productivity

Benefits of Dehumidification in Pneumatic Conveying:

No blockage of pneumatic conveyors
Increased productivity
Retain original quality and flavour
Extend shelf life
Energy savings
Long service life
Simple operation and maintenance
Reduce operational cost

Similarly, inlet air dehumidification helps in increasing throughput in the spray drying process

Bry-Air Solution

Pre-drying the air used in Pnuematic Conveying

Pre-drying the air by installing a desiccant dehumidifier is one of the solutions to keep raw materials fast flowing and free from clumping as the incorporated desiccant rotor easily pull out the moisture. Dry air produced through the dehumidification process helps in controlling the humidity in the environment which results in dry and fresh food powders and other hygroscopic products. Inlet Air Dehumidification is considered to be the most efficient solution to overcome the problem of lumping and caking. It also prevents sticking of the product on packing machines, hoppers or other parts. Moreover, it ensures an easy, free flow of powder through the packing machine into containers.