INNOVATIVE UPGRADES AT FERMENTIS

Fermentis has unveiled a brand new facility at their Algist Bruggeman production plant in Ghent, Belgium

Innovative upgrades at major Fermentis production plant deliver significantly improved beer yeast quality and packaging flexibility.
Fermentis, a world-leading manufacturer of active dry yeast for beverages, has recently completed significant upgrades to its production facilities and packaging lines at Algist Bruggeman, one of its major production plants in Ghent, Belgium. The developments were designed and built to meet strict quality, traceability and logistical requirements with the goal of improving the microbiological quality of brewing yeast and better servicing their customers around the world.

Key components of the Fermentis project include:

Existing yeast production workshop upgrades.
New state-of-the-art machinery and dry yeast transport and cleaning equipment.
Fully cleanable production lines in both humid and dry conditions, to reduce possible cross contamination.
Additional quality control checks to eliminate any leaks, soft bags or labelling errors including an intelligent camera system.
A self-storage system featuring robot cells for automatic packaging, transport and intermediate storage.
Innovative new packaging updates, including easy-to-open features, unique QR codes for improved product traceability, and on-demand customizable secondary label printing to meet market- or customer-specific requirements.

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