NIZO food research (Food Valley, The Netherlands) is one of the most advanced, independent research companies in the world and owns the largest public food grade pilot plant in Europe.
The hands-on industrial experience gained with this asset, combined with the extensive lab and modelling facilities, has generated know-how that can be applied at your factory floor. Based on this experience and in close cooperation with you, selected process steps in your plant can be optimised. A higher process performance will be the result.

	Industrial audits & consultancy (process scans) Cost reduction, increased yields, zero product loss are repeating issues at any production facility. By combining hardware data, lab results and advanced modelling (e.g. in the field of cheese yield, heat treatment, etc.) we can offer support on different operational levels varying from straightforward processing adjustments through to complete process optimization advice.
	Troubleshooting If quality of the products or capacity of the equipment doesn’t meet your expectation, skilled experts can provide support at your site to track down the source of the problems. They will operate discreetly and fast and have a wide array of analysis tools available: non-invasive measurements on site, interviews on site, but also product / process monitoring using advanced microbiological, flavour and microscopic analytical tools.
	Optimization cleaning/product change-over OptiCIP, the NIZO cleaning optimization tool, provides an objective view of the current cleaning efficiency resulting in various optimization possibilities, i.e. reduction of cleaning time, etc. In addition product change-overs can be monitored, resulting in decreased product loss and less environmental load.
	Process design Building new production lines or overhauling existing ones generate a lot of new opportunities to choose from. By designing various process flow diagrams, insight is gained into the capacities of the equipment needed, demand for utilities, bridging of cleaning times, back-up systems and robustness of the various options.
	WebSim-MILQ Design and optimise your own pasteurization or UHT process with powerful user-friendly web-based software. Validated models inside have been successfully applied for numerous process and product optimisation projects. Optimisation of food quality, process costs and microbial safety? Try it yourself, and create your own free trial account! The web application can be found at http://websim.milq.org
Contact : Gert van den Hoven Tel : + 31 318 659 570 E-mail : gert.van.den.hoven@nizo.nl