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Food processing plant purifies air with Advantix 

Europlast’s producon of sausage casings was

hindered by extreme humidity condions in its

manufacturing facility. To improve air quality and

control humidity, the company installed a DuCool

unit. The system enabled the company to be

more ecient and opmize condions in their

producon facility.

BACKGROUND

Ocially incorporated in 1982, Europlast is a German

company specializing in the producon of precise and

exactly dimensioned edible sausage casings. As a company

dedicated to the highest quality product, Europlast

ensures that its facility is clean and ecient and meets all

requirements of European Union food legislaon.

With its customer-driven policy, raw material and

extrusion knowledge, and problem-solving atude,

Europlast has grown to be an important player in the

European meat industry.

CHALLENGE

Europlast produces its casings in its Kunstdarme plant.

Resistant to cooking and sterilizing up to 2192°F, the

casings are stued either by hand or by an industrial

stung machine. Regulaon of moisture in this type

facility is extremely important to ensuring high quali

products. This can be a dicult task, since food processin

oen produces more moisture than exists naturally in th

environment.

During the summer months, the temperature in th

Kunstdarme plant was approximately 86°F. Since th

casings must be washed in temperatures of roughly 200°

the humidity level in the producon room oen reache

as high as 85%. When the washing pools were opened th

high level of moisture in the air put the facility at a high ris

of mold and mildew growth, and so they were oen force

to stop producon unl condions improved.

Dedicated to proper maintenance and sanitaon, th

Europlast team knew they needed to nd a soluon th

would keep their facility clean, comfortable, and health

They weighed various opons for controlling humidi

including a solid desiccant wheel. However, the upfro

cost and addional maintenance fees associated wit

wheel replacement proved too high.

Addionally, Europlast found that the desiccant whe

consumed a high amount of energy because of the ext

heat it used to dry the air. So instead they turned t

Advanx Systems’ liquid desiccant technology.

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 ADVANTIX SOLUTION

Europlast installed a DuCool DT 3400 unit, which

allowed them to more precisely control the humidity in

the producon hall. The unit was placed outdoors and

installed to treat the area where the casings were washed

and boiled.

The DuCool unit dehumidies the space, prevenng the

growth of mold and mildew, and ensures a comfortableenvironment for the Europlast workers. The unit also

allows the facility to maintain the required humidity level

of 71°F and 50% R.H. for high performance, meaning

that they never again need to halt producon because of

dicult weather condions.

The DuCool unit also proves to be more aordable in

upfront, maintenance, and energy consumpon costs

than alternave dehumidicaon technologies like the

desiccant wheel.

Europlast is pleased with the eects of the new system, as

it has enabled them to improve their producon process

and maintain a sanitary facility.

“The DT unit is the best machine you can nd on the market

today,” said Lorenz Seifert, Europlast’s Technical Manager.

HOW IT WORKS

Advanx Systems’ cooling & dehumidicaon systems a

based on liquid desiccant’s natural removal of moistu

from air. This non-toxic, brine soluon cools, dehumidi

and cleans the air at the same me without ever needing

be replaced and without exing the system. When heate

the liquid desiccant releases the moisture back outsid

in the form of warm, vapor air, eliminang condensaofrom any point in the system. Liquid desiccant is also

natural disinfectant, eliminang bacteria, microorganism

and odor from the air in just one pass.

“The DT unit is the best machine you

can nd on the market today.”

Lorenz Seifert

Europlast’s Technical Manager.

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