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Hygienic Powder Handling for Infant Nutrition

Matcon helps manufacturers of infant formula and baby food achieve agile and flexible manufacturing systems in a highly regulated industry.

With hygienic, food-grade stainless steel equipment a Matcon system enables manufacturers to meet the highest regulatory food standards.

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DESIGNING PRODUCTION CAPACITY

for Manufacturers of Infant Nutrition Products

A Matcon IBC solution that is a hygienically designed materials handling system is all you need to get started the right way. By decoupling the processing steps we enable companies to achieve a flexible manufacturing system.

The modular design allows for process flexibility as you innovate and grow your product portfolios in the future - making a Matcon system a sound investment choice. 

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YOUR CHALLENGES

Mixing Challenges for Infant Nutrition Manufacturers

When producing sensitive products such as Infant Formula and Nutrition products, installing the right manufacturing processing equipment from the outset is vital. Achieving the highest food safety levels is always the priority.

Bacteriological contamination is a constant risk when processing nutrition powders. Good cleaning protocols, with plenty of time for drying are a must to ensure no risk exists in the system. 

Milk powder is notoriously difficult to handle, being sticky and poor flowing. Further challenges arise from ensuring that the micros & minors in recipes, such as key vitamins & mineral, are well distributed across the batch and end up in the consumer pack in the right quantities.  

CHALLENGES IN INFANT NUTRITION MANUFACTURING
  • Strict food hygiene and safety regulations
  • Long cleaning times to reduce cross-contamination risk
  • Sticky powders create powder bridging and blockages
  • Long blend times
  • Difficulty ensuring even distribution of vitamins & minerals
HOW MATCON CAN HELP

Improving Infant Nutrition Manufacturers Productivity

Matcon IBC Systems are designed to provide flexibility so that production processes can easily manage varying order sizes and large recipe portfolios whilst maintaining tight hygiene standards. The ability to clean with air removes the risk of waterborne bacterial growth in the process, and thorough cleaning with water can be conducted off-line. 

Ensuring blend uniformity is critical to success

Infant formula contains a number of vitamins and minerals which are added in small quantities. Blend homogeneity is critical to maintain product quality and the Matcon IBC Blender is proven by leaders in the industry to produce low CV values.

Central to Matcon IBC technology is the Cone Valve, offering automatic and controlled discharge of virtually any powder type. Cohesive materials are stimulated to flow, whilst free-flowing powders are controlled. The Matcon Cone Valve has continually proven to overcome the traditional powder handling issues of bridging, rat-holing, segregation and degradation. This means that the blended mix is protected as it is discharged into the downstream processes. 

Fast-Recipe-ChangeoverFast recipe changeover
for agile manufacturing

Prevent-SegregationPrevent mix segregation
for a high quality product

Trace-AllergensTrace allergens
for accurate labelling

Prevent-BridgingPrevent bridging
for precise dosing

Reduce-Cleaning-TimeReduce cleaning times
for high efficiency & a better ROI

No-Cross-ContaminationPrevent cross-contamination
for QA and consumer safety

MATCON EXPERTISE

Comply with Strict Safety, Hygiene and Nutritional Standards

Matcon has years of experience working across both the pharmaceutical and food sectors. Which means that we understand the importance of complying with strict safety, hygiene and nutritional regulatory standards, whilst also juggling multiple different SKUs in the portfolio.

Our customers include national and international infant formula and baby food manufacturers from around the globe. We have designed efficient and flexible IBC systems that helped our customers to grow by increasing production output and enabling them to widen their product portfolio without adding complexity. 

Matcon IBCs are hygienically designed to the highest specifications, meeting with EHEDG, GMP and FDA standards.

THE MATCON APPROACH

Working with Infant Nutrition Manufacturers

From batch consistency to homogeneity, segregation during transfers to validation of equipment washing and drying, from consistent batch ingredients to maintaining hygiene levels, the Matcon team are here to help solve your processing challenges.

Fully contained at all times, our system is dust-free and reduces the space required for clean-room or safe zone status.

Matcon use ADUs (Auto Docking Units) at every IBC filling position to ensure powders are never exposed to the atmosphere. Once powders are inside the IBC, they remain sealed and contained until the blended product is packed.

Near-Infrared (NIR) Spectroscopy technology is used to prove blend homogeneity. This reduces blending time, prevents over-mixing and eradicates the need for invasive sampling.

Our stainless steel IBCs are hygienically designed for ease of cleaning and coupled with our air wash capability, reduces the likelihood of any waterborne bacteriological infection.

Mass flow created by the Matcon Cone Valve significantly reduces the chances of segregation during transfer to packing, ensuring you get a perfectly homogenous mix right to the end of the batch, vital when producing top-quality infant nutrition products.

SYSTEM MODULES

Powder Handling Systems for Infant Nutrition

This simple system is all you need to get started the right way. By decoupling the processing steps we enable companies to achieve a flexible manufacturing system.

The Matcon system is based on using Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) to transport powders between manufacturing steps and as a blending vessel. Because everything is contained within the IBC, there is no clean-down of the blender between recipe changes, which gives you the ultimate flexibility of operation.

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Formulate

No waiting for formulation. Fill Intermediate Bulk Containers off-line for improved efficiency.

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Blend

Mix any recipe, any time. Eliminate time-consuming cleaning for instant recipe changeovers.

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Pack

Prevent mix segregation. Use the IBC Cone Valve for consistent, reliable results.

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Clean

Hygienic design for quick cleaning. No system down-time with off-line cleaning of IBCs.

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