According to a report by the Ministry of Food processing industry, India is the 2nd largest producer of food and dairy-products in the world. This plays an important role in the growth of the processing equipment market in India. In addition, there is a growing demand for processing basic dairy products such as cheese, yoghurt, paneer, and ready-to-eat food products like ice-creams, which require technologically advanced equipment.
There are dairy equipment manufacturers who specialize in producing equipment used in the dairy processing sector and supports infrastructure catering exclusive features of the industry. This brings out a need to adopt innovative methods, technology, and state of the art machinery for food processing.
Dairy processing comprises of pasteurization equipment, homogenizers, dryers, mixers, and crystallizers, among others. Clean-in-place CIP system manufacturers design systems that are installed mainly for the purpose of cleaning the interior of the equipment without disassembling it.
The technological advancements in these systems create a need to change the older machines for the food processing companies with newer ones. The global dairy processing equipment market is poised to be worth as much as $10 million by 2019, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.3 percent over the coming years. (According to Research and Markets)
Companies like Neologic Engineers, provides dairy equipment that are automated, high precision ensuring quality, safety, and hygiene throughout the process. They ensure:
- Implementation, monitoring & control of quality in the systems, products & automation development.
- Proper training and certification system for the team to fulfill the requirements of quality and hygiene control.
- Standardization in process, documentation, and manufacturing for successful implementation of the equipment.
- Compliance with the FSSAI (Food Safety & Standards Authority India) requirements of system.
Leading dairy equipment manufacturers in India are setting up plants complying with the laid global quality standards to serve the needs of a huge list of clients across India and abroad. As processed food end-users become more quality-conscious, it will become imperative for the manufacturers to keep upgrading their equipment. The primary factors, which affect this segment would be the total cost of the equipment for sale, lower processing cost, aid from financing agencies, smooth upgrade to the facilities and on-going support. Also, the government subsidies linked to these segments are direct opportunity for the manufacturers as these projects are related to encouraging investments in plant and machinery, and are comparatively new to tap the benefits.
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