42 Technology and
Gabler develop
gum manufacturing
breakthrough with
Mondelez International
42 Technology has partnered with Gabler GmbH & Co.
KG, one of the world’s leading providers of manufacturing
process equipment, to help Mondelez International make a
dramatic improvement in the efficiency of its chewing gum
manufacturing process.
The company’s chewing gum brands
include: Trident, the world’s number
one gum brand, as well as Dentyne,
Clorets, Hollywood, Dirol, Stimorol
and First.
The consultancy’s role included:
working with Gabler to develop a
new system design, developing a
theoretical model of the cooling
process, advising on the final
tunnel design and helping with
commissioning the new equipment.
Gabler then built and tested
the prototype system before
manufacturing and installing the final
design.
“42 Technology and Gabler have joined
forces to develop a real breakthrough
in cooling performance that has
helped Mondelez International to set
a new efficiency benchmark.
42 Technology was appointed by
Mondelez International to work
with Gabler, the company’s existing
supplier of cooling tunnels, to bring
a fresh perspective and drawing on
its extensive experience in cooling
technologies, fluid dynamics and
process improvement for the food
and drink sector.
The new tunnels have significantly
shortened the time needed for gum
cooling and conditioning, one of the
most time- consuming steps in the
manufacturing process and are also
40% smaller than the equipment they
replace.”
The aim was to identify new ways
of using combined conductive and
convective cooling technologies to
help speed up the cooling of extruded
gum before it is scored, shaped and
moves into the conditioning phase.
In addition to helping design the new
cooling tunnel, 42 Technology has
also advised Mondelez International
on a number of other opportunities
to further optimise process efficiency
through
improved
control
of
temperature, humidity and other
environmental factors.
Miles van Niekerk, Associate
Director, new process
development at Mondelez
International said -
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The two companies have pooled
their resources and complementary
expertise to develop a new
generation of high-speed cooling
tunnels that are helping Mondelez
International to significantly increase
production throughput, reduce work
in progress by 60%, and to further
optimise downstream processing and
packaging.
The new high-speed
cooling tunnels,
which have now been
installed in three global
locations highlight the
significant commercial
benefits of bringing
together partners with
complementary skills.
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