Our customer projects - DEVEX
Numerous companies from a wide range of industries around the world rely on DEVEX's expertise. Every customer project is a new challenge that requires customised project management. On this page we would like to present a selection of international projects. Where can our solutions be used? Find out for yourself:
Extraction plants for the production of instant coffee are complex, highly automated and continuously operating systems whose design, construction and commissioning require very specialised knowledge and experience. DEVEX has supplied many of these complete plants over the last 25 years and therefore has unique expertise in the production of instant coffee. In addition to the actual extraction, a complete plant includes roasting, weighing, grinding, flavour recovery, extract clarification, concentration, standardisation and drying of the extract. As part of an overall project, DEVEX not only assumes responsibility for the correct design, delivery and installation of the plant, but also provides certain process guarantees, e.g. with regard to extraction yield and productivity.
Proper commissioning and operator training are particularly important to us so that our customers can maximise the benefits of their extraction plant. Throughout the entire life cycle of the delivered plant, we support our customers with consulting services.
Plant design is focused on maximum yield with the highest quality of the end product and the lowest operating costs. DEVEX sets standards worldwide with its innovative and efficient design: Our customer Tran Quang from Vietnam, for example, has opted for DEVEX in their new factory for spray-dried instant coffee. The overall concept of high yield and high product quality was convincing. In particular, the innovative flavour recovery system and the comprehensive process engineering advice played a decisive role in their decision. The plant has been in operation since 2022 and has been producing reliably and within the desired specifications ever since.
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Pilot plants offer considerable advantages and flexibility, especially when used as a size between laboratory and industrial scale. Whether you are developing or testing new products and recipes, or producing small but specialised products, pilot plants are the right choice.
DEVEX pilot plants cover the full range from extraction to evaporation and drying. In addition to a high degree of flexibility and adaptability to a wide range of raw materials, the short installation time is a major advantage. Many of our plants are delivered to the customer pre-assembled, almost completely piped and wired. Once connected to the operating media, the plant is generally ready for immediate use, saving installation and commissioning time. All recipes and parameters generated on DEVEX pilot plants can then be scaled almost one-to-one to larger DEVEX industrial plants.
The advantages of DEVEX pilot plants also convinced the customer PT KIM in Indonesia, who required the most flexible plant possible for a government-funded research centre. PT KIM was looking for an extraction and evaporation system for plants that was preferably "Made in Germany". DEVEX has also adapted the standard combined pilot extraction-evaporation process to the special properties of the plant material and to certain specifications of the production hall to the full satisfaction of the customer. The plant was then flown by air freight to Jakarta, where it has since been producing plant extracts, tinctures and other products that ultimately contribute to local value creation.