Engineering & Process Authority Services

The Food Centre’s Engineering & Process Authority Services is available to assist the industry in improving process efficiency and debottlenecking, provide innovative process design and process flow, help with sourcing equipment and installation plus many advanced manufacturing initiatives including the following focus areas:

Process Design and Advanced Manufacturing (PD-AM)

Innovative process design, improved process efficiency, debottlenecking, mass and energy balances, troubleshooting, co-product utilization and waste reduction methodologies are the critical components of the PD-AM services.

Data-Driven Process Analytics (DDPA)

In the DDPA services, the Food Centre offers descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics based on clients’ requirements from all programs. The client’s requirement will determine the complexity and value of the analytics.

Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA)

The TEA service includes scale-up/down process simulation and economic evaluations for continuous and batch-type operations. The economic evaluation report often used by small and medium enterprises for raising funds includes CAPEX, OPEX, ROI, and profitability analysis.

Life Cycle Analysis and Sustainability (LCA-S)

The LCA-S services include life cycle analysis, life cycle costing, social life cycle assessment, carbon & water footprints, and environmental product declarations are the focus components. Flows, processes, product systems, and project scenarios will be developed and compared.

Process Authority Services (PAS) for canned and aseptic foods

In the PAS area, the Food Centre serve as a process authority for clients in the acid, acidified, and low-acid human and pet food markets. The essential functions include product development, microbiological assessments, canning services, retort processing, lab analytical services, labelling, and packaging.

Under this new service programming, the Food Centre provides project management services and guidance on aseptic processing and packaging, cans and tetra packing, and nutritional review.