The PPMA 2017 Exhibition took place between Tuesday 26th-Thursday 28th September at the NEC, Birmingham.  

The PPMA Exhibition is hugely important to our business. The show provides us with the opportunity to catch up with old friends in the industry, as well as making some new friends too. We always look forward to showcasing what we do.

This year's show was a huge success. We received lots of visitors who were interested in seeing the latest technology and equipment.available. Our team of experienced advisors were on hand to provide expert advice and guidance to those looking for a  Thermal Processing Solution. Our range of Thermal Processing technology and equipment is currently used by the UK's leading food & drink manufacturers. 

This year we showcased the following food processing equipment on our stand: -

• The new Lagarde Pilot Retort is great for customers looking to test and launch new products. Ideal for pasteurising and sterilising a range of food products as well as “slow cooking” meats for “pulling”. The machine and is now available for rental and purchase.

• Revtech provided a demonstration unit for heat treatment solutions to sterilise dry ingredients such as nuts, seeds, barley, herbs, spices and flour to name a few. Roasting and toasting is also possible at the same time to add flavour and colour. Recent applications include malting Barley and pasteurising Marigold heads! 

• Terlet exhibited a new generation  of Terlotherm which is a scraped surface heat exchanger and provides rapid heating for sauces, soups and fruit preparations without steam injection and hyper chilling. This is ideal for all kinds of products including dairy sauces. Typical results are less than 90 seconds to give a temperature change of 85°C. In all cases optimum heat transfer is achieved

• Roboqobo Q15 Series 4 is a complete and versatile work tool that cooks,cools,concentrates , kneads, refines, cuts, mixes, homogenises and pulverises all types of food produce. The machine provides a perfect , even, and extremly rapid cooking that is delicate at the same time for all food types and is capable of preserving the nutritional properties in foods.  This machine is now available for rental. 

We look forward to exhibiting at both Foodex 2018 in April and ofcourse PPMA 2018 in September . In the meantime, if you would like further information about our range of thermal processing solutions, please contact our head office on 01780 749097 or email chris@holmach.co.uk