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September/October 2022 ¦ international-dairy.com · 9
Whey processing
While the whey from the production of coloured Cheddar is collected
separately and sold to pig farms, BMI processes the remaining
whey into industrial products. For concentration UO is used,
and drying is carried out via a fluidised bed. The products (WPC
80 and lactose) are packaged in sacks or big bags.
Logistics
The transport of the pallets to the warehouse is handled by four
driverless, self-guided vehicles. They also take over the supply of the
production from the auxiliary and operating materials warehouse.
The high-bay warehouse with 16,000 storage space is divided into
four temperature zones: 2 - 4 °C, 4 °C, 8 - 10 °C, 14 - 16 °C
and uncooled. This means that pallets with the cheese blocks can
be optimally positioned for the respective for the respective ripening
phase. The entire logistics, including high-bay warehouse, was
supplied by SSI Schäfer.
The expansion of the Jessen plant was planned and organised
by BMI itself. Larger partial orders for process technology, and logistics
were handed over to renowned suppliers. After a somewhat
problematic start-up phase, normal for an extraordinarily
high degree of automation, the plant is now working to the full
satisfaction of the BMI cooperative.
BMI in figures (2021)
Milk collection:
941 million kg, of which 110 million kg is organic milk.
Whey intake:
2.2 billion kg, of which 420 million kg is organic whey
Employees:
1,100
Turnover:
€ 725 million, 47% export share
Production:
73,000 t cheese, 114,000 t dry products
Locations:
Zapfendorf (dry products, fresh dairy products),
Ebermannstadt and Windsbach (both cheese),
Peiting and Winzer (dry products),
Jessen (cheese, dry products).
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