APV Recognized with the 2005 Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation in the field of Automation for the Food and Beverage Industry

The recipient of the 2005 Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation in automation and software solutions in the food and beverage market is APV for its ability to leverage technology solutions to deliver value to the food and beverage industry.

APV is renowned the world over for the design and supply of process and automation technologies for the dairy, food, beverage, brewing, personal healthcare, pharmaceutical and selected industrial sectors.

“By working closely with its customers, the company has developed a wide range of solutions that improve quality and efficiency, reduce costs and increase profitability, “ said Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Sandeep H.R. “The comprehensive range of technologies consists of heat transfer, fluid handling, mixing and blending, homogenization and emulsification as well as membrane filtration.”

APV has always been at the forefront of innovation. During its long history of heat transfer, APV has continuously delivered improvements to heat exchange technology.

The latest product is the new APV Vega plate heat exchanger, a super hygienic plate heat exchanger dedicated to high viscosity food products. Combining a unique plate design with few contact points, APV Vega fosters new standards with longer run times, rapid Cleaning-In-Place (CIP), increased product output and gentle product treatment, providing the basis for improved process efficiency and product throughput.

Another advanced technology developed by APV ensures that closed process equipment will be free from any residual organic matter after the CIP process. This technology can be used to examine any closed equipment in the process plant, including plate heat exchangers. CIP optimization helps customers to lower cleaning costs, achieve shorter cleaning cycles and assure hygienic processing.

Just about to be launched is the new APV Leanaway process to enable the production of full flavor cheese with a health difference.

“The key strength of APV is the company’s ability to contribute in-depth process know-how and integration on top of a complete portfolio of product technologies,” adds Sandeep. “Technology strengths in heat transfer, mixing and blending, process control and automation, hygienic engineering and CIP capability together with process knowledge, engineering expertise, and advanced, intelligent automation systems from Invensys group companies means that APV is able to offer total, integrated business solutions to food and beverage customers worldwide.”

APV provides a scalable set of automation solutions and services ranging from installation of instrumentation equipment, heat transfer equipment, control systems, and HMI/SCADA solutions to full integration with production planning and business systems. This is a unique combination of technologies and innovation, which sets APV apart from other automation and information solution providers in the food and beverage industry. APV integrated solutions are created using sister Invensys company, Wonderware software products that are built on the ArchestrA architecture. ArchestrA is an open, extensible, and powerful infrastructure, which provides a set of common services. It enables users to build application functionality into stand-alone objects at different competence centers, and seamlessly integrate them into different projects.

With its uniqueness and distinct advantage of evolutionary technology, in-depth process know-how and a broad portfolio of products, APV is the deserving recipient of the 2005 Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation.