Abstract: A method for combined production of beer and a non-fermented beverage from grain material makes use of a by-product in the beer production to produce the non-fermented beverage and thereby improves resource-efficiency. The method comprises processing the grain material into a mash; separating the mash into a fermentable wort and a retentate; processing a retentate material into a slurry, wherein the retentate material comprises at least a portion of the retentate; separating the slurry into a liquid component and a solid component; processing the liquid component into the non-fermented beverage; processing the fermentable wort into the beer; outputting the non-fermented beverage; and outputting the beer.

Abstract: A method for producing an ice cream product with an ice cream machine having an extrusion nozzle and a cutting tool is provided. The method comprises providing an ice cream mixture, extruding the ice cream mixture through the extrusion nozzle, and cutting the ice cream mixture with the cutting tool into an ice cream product, wherein the cutting tool is an ultrasound cutting tool. An ice cream machine for producing an ice cream product is also provided.

Abstract: A cross-flow filtration device comprises a retentate plate, a permeate plate, and a membrane sandwiched between the retentate plate and the permeate plate. The retentate plate comprises at least one feed channel extending from a distribution manifold, and at least one drain channel extending from a collection manifold, and a feed channel is fluidly connected to a drain channel via through-holes extending from a first side of the retentate plate, from a feed channel, to an opposing second side of the retentate plate, and through-holes extending from the second side of the retentate plate to the first side of the retentate plate, into a drain channel. One or more of the through-holes extending from the feed channel have a chamfered inlet.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an ice cream product with an ice cream machine having an extrusion nozzle and a cutting tool. The method comprises the steps of providing an ice cream mixture, extruding the ice cream mixture through the extrusion nozzle, cutting the ice cream mixture with the cutting tool into an ice cream product, wherein the cutting tool is an ultrasound cutting tool. The invention also relates to an ice cream machine for producing an ice cream product.

Abstract: A membrane filtration device comprising: a retentate plate, a permeate plate, and a membrane sandwiched between the retentate plate and the permeate plate, wherein the retentate plate comprises at least one feed channel extending from a distribution manifold, and at least one drain channel extending from a collection manifold, wherein a feed channel is fluidly connected to a drain channel via through-holes extending from a first side of the retentate plate, from a feed channel, to an opposing second side of the retentate plate, and through-holes extending from the second side of the retentate plate to the first side of the retentate plate, into a drain channel, wherein ridges extend from the retentate plate and/or the permeate plate for supporting the membrane.

Abstract: A cross-flow filtration device comprises a retentate plate, a permeate plate, and a membrane sandwiched between the retentate plate and the permeate plate. The retentate plate comprises at least one feed channel extending from a distribution manifold, and at least one drain channel extending from a collection manifold, and a feed channel is fluidly connected to a drain channel via through-holes extending from a first side of the retentate plate, from a feed channel, to an opposing second side of the retentate plate, and through-holes extending from the second side of the retentate plate to the first side of the retentate plate, into a drain channel. One or more of the through-holes extending from the feed channel have a chamfered inlet.

Abstract: A membrane filtration device comprising: a retentate plate, a permeate plate, and a membrane sandwiched between the retentate plate and the permeate plate, wherein the retentate plate comprises at least one feed channel extending from a distribution manifold, and at least one drain channel extending from a collection manifold, wherein a feed channel is fluidly connected to a drain channel via through-holes extending from a first side of the retentate plate, from a feed channel, to an opposing second side of the retentate plate, and through-holes extending from the second side of the retentate plate to the first side of the retentate plate, into a drain channel, wherein ridges extend from the retentate plate and/or the permeate plate for supporting the membrane.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method in the protein fractionation of skim milk by means of microfiltration. The skim milk is pre-treated in that, before the microfiltration, it is heated to between 55 and 65 C and kept at this temperature for between 2 and 15 minutes. Thereafter, the skim milk is caused to pass through one or more microfilters, in which event the skim milk displays a falling or alternatively maintained temperature curve.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided for testing the efficiency of a cleaning procedure for a filter in a filtering system. After the cleaning procedure of the filter, the filter pores contain a fluid. The system is pressurized, and a decay in pressure over a predetermined time period is measured. Based on the pressure decay, it is determined whether or not the cleaning procedure has been effective; a pressure decay smaller than a predetermined threshold value indicates that the cleaning procedure has not been effective.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided for testing the efficiency of a cleaning procedure for a filter in a filtering system. After the cleaning procedure (21) of the filter, the filter pores contain a fluid (22). The system is pressurized (23), and a decay in pressure over a predetermined time period is measured (24). Based on the pressure decay, it is determined whether or not the cleaning procedure has been effective (25); a pressure decay smaller than a predetermined threshold value indicates that the cleaning procedure has not been effective.