New boiler house and energy center at DMK location Zeven
Sustainability is the focus of all corporate decisions at the DMK Group. DMK sees great potential for increasing efficiency in the optimization of energy-intensive spray drying. The commissioning of the new boiler house is a key step towards achieving energy efficiency goals. In the new boiler house, process measurement technology from Endress+Hauser provides reliable process data and thus helps DMK to improve sustainability.
Results
Smooth processes and precise data ensure product quality, process reliability and energy efficiency
Partnership-based collaboration guarantees process optimizations that can further improve sustainability
"In order to take reasonable, effective measures it’s essential that we have reliable figures, data and facts. Endress+Hauser provide us a degree of security with their measurement instrumentation."
Klaus Landwehr, Head of Energy Management
Corporate Strategy, Sustainability and Innovation, DMK Group
Customer challenge
The efficient use of resources, especially in the area of energy, is a huge challenges for many food manufacturers. Considered action and implementation have become essential in order to ensure the profitability of the company. For the energy transition to be a success at DMK too, processes must be optimized and energy used more efficiently.
Realization
DMK has already implemented more than 50 sustainability projects and achieved significant savings in many respects. Endress+Hauser has proven itself as a partner for process improvements over many years. With the right choice of measuring devices in the new boiler house, insights into the process can be gained, process reliability increased and sustainability improved.
Dairy cooperative DMK Group is one of Europe’s leading dairy producers and as one of the largest suppliers to the retail food industry in Germany, makes a significant contribution to feeding the population. With around 6,800 employees at more than 20 sites world-wide, DMK processes 5.6 billion kilograms of milk annually. The product palette ranges from milk, mixed milk beverages, yogurt and cheese, to ice cream, baby food, food ingredients, vegan products and animal feed.