Short Description
The Core Facility Food & Bio Processing (FBP) is a leading expert in food and bio-based material processing, supporting the development and evaluation of innovative products and processes from laboratory to pilot scale. We provide a broad range of processing technologies for process design, sample production, product optimisation, validation and shelf-life studies. Our team also supports the assessment of novel raw materials and emerging technologies and offers specialised training and workshops.
Contact Person
Dipl.-Ing. Roland Pöttschacher, Dipl.-Ing. Heidrun Kroat
Research Services
Our services can be utilized in a modular format – as individual technologies – or as part of integrated process chains, in which multiple technologies are combined and aligned to meet specific objectives.
In addition, we offer the implementation of research studies in the following areas: process optimization and efficiency enhancement, application of novel technologies, development and utilization of innovative raw materials, and validation and quality assurance of manufacturing processes.
We offer trainings and workshops, covering a wide range of technologies and analyses related to food and bio-based materials.
Regular courses are performed in the below listed areas:
• Product development, formulation and ingredients
• Texturing and food structure modification
• Thermal and non-thermal food preservation
• Drying technology
• Fruit and vegetable processing
• Cereal processing and baking technology
• Brewing and distillation
• Hygienic production and hygienic design
(in cooperation with EHEDG – European Hygienic Engineering & Design Group)
Additional trainings and workshops on specific processes or products can be designed upon request.
Methods & Expertise for Research Infrastructure
-- Sample Preparation --
• Dry Milling
• Wet Milling
• High Pressure Homogenization
• Ultrasonic Homogenization
• Heating / Cooling / Freezing
• Decanter Centrifuge Separation
• Disc Centrifuge Separation
• (Vacuum) Packaging
-- Drying --
• Spray Drying
• Freeze Drying
• Drum Dryer
• Climate Chamber
-- Formulation --
• Low Moisture Extrusion
• High Moisture Extrusion
• Snack Extrusion
• Fluidized Bed - Granulation/Agglomeration
• Fluidized Bed - Coating
• Fluidized Bed - Hot Melt Coating
-- Baking --
• Baking Lab
• Ohmic Baking
-- Brewing --
• Brewing Equipment
• Fermentation Tanks
• Bottling Machine
-- Extraction and Concentration --
• Supercritical CO2 Extraction
• Membrane Filtration
-- Inactivation of Microorganisms --
• UHT - Ultra High Temperature Unit (incl. Deaerator and Aseptic Filling)
• Rotary Autoclave
• HPP - High Pressure Pasteurization
-- Electrotechnologies --
• OH - Ohmic Heating
• PEF - Pulsed Electric Fields
• Impedance Analyzer
-- Food Stability Testing --
• Particle Size Analyzer
• Stability Analyzer - Lumifuge
• Photostability Analyzer
• Headspace Gas Analyzer
• Portable Oxygen Analyzer
• Colour Analyzer