Milkron, the Krones Group's dairy expert,
was among the companies that submitted
a bid. Based near Hanover, Germany,
Milkron was only a year old at the time, but
its people had decades of experience in the
dairy industry to draw from. “This expertise
was a deciding factor for us. Milkron knew
our industry and had exactly the right connections
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BRINGING GOOD THINGS TOGETHER
to build our new dairy,” concludes
Mårten Haukjem.
Another major factor in Milkron's favor
was the bundled expertise available through
the House of Krones. TINE broke the project
into three large subprojects – and wanted a
suitable partner to serve as general contractor
for each one. “To keep the processes as
simple and have as few points of contact as
possible, we looked for a one-stop shop for
each subproject. And because Krones (Milkron)
was one of the few vendors capable of
actually delivering the entire process technology,
they got the contract,” says Mårten
Haukjem.
Almost the entire House
of Krones was on board
Milkron took care of all planning and execution
for the process technology – from
milk receiving to processing and storage of
the finished products to their transfer to
the filler. Milkron continually had experts
from Hanover on site in Bergen coordinating
the entire construction work – including
the subcontractors – and making sure
that delivery, assembly, installation, and
“One of the reasons we chose Krones
is that they are a large group
with a lot of experience …“Because
Krones (Milkron) was one of the
few vendors capable of actually delivering
the entire process technology,
they got the contract.”
- Mårten Haukjem, manager of the
TINE dairy plant in Bergen
An Evoguard valve manifold controls
the transfer of the milk, cream, and
juice to the correct one of five fillers –
for cartons, large containers, or bag-inbox
containers.
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