SENSOR DEVELOPMENT
One of the main raw materials for many food products, milk, is inherently inconsistent and therefore can introduce significant variation into the properties of the final food product. Simple control of the process is proving unsatisfactory as consumer, market and regulatory demands become more stringent. Therefore, in-line quality control should become an integral part of the process control system. The increasing demands on the quality of food and food production imply a need to develop new tools and strategies to measure and control the production process. These criteria are being addressed on two levels. Firstly, a thorough process evaluation provides the basis for reliable and effective process control.