Welcome to Armfield's Fact File newsletter for R&D professionals in the F&B and pharmaceutical industries. In this issue we cover the latest Armfield products, and talk with Golden Frog Flavor & Fragrance, the first users of Armfield's brand new product trials laboratory.

It's no secret that research & development is far more efficient and effective when you are able to accurately replicate industrial-scale processes on a small scale in the laboratory.

Pictured right, Armfield recently developed a new facility in order to accommodate an increasing demand for product trials. Based at Armfield's head office in the UK, the facility features a selection of the latest Armfield miniature-scale R&D equipment, including the FT102X Carbonator-Filler, FT111 Rapid Extractor, FT80 Spray Drier, FT74DI Steam Injection UHT System, FT74X HTST/UHT Unit and FT25 Modular Scraped Surface Heat Exchanger System.

Golden Frog Flavor & Fragrance, a Vietnamese company specialising in top-note reaction flavours and extracts, were the first to use the new facility. The company had identified the need to replicate production plant processes on a small scale, in order to speed up product development and boost efficiency. However, they wanted to run their own trials on Armfield equipment before purchasing.

"Although Golden Frog is currently operating mainly in South-East Asia," comments company Director Tuyet Nhung, "we aim to make our range of flavours, all based on classic Vietnamese dishes, available to a far wider market."

To achieve this, the company is making their flavours available in powder form, developing powders from a diverse porfolio of ingredients such as meat stock, mixed herbs and fruits. The FT80 Spray Drier offers the ideal solution, quickly and efficiently processing laboratory quantities of product.

"The trials were a success, and it has been great dealing with Armfield," adds Golden Frog's Business Director, Dean Anthony. "This is a people-oriented business, and we have been very impressed by Armfield's personal and open approach ever since our initial enquiry. They give us confidence in their product and in their ability to deliver ongoing service and support."

Armfield trials facilities are available in the UK and the USA. If you are interested in using one of these 'try before you buy' facilities, please contact Mr Andy Kay by email or phone +44 1425 478781.

Golden Frog Flavor & Fragrance are a boutique flavour company based in HoChiMinh City, Vietnam. The company develops and produces both sweet and savoury flavours, which are used in products ranging from noodles and sauces to confectionary. For further details, please contact Mr Dean Anthony by email or phone +84 650 769036.

The FT141 & 142 offer flexible solutions to batch processing in the lab, and are suitable for high shear mixing, dispersing, homogenising, emulsifying, evaporation and vacuum de-aerating.

Depending on the capacity selected, you can hygienically process up to either 10 or 20 liters of product, with the FT141 capable of processing at 95% vacuum and up to 100°C temperature, and the FT142 extending performance into UHT processing at up to 140°C and 3 bar pressure.
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Armfield's next generation carbonator-filler offers unrivaled functionality in a laboratory-scale unit.

The FT102X provides an all-round solution to carbonating and filling in the lab, with integral crown and screw capping ability, and operating parameters recorded via the integrated colour touch-screen user interface.

A range of options are included as standard, or you can customise the unit to meet specific needs with a wide variety of accessories.
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For full specifications of all Armfield products, please visit our website or contact the sales team direct at sales@armfield.co.uk.

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