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Cider | How to Reduce Costs and Boost Efficiency in Cider Filtration?

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I. Customer Challenge & In-Depth Needs Analysis

1.1 Customer Background

The customer in this case is a UK-based professional cider&beer manufacturer affiliated with a global food ingredients giant. With a profound brewing tradition, it specializes in providing high-end OEM/ODM services for global brands and has extremely high requirements for cost control, efficiency, and reliability in the production process.

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1.2 Operating Condition Summary

Filtration Process	Item	Description
Clarification Filtration	Filtered Materials	Cider (sugar content 62, base wine and spices), beer, wine
	Contaminants	Haze, fine dust; filtered by 2.5, 1.0, and 0.5 micron filters
	Process Conditions	Operating temperature: 16 / -5 °COperating pressure: Inlet 2.5 Bar, maximum pressure difference 2 BarRequired flow rate: 20,000 liters per hour
Pre-filtration&Sterilization Filtration	Filtered Materials	Beer, cider, water
	Contaminants	10 microns (cider/beer), 0.45 microns (beer/cider), 0.2 microns (water)
	Process Conditions	Operating temperature: 15 / -5 °COperating pressure: Inlet 1-2 Bar, maximum 2.5 BarRequired flow rate: 15,000 liters per hour

1.3 Specific Challenges

Filtration is crucial for ensuring product clarity, biological stability, and flavor. The main pain points faced by the customer include:

Cost Pressure: The cost of core membrane stack filter consumables is high, which has become one of the major operating expenses.
Efficiency Bottleneck: The existing cartridge filtration system operates slowly under high design flow rates, which may fail to match the efficient production rhythm and restrict production capacity.
System Optimization Needs: A comprehensive solution is required to collaboratively optimize the entire filtration link and significantly reduce the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

1.4 Customer Requirements Analysis

Category	Requirement	Key Need
Performance	High Flow Rate	Solve the flow rate bottleneck to ensure the filtration system meets high production capacity requirements.
Compliance	Food Safety Certification	All wetted materials must be FDA-compliant; no risk of material migration.
Efficiency	Cost-Effectiveness	Directly reduce the consumable cost of core filtration units.
Efficiency	Ease Integration	The solution needs to be seamlessly compatible with existing equipment and processes.

II. LOONG Filtration's Comprehensive Hierarchical Solution

Based on the customer's process chain, we provide a targeted solution covering the entire process.

Cross-flow Post-polishing Filtration Section: Cost-effective Lenticular Filters

>>>Direct Cost Savings:

While providing equally excellent filtration performance, it offers a significantly more competitive purchase price.

>>>Seamless Compatibility and Replacement:

Standard 16-inch specifications and various configurations can directly replace existing brand products without equipment modification.

>>>Reliable Food-grade Compliance:

Adopts FDA-approved materials to ensure the safety and compliance of the filtration process.

Pre-filtration Section: High Dirt-holding PP Pre-filtration Cartridges

>>>Excellent Economy:

Effectively reduces the frequent replacement cost of this section.

>>>High Dirt-holding Capacity:

The deep filtration structure can hold a large amount of impurities, significantly extending the service life of downstream precision cartridges.

>>>Protection of Core Equipment:

Shares the filtration load and is the key to reducing the total maintenance cost of the system.

Terminal Sterilization Section: High-flow Sterile Filtration PES Filter Cartridges

>>>Absolute Sterilization Assurance:

Adopts absolute precision-rated membrane materials to provide verifiable microorganism retention guarantee.

>>>High-flux Design:

The unique pleating process achieves a large filtration area, completely solving the flow rate bottleneck and improving production efficiency.

>>>Integrity Verifiable:

Each cartridge undergoes professional testing (such as bubble point test) before leaving the factory to ensure the safety and reliability of the sterile production process.

III. Value Delivered

The implementation of this solution has brought multi-dimensional value improvements to the customer:

✅ Significant Reduction in Operating Costs: Reduced cost of core filtration consumables and optimized cartridge replacement cycle.

✅ Effective Improvement in Production Efficiency: The flow rate of the filtration system matches the designed production capacity, reducing production waiting time.

✅ Dual Consolidation of Quality and Safety: The clear hierarchical filtration system establishes multiple reliable barriers for products from clarification to sterilization.

✅ Enhanced Supply Chain Collaboration: Gained a strategic partner with comprehensive solution capabilities, simplifying management processes.

IV. FAQ

1.In cider/beer filtration, why choose your membrane stack filters (depth-stacked filters) as the post-cross-flow polishing filtration solution?

While maintaining filtration performance, our DKF-S series membrane stack filters, relying on self-developed filter materials and vertical manufacturing cost advantages, can provide you with a significantly more competitive price, making them an ideal replacement choice for cost reduction.

2. What roles do PP melt-blown cartridges and PES pleated membrane cartridges play in beverage filtration respectively?

PP Melt-blown Cartridges: Mainly used in the pre-filtration stage. They can efficiently intercept large particles such as yeast and protein aggregates. Their high dirt-holding capacity and economic performance effectively protect downstream more precise cartridges, which is the key to reducing the total operating cost of the system.PES Pleated Membrane Cartridges: Mainly used in the terminal sterile filtration stage. They adopt absolute precision hydrophilic membranes for surface interception, which can verifiably remove microorganisms and are the final safety barrier to ensure product biological safety.

3. How do your PES sterile filtration cartridges ensure the reliability of sterile filtration?

LOONG Filtration holds dual-system ISO13485 & 9001 quality certifications. We produce PES pleated membrane cartridges using strictly controlled manufacturing processes. Each cartridge undergoes integrity tests such as bubble point test before leaving the factory, and relevant certificates are provided. This ensures that their nominal sterilization precision (such as 0.45μm or 0.2μm) is absolute and reliable, providing data-supported safety guarantee for your sterile cold filling process.

4. Does replacing with your filtration solution require modifying our existing pipelines and equipment?

In most cases, it is not required. In the early stage of the project, our engineers will confirm all interface, size, and operating condition details with you to ensure that the provided products can be directly replaced and installed, minimizing downtime and modification costs.

V.Why Choose LOONG Filtration?

Cider Filtration Supplier LOONG Filtration

LOONG Filtration is regarded as one of the most comprehensive and cost-effective Chinese manufacturers in the field of beverage industry filtration, especially in cider and beer filtration solutions. Our ability to provide this complete solution stems from the following core capabilities:

• Full-link Product Capability: Has a complete product line from membrane stacks to various precision cartridges, enabling optimization from a system perspective.

• Vertically Integrated Manufacturing: Self-develops and produces key filter materials, ensuring cost advantages, performance consistency, and supply chain safety.

• In-depth Industry Application: Deeply understands the special requirements of beverage processes, ensuring that the solution improves efficiency without damaging flavor.

• Strict Quality System: Passes international certifications such as ISO13485&9001, and complete testing and verification capabilities meet the quality audit requirements of high-end customers.

Is your filtration system also facing the challenge of balancing cost and efficiency?

We focus on providing targeted filtration solutions for cider, aiming to help you achieve the comprehensive goals of cost reduction, efficiency improvement, and quality assurance through professional diagnosis and product optimization.

Contact LOONG Filtration today for a customized solution proposal.

EMAIL: sales@loongfiltration.com

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