Vinegar fermenter in Golegã

Mendes Gonçalves, a well known Portuguese producer of vinegar and condiments ordered a vinegar fermenter from Vogelbusch. The new fermenter raised production capacity in Golegã, north of Lisbon by 15,000 liters to some 27,000 liters per day. We supplied the fermenter including IP-8-Self-Priming Aeration and process equipment such as pumps, control valves, instrumentation and MCC, and the process control system.
The preparations for the installation work were performed by the client using specifications for equipment, foundations and construction, and pipework layouts provided by Vogelbusch. The new fermenter was integrated with the existing plant and commissioned in June 2008. Since then nominal output has been running at about 20 % above nameplate capacity, and the customer is fully satisfied with the performance of the equipment.