Malt Products Expands Innovation Capabilities with Lab Mashing Equipment
New equipment allows food and beverage customers to efficiently experiment with new ingredients and formulations
Malt Products Corporation (MPC), a manufacturer of malted barley extract and other natural, nutritious sweeteners, expanded its customer service portfolio by adding to its research and sampling capabilities. Now fully operational, the company’s Mashing Device LB Electronic from Germany-based equipment manufacturer Lochner Label and Technik GmbH precisely replicates MPC’s automated production mashing process, allowing food and beverage sector customers to experiment with new ingredients and formulations efficiently and cost-effectively.
At MPC’s Dayton, OH manufacturing facility, the Lochner lab masher is paired with a custom-built lab scale system for a microcosm match of large-volume mash filtration. For the company’s food and beverage industry customers, this opens up a world of potential for product innovation, allowing them to try new recipes and ingredients expediently and inexpensively.