A Manufacturing Problem: Solved
Client Request: Client requested technical problem solving at an international customer plant. The plant was experiencing a beverage flavor problem at its bottling plant with no apparent cause other than suspected ingredient problems in the diet beverage.
CLB Resolution
A trip to the plant revealed no obvious problems with ingredients or equipment. Samples of the product were taken for examination.
- CLB suspected microbiological problems, although sample tests indicated no micro counts.
- CLB examined the flavor and the beverage, finding slight sediment in the samples. The sediment contained inactive microbial cells, indicating a filling sugar contamination problem. When the nutrient sugar was reduced, the microbes consumed part of the flavor, causing the flavor imbalance.
- The customer was pleased with the resolution by CLB, and the client’s ingredients business was retained.
Product field problems are often difficult to resolve. CLB’s experience and wide technical services can resolve your problems long after development is complete. Product development involves the entire life of the product, and CLB’s ‘Four Dimensional Product Development©’ approach can be an advantage for your products.
