Milk consumption by low-income consumers in developing markets is forecast to increase 10 billion liters by 2014. As their wages increase, so will their spending on dairy beverages and other foods.
The OUSAF11 Optical Absorbance Sensor from Endress+Hauser emits light in both visible (VIS) and Near-Infrared (NIR) wavelengths, and measures the resulting absorption by a liquid media.
Fluid milk processing facilities are generally the same. They all have rooms for milk intake, separating, homogenizing and filling. Broadacre Dairy has one building on the edge of its property that makes it unique among dairy processors: a log cabin where the owner was born.