Devro, formerly the “Development and Research Organisation” of Johnson and
Johnson, is a multinational company based just outside Glasgow (350 people
employed on this site), which manufactures and distributes goods derived from
Collagen, principally sausage casings, a product in which it is a world leader.
In making
sausage casings for its customers, there are several attributes key to its
successful application. The casing must be strong enough to hold the filling,
withstand the stress of cooking, but also be tender enough to eat.
Collagen is a natural composite material, with the gel matrix reinforced
by collagen fibres which can be oriented to some degree to alter mechanical
attributes. There are also in-process changes that can be made to alter the
mechanical properties.
In joining
CPACT they look to learn from others who have experience of reducing batch to
batch variation, pumping and mixing of suspensions, solids measuring and
control of viscous gels.
We look forward to
working with them.