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🍺NEW Case Study: Efficient & cost-effective beer filtration monitoring with the ITM-4DW
Ensuring beer clarity, stability, and shelf life demands uncompromising filtration performance, but monitoring filtration systems with conventional dual-angle sensors (90° + 25°) can be a major cost factor. That’s why a new test carried out in collaboration with a brewery in the Netherlands compared the ITM-4DW turbidity sensor against a...
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Common Mixing Problem ITS Can Help Solve – with Vak Kimsa
Mixing should be simple… but it’s often where production problems start. At Industrial Trading Solutions (ITS), we work alongside Vak Kimsa to help manufacturers improve mixing performance in hygienic industries like food & beverage, brewery, dairy, pharma and home care. Here are some of the most common mixing issues we...
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ITS Flow Time Newsletter – January 2026
We hope everyone has had a fantastic start to the year and that 2026 brings many more exciting opportunities! ✨ Check out how we’ve hit the ground running at ITS in our ITS Flow Time Newsletter – January 2026. From the latest updates to insights on fluid handling & hygienic...
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Get to Know Your Particles
Did you know that choosing the right filtration solution starts with your particles? Selecting a filter isn’t just a hardware choice – it’s a process decision. Hard, soft, gel-like, fibrous and abrasive particles all behave differently under flow, pressure and shear. Misread that behaviour, and the results are familiar: Clogging...
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How to Extend the Life of Your Pipework – Practical Tips 📝
Well-maintained pipework doesn’t just support hygiene and performance, it saves money by reducing failures, downtime and premature replacement. A few smart habits can make a big difference. Correct cleaning Use CIP regimes that are effective without being excessive. Over-cleaning or incorrect parameters can accelerate wear just as much as under-cleaning....
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No IBC Left Behind – 📸Show Us the Grime!
Send us your worst 😈 Got an IBC that’s seen better days? Stained, sticky, grimy or downright shocking? 📸Drop your dirtiest IBC pics in the comments 👈 or attach a photo in an email. “We’ll show how ITSClean IBC Cleaning Kits could help tackle even the toughest build-up and improve...
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How to Build a Maintenance Schedule for a High-Throughput Production Line
In high-throughput production environments, efficiency is everything. Lines are pushed hard to meet demand, downtime is costly, and there’s little room for error — particularly in hygienic industries such as food, beverage and pharmaceuticals. A well-structured maintenance schedule helps protect uptime, product quality and compliance, without slowing production. 💡Why maintenance...
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Rewriting the Rules of Dairy Processing: Alfa Laval Extend 🥛
[video width="640" height="360" mp4="https://www.industrialtradingsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Alfa-Laval-Extend-Vid-ITS-Logo-incl.mp4" autoplay="true"][/video] Boost uptime. Cut waste. Transform your dairy operations. At Industrial Trading Solutions Ltd. (ITS), as the UK Master Distributor for Alfa Laval, we’re excited to introduce Alfa Laval Extend™ – a revolutionary, plug-and-play accessory for plate heat exchangers. 🔹 What is it? Alfa Laval Extend™...
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Maximise food safety. Minimise compliance headaches.
When it comes to pasteurisation, meeting food safety standards isn’t optional – it’s critical. A wide range of legal and normative requirements apply across food and beverage production, including: PMO (Pasteurised Milk Ordinance) HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) EU food safety regulations DIN EN...
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Servicing & Maintenance: Start the Year with an Equipment Check
Servicing & Maintenance: Start the Year with an Equipment Check A new year is the perfect time to ensure your hygienic flow equipment is functioning as it should. Regular servicing and preventative maintenance help protect product quality, reduce unplanned downtime and keep you audit-ready. 🔧Valves, pumps, seals and connections all...
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Future-Proofing Production: How Manufacturers Can Prepare for Rising Hygiene Regulations
Hygiene regulations across food, beverage and pharmaceutical manufacturing are becoming more demanding year on year. What was once considered “good practice” is now the minimum requirement, and manufacturers are under increasing pressure to demonstrate not just compliance, but long-term control of hygiene risks. Future-proofing production is no longer about reacting...
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On-Site LKH Pump Training by ITS Service & Maintenance
From Principle to Practice: On-Site LKH Pump Training by ITS Service & Maintenance Towards the end of last year, our Service & Maintenance Manager, Dan Hinton, delivered an on-site Alfa Laval LKH Pump training session for a major manufacturing customer. The session covered pump operating principles, servicing requirements, and routine...
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🔬 Pharma growth isn’t slowing down – and the right equipment makes all the difference
Global demographics, rising life expectancy and the increase in non-communicable diseases are driving strong, long-term growth in the pharmaceutical sector. As highlighted by Alfa Laval, manufacturers worldwide are responding with investments in new facilities, capacity expansions and efficiency upgrades – all while balancing sustainability targets around water, energy and carbon...
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✨Happy New Year from all of us at ITS!🥳✨
As we welcome the new year, we want to express our gratitude for your continued trust and partnership. We wish you a year filled with success, happiness, and good health. We’re excited for what lies ahead and look forward to delivering even more innovative, hygienic processing solutions in the year...
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ITS Flow Time Newsletter – December 2025
Celebrating progress, partnerships, and a shared commitment to excellence⭐ As the year comes to an end, we find ourselves reflecting on what has been an exceptional 2025 for ITS. It’s been a year of growth, new connections, and renewed momentum. We’ve loved welcoming new faces into the ITS community and...
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🎅Merry Christmas Everyone!🎄
❄️As 2025 comes to a close, we want to say a huge thank you for being part of our journey this year. 🎉 Your support has made all the difference, and we can’t wait to continue working together in 2026! Please note that over the Christmas period, our ITS Office...
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🎄ITS Christmas Party 2025
Our team enjoyed a well-deserved Christmas party on the piste 🍾❄️ [video width="1080" height="1080" mp4="https://www.industrialtradingsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ITS-Christmas-Party-2025-Vid-2.mp4" loop="true" autoplay="true"][/video] An alpine setting made for a great end to the year, and a great evening spent together – a chance to celebrate the year as a team. Thank you to everyone who joined...
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💧Choosing the Right Liquid Filter Isn’t Just Technical – It’s About Performance
When filtration goes wrong, the impact is felt everywhere: product quality, downtime, maintenance costs and compliance risk. That’s why selecting the right liquid filter from the start matters. HiFlux Filtration always comes back to a few key fundamentals: ✔️ Know your liquid – viscosity and temperature changes can make or...
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ITS Festive Bake Off 2025 🎄👨🍳
It is that time of year again when the ITS team gets to show off their talents. True to form, our technically minded crew put on their aprons and pulled out their chef hats. On the menu, we had Liza Lavender with a cheesecake featuring a crunchy base, a layer...
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🍶 Anderson-Negele Ensuring Premium Quality in Soy Sauce Production
Today, we turn our attention to high-quality sensor technology in soy sauce production. Soy sauce is a complex product, and achieving consistent taste demands careful monitoring of multiple fermentation stages, salt content, sugars, and flavourings. 🔎In this case study, we dive into a better understanding of how Anderson-Negele sensors delivered...
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