Cocio Chokolademælk uses hard metal coating
In 2002, Cocio Chokolademælk A/S opened a brand new factory. The production equipment is new and highly automated on the two flexible lines. One can run well over 30,000 bottles per hour, and this places great demands on the mechanical wear parts.
”For the past 9 years, we have had a good co-operation with Alfotech. Be it on both hoses and hard metal coated parts. At Cocio, we found that on our Homogenisers in the dairy we had increasing and persistent gasket changes on pistons on a weekly basis. Likewise, we had piston changes twice a year.
By agreement with Alfotech, we renovated our worn pistons with hard metal coating. This has shown a marked improvement regarding replacement of parts. We now change gaskets for pistons 2-3 times a year, and we have been using the same pistons for 4 years now. We had a great financial advantage with this solution and can highly recommend Alfotech’s hard metal coating," says Technical Manager, Bo Boesen.
All pistons for homogenisers, which were originally hard chrome-plated, are now coated with hard metal. Alfotech's coating is made in accordance with ISO 9001 and can be used to advantage on both new and used wear parts such as shafts, seats, pistons, and fitting parts. If the wear part is in direct contact with foods, FDA-approved materials are used.
About Cocio
Cocio Chokolademælk A/S is Scandinavia's sovereign largest producer of sterilized chocolate milk. For more than 50 years, the product has been made from 100 percent natural products and without the use of preservatives.
Cocio's brand is the best known in the Nordic region, which includes countries such as Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark and is also exported to Germany, Spain, and the USA. The export part has increased significantly since 2002 and currently accounts for approx. 40% of the turnover.
Cocio Chokolademælk is located in Kjersing, north of Esbjerg, and is housed in a new factory of almost 8000 square metres. The company, which employs approx. 50 employees, is experiencing solid sales growth and is today 100% owned by Arla Foods A/S.
About Alfotech ApS
Alfotech is a Danish-owned company founded in 1984. We represent several international suppliers of quality products and solutions that of course live up to the industry's strict requirements.
Focusing on the process industry
Our customers are from the food industry, as well as the pharmaceutical and chemical industry in northern Europe. Alfotech imports, develops, and produces many of the components that are part of our solutions.
The knowledge we have gained through 25 years of product development gives us great expertise in finding the right solution for your particular company.
What can be hard metal coated?
You can coat almost everything - from new to used wear parts such as shafts, shaft sleeves, seats, and rotating parts as well as pistons and fitting parts. Depending on the function of the components: Chromium oxide, chromium carbide, aluminium oxide, Tungsten, Nigraphite, and others are used as coatings. If the wear part is in direct contact with food, FDA-approved materials are used.
