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We’d like to wish you all a great festive break and a Happy New Year. Thank you to our valued customers for their business, all our partners and our staff for their hard work this year. We look forward to working with you all in 2023!

Please see details below for our Dortek office closing times over the festive break:

UK office: closed 26th December – 2nd January.
Irish office: closed 21st December – 3rd January.
US office: closed 23rd December – 2nd January.
Singapore office: closed 25th December – 2nd January.
Swedish office: closed 26th December – 1st January.

Lateral Thinking for Superior Speed and Safety

Novosprint high speed doors are ideal for all industrial, supermarket and pharmaceutical environments. With its lateral opening technology, its opening speed of up to 5 m/s and its closing speed of up to 2.5 m/s, the NOVOSPRINT door is the most reliable solution for speed and safety in the workplace.

Faster Opening

Instead of the traditional vertical opening, the Novosprint door opens horizontally for twice the speed and significantly improved safety. The two halves of the door open sideways in less than a second. This makes the entire height of the door immediately accessible and drastically cuts the risk of collisions or accidents.

Increased Safety

An opening speed of up to 5 m/s and closing speed up to 2.5 m/s enables faster and safer transport of goods. This trouble-free flow of traffic and goods avoids collisions, long interruptions and costly door repairs. The transparent vision panels at eye-level also maintain visibility between one area and the next, even when the door is closed.

More Economical

Low purchase price, low operation costs and low maintenance costs. Short opening and closing cycles reduce draught and heat exchange, thus reducing energy costs and the possibility of illness.

Better Hygiene & Contamination Control

The Novosprint principle of side opening ensures that no dirt spreads from the ground onto workers or any goods being transported. That’s because unlike vertical doors, the door does not come into contact with the floor and pick up dust or dirt which is then left to drip or fall onto passing objects below. The Novosprint hygiene door is an alternative solution which has been developed to meet the requirements of the food and pharmaceutical industries. In compliance with regulations, all tangible parts of the door are made of non porous and corrosion resistant material, such as Stainless Steel and plastics.

Have a look at our industrial doors page or contact us for more information.

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Infant Formula

Baby formula or infant formula is primarily used as a substitute for human milk. Other uses include ‘follow up’ products as a dietary supplement for older infants, and special formulations for specific nutritional needs or to overcome allergies e.g. Soya based milks for lactose intolerant infants.

The Process

The milk powder process involves the gentle removal of water at the lowest possible cost under stringent hygiene conditions while retaining all the desirable natural properties of the milk – colour, flavour, solubility, nutritional value. Whole (full cream) milk contains, typically, about 87% water and skim milk contains about 91% water. During milk powder manufacture, this water is removed by boiling the milk under reduced pressure at low temperature in a process known as evaporation. The resulting concentrated milk is then sprayed in a fine mist into hot air to remove further moisture and so give a powder.

Hygienic Considerations

To fulfil today’s increasing demand for baby formula to meet physical, chemical and bacteriological requirements, there is an increasing focus on the design of manufacturing facilities to meet the strictest hygiene standards.

Codex, which is jointly run by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO), sets international food safety and quality standards. In their code of hygienic practice for milk products they state that production facilities should be designed and constructed to ensure minimum contamination and to allow easy cleaning, maintenance and disinfection.

Every component of a Dortek door has been designed to meet the strict focus on hygiene in infant formula facilities. We are the trusted hygienic door for the top 5 infant formula companies worldwide with a client list which includes Abbott Nutrition, Mead Johnson, Fonterra, Glanbia, Kerry, Danone, Nestle and Wyeth.

Here are the reasons why Dortek FRP doors are the ultimate hygienic solution for infant formula facilities;

• Maximum Hygiene – Smooth and seamless finish which is easy to clean with no ledges or voids to harbour bacteria.
• Moulded-In Gel Coat – Every Dortek door has a corrosion resistant finish called a gel coat which is moulded in at the initial step of fabrication.  This leaves it completely sealed and protected.
• Fiber Reinforced Polyester Composite – Our doors will not rust or corrode unlike steel alternatives.
• Extreme Strength & Durability – Will not dent, warp, swell, rot or rust. FRP is commonly used in high performance aircraft and boats.
• Lightweight – 40% lighter than steel doors which require replacement or repairs due to wear on hinges and closers.
• Maintenance Free – Permanent built in colour which will never require repainting.
• Heat Resistant – Ability to withstand areas with high humidity or extreme temperatures.
• Chemical & Water Resistant – Ideally suited to highly corrosive environments including frequent exposure to water and cleaning agents.
• Fire Resistant – Our hygienic fire rated doors meet over 50 independent tested specifications compliant with worldwide regulations.