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The food producer Kraft has converted its decaffeination pumps in Bremen, Germany, to variable-speed operation with Sinamics drives. The modernization

The food producer Kraft has converted its decaffeination pumps in Bremen, Germany, to variable-speed operation with Sinamics drives. The modernization

6 process news | 3-2010 Kraft Foods, Germany p Eco-Motor K raft has been producing decaffeinated coffee at its site in Bremen/Holzhafen for many years. Production is based on a process in which the caffeine is removed from the coffee beans under high pressure with carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). Four high-pressure pumps at the site press the CO 2 through the coffee at 250 bar. Until recently, these pumps were operated by 10 kV high-voltage motors

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