A Fife food processing equipment maker has joined the battle against Covid-19 after receiving a six-figure order for high-spec vessels used to make test kits for the virus.
The contract comes as Tayport-based Foodmek continues its strategy of developing new sectors outside its core food and drink market.
The order will see the firm fabricate three 200 litre vessels which will be used to heat up and mix the solution used in the Covid-19 test kits.
The equipment heats up the solution using steam fed into an outer jacket at high pressure.
While the solution is maintained at an exact temperature, a magnetic mixer mounted at the bottom of the vessel creates a vortex which mixes the solution until it undergoes a controlled cooling cycle.
After cooling, it is removed under pressure and taken to the filling line.
The firm had closed its factory at the end of March when pandemic restrictions were put in place.
However, as orders and requests for support from key industries continued, Foodmek restructured its operations to comply with government guidelines, which included design and support staff working remotely.
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Foodmek
Since 1971, when the company was established in Tayport, Fife, Foodmek have continually strived to be the premier supplier of process plant machinery for the food and drinks industry in the UK and abroad. We have significant experience in design, engineering and manufacture of projects in stainless steel.
