Beverages and Beer
The beverage and beer industry is one of the most important and diverse segments of the Brazilian economy. The sector encompasses several types of products, such as soft drinks, juices, mineral waters, teas, isotonic drinks, energy drinks, beers, wines, sparkling wines, spirits, ciders, and ready-to-drink beverages that mix a spirit, wine, or malt with a non-alcoholic beverage.
Brazil is the fourth largest beverage market in the world by volume and the third-largest producer and consumer of beer (source: Euromonitor International 2021). The Brazilian beer industry is made up of large multinational and national groups, as well as numerous microbreweries that serve the specialty beer segment. The domestic market is the main destination for products from the Brazilian beverage and beer industry. The foreign market is also relevant because Brazilian industries are among the largest global exporters of products such as fruit juices (mainly orange), wines, and sparkling wines.
The Brazilian beverage and beer industry faces several challenges to remain competitive and sustainable. Companies in the sector need to be alert and ready to adapt their processes and offer products that meet consumer demands for healthier, more personalized, diversified beverages with a low environmental impact. Other important points are reducing production costs and complying with the health and regulatory standards of the national and international markets, which require high standards of quality and traceability of beverages.
OMEL is one of the leading suppliers of equipment and systems for medium and large-scale industries in the beverage and beer sector. OMEL has been operating in this market for decades and has proven experience in the design and manufacture of equipment and systems that meet the needs of most applications in the sector with excellent performance, from the production area to the distribution and effluent treatment phases.
Main applications
- Filling processes with bottle-filling machines;
- Priming of pumps and systems;
- Distillation;
- In the transport and recirculation of thermal fluids;
- Bubbling in fermentation tanks and fermenters;
- Effluent treatment;
- Instantaneous flow measurement of liquids and gases;
- Instant readings of low gas or liquid flows;
- Dosage of diatomaceous earth;
