The time taken to set up these huge storage systems is three months (for 4000 tonnes capacity) unlike 3 years for the conventional ones. Power saved is 60 per cent. Almost all dairies in TN, seafood manufacturers in Kerala and a growing segment in AP are opting for these systems. The cost varies from Rs 1 crore to Rs 4 crore. This division has generated Rs 10 crore income last year.

Future technologies
Castrol has on display food grade lubricants, a product of the future. Though available in India, these have not yet taken off. The lubricants are particularly useful in sugar cutting machinery and the like where chances of a spilloff of toxic lubes from bearings into cane is high. According to officials, though such lubes are used worldwide, only stringent regulations would ensure its usage in the country in the current scenario. Likewise Praxair has cryogenic technology on offer for frozen foods which extend shelf life of product. However hard marketing is required for this technology, according to company representatives.

Goma bags Aavin orders
Goma Engineering Pvt Ltd, having a 70 per cent market in homogen-isers has bagged a large order from Aavin (the cooperative milk producers federation in Tamil Nadu). These are machines which have been developed indigenously for the first time in the country and have been certified by NDDB. Aavin has placed orders worth Rs 90 lakh for 2 homogenisers at 20,000 litres per hour capacity for its Chennai plants. The domestic market for this was growing at a rate of 20 per cent, demand coming from small dairies.

Super fast dosa machines
Mysore-based Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) has found good support with more than 12 buyers for its dosa machine technology, idly and chapathi makers. The dosa machines are capable of churning out 400 dosas an hour and have provision to create masala dosas as well.