Protein extraction technology, designed, built, commissioned and guaranteed, end to end.
HPS Tech is a hygienic process engineering company serving dairy and food manufacturers in Australia, New Zealand and the United States, with Europe to follow. We take projects from concept and feasibility through design, construction and first production, and we own the technology and the performance guarantee behind them.
Nearly half of global Lactoferrin extraction capacity is built on HPS technology.
Turnkey, GMP-compliant Lactoferrin plant delivered in California, USA.
Lactoferrin plants delivered end to end, from milk to powder, typically 15–75 tonnes a year.
What we do
High-value protein extraction.
Bespoke solutions built on broad dairy, brewery and beverage experience, specialising in high-value products recovered by protein extraction. Our patented and proprietary processes, developed in our own R&D and laboratory programme, extract and purify Lactoferrin, Immunoglobulin (IgG), Beta-Lactoglobulin, Alpha-Lactalbumin and Beta-Enriched Whey. The result is higher yields, lower resin and processing cost, and premium products from existing milk and whey streams, from MPC and WPC70 up to isolate concentrations.
Ion exchange, with a performance guarantee.
HPS designs and builds ion exchange plants for Lactoferrin and other high-value proteins and guarantees the result from Lactoferrin in the milk to Lactoferrin in the bag. We take responsibility for the whole chain, process, construction and performance, not just the equipment. On one upgrade of an existing, non-HPS extraction plant, converting to the HPS solution doubled Lactoferrin yield.
Membrane plant design and construct.
MF, UF, NF and RO plants for dairy and food separation, concentration and purification, from process design and loop staging through fabrication, installation, CIP design and commissioning. We design around the product, not the catalogue. [two or three delivered plants to be added: product, capacity, year]
End-to-end project delivery.
One team for process, electrical, automation and project management under an EPCM model, so the plant is designed, built and commissioned by the people who understand the process. We stay through the first production run, and we build right first time, because that is when the plant has to work.
About HPS
HPS Tech started in Geelong, Victoria, and now operates from offices in Australia, New Zealand and the USA. Our customers are dairy, food and beverage manufacturers who need a partner that understands hygienic processing from the tanker bay to the dryer, and from raw ingredient to finished pack. We specialise in turning low-value milk and whey streams into high-value products, with ion exchange, membrane and separation technology at the core and the supporting processes around it designed as one plant.
Products
Our solutions are bespoke in capacity, size, flexibility and capability. We work with our preferred equipment manufacturers or with the equipment the customer prefers, which keeps HPS independent as a solution provider. We also offer modular solutions developed and proven on our own projects: Lactoferrin plants, ion exchange plants, membrane plants, Prostan protein standardising, EBRT evaporator bacteria removal, Chem-dose and Asepti-Dose. Each is configured to the customer’s process.
Services
From feasibility and concept design to construction, commissioning and optimisation, HPS carries the project. Process engineering and P&IDs, electrical and control system design, PLC/DCS/SCADA automation, project engineering and project management, and hazardous area design to the standards of each region.
HPS provides innovative solutions in today's complex food market and delivers value added end to end solutions for our customers
Our electrical engineers design HV, LV, and control systems, including single line diagrams and switchboard design, supporting the project execution team.
HPS can execute control of the process plant in various DCS or PLC logic and SCADA/HMI systems.
Our Project engineers work on all parts of the design for new and existing manufacturing or processing facilities.
Complete Process & Instrumentation Drawings (PID's) for all plant design including incorporated equipment specification within the drawing.
Our projects require complete project management - we can work to Prince and Agile methodologies.
HPS Engineering undertakes works in Hazardous areas and ensures the design & installation complies to AS/NZS3000.
What our customers say
“HPS has been crucial to our success, providing the technical expertise we needed to understand the complexities of our project. Their flexibility and industry leadership give us confidence in our business model and the future profitability of our plant. We look forward to partnering with HPS again.”
Ben Anderson, CEO, Provico
“HPS has been a trusted partner from day one. They handled everything from the process to the boiler and air compressor, and their ongoing support has been exceptional. Even on a Saturday, they were there to solve a problem quickly. If we expand, HPS will be our first and only call.”
Glenn Falcke, Owner and General Manager, Bellarine Foods, goat WPC and spray dryer facility designed and built by HPS
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Build plants with us.
HPS hires engineers and site staff for projects in the USA, Australia and New Zealand, with opportunities to work across regions.
