This document discusses the Remote Dairy Quality project which received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 program. The project aims to develop a tool called the Remote Dairy Quality tool (RDQ tool) to help dairy processors and local testing laboratories maintain reliable analytical test results for dairy products. The RDQ tool will provide standardized calibration plans, monitor sample handling procedures, check test results against specifications, and generate alerts. This is expected to increase the efficiency and quality assurance of analytical testing processes and results. A timeline is provided for developing minimum viable products of the RDQ tool between 2018-2019 with testing at dairy processors and integrating IoT elements.

1. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme under grant agreement №731884
Quality Assurance of test results of analytical instruments for dairy products
UC2.4. REMOTE
DAIRY QUALITY
Coordinators: Arjan Bom, Qlip BV
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme under grant agreement №731884

2. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme under grant agreement №731884
Stakeholders within dairy process
Who will be involved in our solution
Dairy processors
I.e. Fonterra & Bettinehoeve
Instrument suppliers
I.e. Foss, Delta Instruments & Bentley
Qlip, pilot-calibration
samples & services
Competitors (QSE, DRRR, Cecalait)
Dairy Farmer
Cows + Feed =
Milk
Retail /
consumer
Dairy products
Testing quality > < Assure quality
Remote Dairy Quality-tool

3. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme under grant agreement №731884

4. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme under grant agreement №731884
- Maintain reliable results from instrumental analyses
(IR) for dairy processors and local testing laboratories.
- Maintain calibration and harmonization expertise
within an organization for a broad variety of dairy
products.
Major Challenges Here is what we aim to improve (KPIs)
Production
efficiency
Remote Dairy Quality Factsheet
• Calibration plan per instrument per matrix
• Monitor on SOP sample handling, i.e. temperature & homogenization. Essential for high quality test results
• Monitors and checks on execution of calibration plan
• Control chart to monitor test results with specifications and set limits
• Generates alerts for process operator and QA manager.
Quality of
analytical test
results
Core Product Features
Remote Dairy Quality
(RDQ-tool)
RDQ-process
Provides plan and monitoring of process of analytical
testing and check results with set limits. Generates
alerts to process operator and QA manager.
Quality Assurance of test results of
analytical instruments for dairy
products
+5%
+5%
These KPI values are an estimation. Per dairy processor a
zero measurement of testing performance will be done prior
and after implementation of RDQ-tool.

5. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme under grant agreement №731884
Here is the difference
Efficiency
In control of your testing process
Generation of high quality and assured test results lead to better performance of processing.
Assured Quality
Without Remote Dairy Quality With Remote Dairy Quality
No standardized calibration plan
available
In many cases no calibration plan
is available.
Working following customized
calibration plan.
A specific plan per instrument per matrix
Dairy processors, globally. Checking incoming milk,
standardizing products, optimize production process
Processing raw milk into e.g. drinking milk, cheese, dairy
powders & intermediate dairy products
This approach will lead to increased
efficiency and level of assured quality of
production process at dairy factories.
Manual recording of test results
In many situations testresults are
recorded within xls-files or on
paper. Difficult to monitor and
assure quality of information.
No SOP’s available for sample
handling
Standardized sample handling is
key to assure quality of test result.
Continuous monitoring of execution of
calibration plan and quality of test
results.
Result shown in control chart. Generates
alerts based on plan to inform and take
action
Organized, standardized and easy
process
Provides standardized insights for QA
manager. In control of process.
+5%*
+5%*
* These values are an estimation. Per dairy processor a zero
measurement of testing performance will be done prior and after
implementation of RDQ-tool.
Easy to use for procesoperators. Reliable
decision making information available.

6. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme under grant agreement №731884
Opportunities for On Site Lab technology
Milk transport, bulktank or individual cow
Dairy processors
I.e. Fonterra & Bettinehoeve
Instrument suppliers
I.e. Foss, Delta Instruments & Bentley
Qlip, pilot-calibration
samples & services
Competitors (QSE, DRRR, Cecalait)
Dairy Farmer
Cows + Feed =
Milk
Retail /
consumer
Dairy products
Testing quality > < Assure quality
Remote Dairy Quality-tool

7. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme under grant agreement №731884
RDQ-tool: MVP Time Plan
Plan of MVP features, testing & implementation
Nov. 2019
• Final version RDQ-tool
available
• Implemented at dairy
processor
Febr. 2018
• RDQ-tool available
• Stand alone
• Test internal and with dairy
processors
• Identify opportunities on farm
& transport
May. 2019
• Test 2nd version RDQ-tool with
IoT elements
Nov. 2018
• Final version RDQ-tool
• Implement tool at dairy-processors
• Integrated IoT for homogenization
and temperature
• Sample identification
2nd MVP 3rd MVP 4th MVP1st MVP