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Plant-based drinks
Oat, almond, soy and rice drinks, from planning to running production. The focus is on oat drinks.
Christian Ringer Engineering Office
The specialist for plant-based drinks.
Oat, almond, soy and rice drinks. Plus almost three decades of experience in dairy. We develop, plan and build the plants. Nationally and internationally.
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Christian Ringer
Company
Find your partner in us
The engineering office riplatec was founded by Dipl.-Ing. univ. Christian Ringer. What tipped the scales was the strong demand for specialists in oat and plant-based drinks and in dairy technology. We put this knowledge straight to use for our customers' success, in Germany and abroad.
Our clients include dairies and producers of plant-based drinks, from mid-sized operations to international manufacturers.
“Mr Ringer, to us you are the oat guru.”
Oat
Focus: plant-based drinks
~ 30 years
Dairy and plant-based drinks
DE + EU
national and international
Focus
Two fields, one expertise
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Dairy and milk technology
Processes and plants in milk processing, built on almost three decades of hands-on work.
Services
Services
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Planning and rebuilding plants
New build and existingNew build or rebuild during ongoing operation. We plan so that throughput and quality are right in the end.
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Tenders and award negotiations
ProcurementWe write tenders that can be compared properly, and we sit at the table during the award negotiations.
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Development of new processes and plants
Technology consultingYou have an idea for a product or a process. We turn it into a plant that works in operation.
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Project management
DeliverySeveral trades, one schedule, one budget. We hold the project together until the plant runs.
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Troubleshooting quality problems
Hygiene consultingFluctuating quality, hygiene issues, recurring complaints. We look for the cause, not the symptom.
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Weak-point analysis
Existing productionWe take a close look at your production and tell you where performance, quality or money is being lost.
References
At work across Europe
Satisfied customers are the best reference. Many operations work with the know-how of riplatec, in Germany and across Europe.
The focus is on oat drinks. Alongside that, we advise dairies on technical and technological questions.
You will find an overview of our project locations on the map, from Ireland to Finland. We deliberately do not name names here. We are happy to share details on individual projects on request.
Owner
Christian Ringer
Dipl.-Ing. univ.
1996
Degree in milk technology
No. 2
in Europe for oat at industrial scale
20+
years of plant management and leadership
After training as a dairy technician and working as a journeyman, Christian Ringer completed his degree in food technology with a focus on milk technology in 1996.
Almost ten years in one of Germany's largest dairies followed, including roles in management, as quality management officer and as interim plant manager.
He then spent more than ten years as plant manager at a well-known producer of plant-based drinks made from soy, oat and rice. His work covered organizational management, commercial planning and optimization, and safeguarding product quality. In energy management projects he achieved unusually high savings.
During this time he developed the soy extraction plant to the point of patent maturity and played a key role in the oat and rice extraction process. After Oatly, this company was the second manufacturer in Europe to produce oat on an industrial scale. Christian Ringer played the key role in developing the process for it.
The engineering office riplatec grew out of this work.
DirectSens®
Measurement technology for oat drinks
In partnership with DirectSens
Anyone producing oat drinks needs to determine the sugar content reliably. The OatSens biosensor from DirectSens measures the glucose and maltose content directly in production.
The biosensor works electrochemically: enzymes on a single-use test strip convert the sugars, and the resulting current is measured by the DirectSens Reader and translated into a value.
Christian Ringer brought in his experience from oat and plant-based drink production and supports the system as a partner of DirectSens in sales.
This gives you certainty in three areas:
- Product development
- Process optimization
- Quality control
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DirectSens Readerready
Glucose + maltose
2.41g/L
OatSens biosensor
- Measurand
- Glucose + maltose
- Principle
- Electrochemical biosensor
- Sensor
- Single-use test strip
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What customers ask us most often. If your question is not here, just write to us.
Do you work exclusively with oat?
The focus is on oat drinks. But we work equally with almond, soy and rice and advise dairies on milk processing.
Do you also support implementation and commissioning on site?
Yes. We accompany the work from development through planning and tendering to commissioning, and steer the project until the plant runs.
Do you help with acute quality or hygiene problems?
Yes. With fluctuating quality, hygiene issues or recurring complaints, we look for the cause, not just the symptom.
Which companies do you work for?
For dairies and producers of plant-based drinks, from mid-sized operations to international manufacturers.
Which countries do you work in?
In Germany and across Europe, from Ireland to Finland. We are happy to share details on individual projects on request.
Do you also offer analytics for oat drinks?
Yes. As a partner of DirectSens, we support the OatSens biosensor, which determines the sugar content (glucose and maltose) directly in production.
Contact
Write to us
You have a task for us or a question. Write to us and we will get back to you.
- riplatec, Christian Ringer Engineering OfficeGinsterweg 24, 19057 Schwerin, Germany
- Phone+49 385 4859158
- Mobile+49 162 1667792
- Emailkontakt@riplatec.de
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