Partnership

BACKGROUND  STORY

IPE-DBE program was established from the demand of the continuously grown dairy and beverage industries to have a holistic engineer that has the awareness of microorganism to the products, while effectively manage the operation with quality and productivity.  The program has a close collaboration with the major manufacturers and suppliers that not only participate in the design and development of the curriculum but also support the laboratory renovation including the supply of necessary machines and equipment to gain the student competencies for dairy and beverage practices in addition to the industrial engineering foundation.  Our industrial collaborators also provide various training programs to enhance student experience, and scholarship to support a qualified student through the course of study.  The program is hosted by the Industrial Engineering Department, and this is the first program in southeast Asia.

ADVANTAGES & BENEFITS
Qualified students will be awarded a full scholarship to support through the course of their study.  Selection process will be conducted by the program partners.  This open-up opportunity to the students with financial difficulty to support themselves.


Introduction to Dutch Mill

Dutch Mill Co., Ltd. is one of Thailand's largest manufacturers and marketers of dairy products. The company has such products as Dutch Mill UHT yoghurt drink, Dutch Mill fresh milk and Dutchie cup yoghurt. The company was established in 1984 under the name of Pro Food Co., Ltd. and was renamed Dutch Mill Co., Ltd. in 1991. Dutch Mill employs a total of 1,300 employees including 11 engineers and 10 quality assurance staff. Its primary market is ASEAN nations.

Introduction to Tetra Pak

Tetra Pak is a Swedish-Swiss multinational food packaging and processing company with head offices in Lund, Sweden and Lausanne, Switzerland. The company offers packaging, filling machines and processing for dairy, beverages, cheese, ice cream and prepared food, including distribution tools like accumulators, cap applicators, conveyors, crate packers, film wrappers, line controllers and straw applicators.

Tetra Pak is currently the largest food packaging company in the world by sales, operating in more than 160 countries and with over 24,800 employees (2017). The company is privately owned by the family of Gad Rausing through the Swiss-based holding company Tetra Laval, which also includes the dairy farming equipment producer DeLaval and the PET bottle manufacturer Sidel.

Introduction to Patkol

PATKOL is renowned for being an excellent engineering company specializing in providing quality refrigerating and food processing machines, varying in ice-making machine, refrigerated room, freezing system for liquid products such as pasteurized and UHT dairy, energy drink, beer, fruit juice, and drinking water.