When Is Steam Clean? Understand and Control the Contamination Risk to Product When Steam is an Ingredient

Mike Skidmore has over 12 years of experience in steam system engineering with a particular focus on applications for food and beverage manufacturers. Practical experience has seen Mike working with multi-national dairy, brewing and packaged food groups to identify product safety and quality risks associated with their site services, delivering projects to mitigate against these risks in future production. Based out of Cheltenham UK, Mike is responsible for the development of Spirax Sarco’s F&B specific solutions and holds a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from Aston University.

Neil Davies has over 24 years of experience working with steam systems in various capacities for Spirax Sarco, a global leader in steam system technology. Neil has worked in several engineering and business development roles and is currently Market Development Manager, Food and Beverage, for the US business operating company. During his time at Spirax Sarco he has worked with many different customers, in many industries, especially the food and beverage sector, helping processors identify steam system problems while improving their product quality, productivity, efficiency, reliability, and safety.