On 6th Aug 14, 61 students of III Sem from Electronics & Communication Engineering and Electronics & Electrical Engineering departments of Dronacharya College of Engineering, Gurgaon visited YAKULT MILK PLANT, SONEPAT accompanied by two faculty members, Ms. Priya Yadav and Mr. Nishant Kumar. The Yakult milk plant is located in Industrial Area of Sonepat district. The objective of this industrial visit was to familiarize the students with the production and processing aspects at Yakult Danone India (P) Limited. Yakult has received ISO 9001: 2008, HACCP and OHSAS accreditation for manufacturing a safe and quality product for its consumers.

The students were welcomed by Ms. Saumya, HR Manager. Thereafter they were given a brief presentation on the establishment of Yakult and its marketing strategies. They were informed that Yakult Danone India is a joint venture between Japanese & French industry. The capacity of the plant is 10 lakhs bottles (units) per day and the milk produced is of excellent quality containing billions of useful bacteria which are essential for proper functioning of digestive system.

The students were taken for the visit inside the Processing Unit where different stages of processing namely mixing of raw ingredients, sterilization, fermentation, blending, injection moulding, scrambling, filling/sealing, shrinking and packaging, storage and their automatic control process were demonstrated. They also distributed the samples of the processed fermented milk among students.

The visit was a fruitful experience for the students as they learned the processing stages and the latest technology in producing processed products. It also provided them an opportunity to familiarize themselves with the industry environment.