J.M. (Marco) Blaazer is a cheerful and energetic project manager with a passion for chocolate, designing processes and setting up strong business-cases. Marco strives to find the perfect combination between opportunities, solutions, (process) design and finance to make each investment a success for both stakeholders, users and owners. Currently Marco is taking on Engineering management responsibilities.
CAPEX projects at deZaan (Olam Cocoa B.V. – ofi)
Marco is currently working on:
- Realization of off-gas treatment East Plant – phase 2
- Update rework plant
- Several R&D / product development projects
- Hardware implementation of MES system
- Industrial cleaning system + clean room
Highlighted project:
- Sustainable / green (cocoa shells) steam boiler (2022 – 20)
- olam food ingredients zet cacaodoppen om in energie voor de fabriek
- Ofi installs circular biomass boilers at cocoa processing facilities
- Biomassa-installatie bij Olam Food Ingredients
- Olam food ingredients gebruikt restproduct cacao voor opwekken energie
- Week van de Zaanse ondernemer: op bezoek bij ofi
Finished projects:
- Several R&D / product development projects (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
- Optimization of cocoa butter deodorization plant (2021)
- Realization of off-gas treatment East Plant (2022 – 19)
- Optimization of factory cooling system – phase 3 (2021)
- New grinding line (2020)
- Update off-gas treatment West Plant (2020-19)
- Cocoa butter storage (2019)
- Optimization of factory cooling system – phase 1 & 2 (2019)
- Development & realization of grinder concept (2019)
- Product development (technical part): sterilization update (2019)
- Update powder packaging line (2019)
- Update steam supply lines to East plant (2019)
- Cococa liquor sieves East plant (2019)
- Product development (technical part): new additive incl. dosing (2018)
- Product development (technical part): inline quality measurement (2019-18)
- Replacement of cooling system butter deodorization plant (2018)
- Cococa liquor sieve West plant (2017)
- Realization of off-gas treatment West Plant (2016-17)
Publications
Below a list of publications, written or contributed to, by Marco:
- Advanced process control for power plants
- Authors: Blaazer, M., 2010
- Summary: advanced process control increases operational flexibility and profitability of a coal fired power plant.
- Context: Mechanical engineering MSc research project at Delft University of Technology.
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- Walking robot: better robustness with compliant legs?
- Authors: Blaazer, M., Jansen, E., De Kruif, J., Van Til, M., 2006.
- Summary: the influence of spring stiffness (around a critical joint) on walking robustness
- Context: summary & conclusion of a mechanical engineering BSc research project at Delft University of Technology.
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Previous projects
Below a list of projects that Marco has been working on in the past:
