System and method for standardizing a concentrate

A system for producing a concentrate from a fluid containing a component, the system comprising:

• a filter configured to receive the fluid and to separate the fluid into the concentrate and a permeate;
• a first conduit in fluid communication with the filter and arranged to receive the concentrate;
• a second conduit in fluid communication with the filter and arranged to receive permeate;
• a valve in fluid communication between the first and second conduits;
• a concentrate conduit in fluid communication with the first and second conduit and arranged to produce a resultant mixture at a pre-determined protein concentration;
• a measuring device in fluid communication with the concentration conduit and configured to measure the concentration of the protein component within the concentrate, wherein the measuring device is a spectrometric testing apparatus;
• and
• a controller in electrical communication with the measuring device and the valve, the controller being configured to adjust the valve thereby adjusting the concentration of the concentrate.

A method of forming a concentrate, the concentrate having a predetermined concentration of a protein in the concentrate, the method comprising the steps of:

• filtering a fluid thereby separating the fluid into a permeation and the concentrate;
• automatically determining the concentration of the protein in the concentrate;
• and
• if concentration of the protein is greater than a predetermined concentration, decreasing the concentration of the protein to the predetermined concentration by feeding permeation into the concentrate.