System batches wet and dry material.
April 23, 2008 -
Designed to sequentially introduce dry and liquid materials to mixer, Batching System is based on Super Sack bulk material handling system, which incorporates multiple air-actuated dispensing hoppers, robotic scale cart, and support structure. Dispensers are polyethylene with capacities from 3.5-105 cu-ft. Controlled via Allen Bradley PLC and PC, system can store unlimited number of recipes, each date-stamped with most recent revision or approval.
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Original Press release
Ingredient Masters
1080 Nimitzview Dr., Suite 302
Cincinnati, OH, 45230
USA
New System Batches Wet and Dry Material with Exceptional Accuracy
Cincinnati, OH. April 10, 2008. Ingredient Masters, Inc., a manufacturer of precision batching equipment for the food, pharmaceutical, and chemical processing industries, has introduced an innovative system for sequentially introducing dry and liquid materials to a mixer.
The heart of the system is a "Super Sack" bulk material handling system, which incorporates multiple air-actuated dispensing hoppers, a robotic scale cart which moves between them, and an innovative, space-saving support structure. Dispensers are polyethylene, and with capacities between 3.5 cu. ft. and 105 cu. ft. There are ten standard dispenser sizes.
Other components include a vacuum transfer system, a fiber handling ("loss-in-weight") scale hopper, and a 50-lb. bag handling system with multiple hoppers. The hoppers are agitated, and are equipped with screw feeders; they discharge above a common platform scale.
The liquid handling portion of the system discharges three to seven ingredients; surge tanks feed continuously and are refilled via gravity flow each time a full tote is connected to the system.
Centralized computer control is via an Allen Bradley PLC and a PC. Software is Allen-Bradley RSLogic 5000 for the PLC logic and RSView for operator graphics. A Microsoft Access database stores recipe and ingredient information, and records batch data.
An unlimited number of recipes can be stored; each is date-stamped with the most recent revision or approval. A master list of ingredients, including operating parameters for each, is maintained in the database. The system maintains a deductive inventory for each dispensing hopper and tracks ingredient lot numbers for recording in the batch data.
The scale cart discharge accuracy depends on the batch size, and is generally 0.002 lb. to 1 lb. per batch, a tolerance which makes the system well-suited for the broadest range of applications. For more information, contact Ingredient Masters, Cincinnati, OH (513) 231-7432 www.ingredientmasters.com
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