Ingredient Batching System Upgrade
Project Completion Date: 2015
Project Highlights
- Crossmuller was engaged to design, program and commission a multi-ingredient supply and processing system for one of Australia’s major food manufacturers
- Recipe System in order to batch a number of ingredients into a cooking vessel, confirming delivery and cooking the ingredients
- Full safety upgrade including programmable safety system through a distributed field safety system
- Upgrade and automation of the existing equipment
- Integration of a third party supplied CIP cleaning system and cooking vessel.
Overview
Crossmuller was engaged to design, program and commission a multi-ingredient supply and processing system for one of Australia’s major food manufacturers. Crossmuller was responsible for the design, installation, and commissioning of the control system for the upgrade.
The scope of work included electrical design, installation and control of a valve matrix system utilized in the recipe management system. This matrix system comprised a number of valves to control product flow to selected vessels as well as common flow meters for each ingredient type.
Crossmuller created a Recipe System to batch a number of ingredients into a cooking vessel. The cooked product was then discharged to a designated packaging area. Batching functionality included automatic, semi-automatic and individual manual control of all products and functions.
The scope of work included electrical design, installation and control of a valve matrix system utilized in the recipe management system. This matrix system comprised a number of valves to control product flow to selected vessels as well as common flow meters for each ingredient type.
Crossmuller created a Recipe System to batch a number of ingredients into a cooking vessel. The cooked product was then discharged to a designated packaging area. Batching functionality included automatic, semi-automatic and individual manual control of all products and functions.
Featured Technology
The technology featured included Allen Bradley CompactLogix PLC communicating to the factory network, and numbers of remote cabinets comprising distributed I/O via Ethernet IP protocol. This system also required communications to a number of other PLCs of varying vintage.
Wonderware InTouch built on the customer's existing operator interface system to deliver better operator information of the process, and access to the new Recipe System. A Wieland Samos safety system with distributed safety was incorporated into the overall solution, and ABB flow metres and SPV hygienic control valves were key elements in the overall project objectives of improving the Cooking Floor production area.
Wonderware InTouch built on the customer's existing operator interface system to deliver better operator information of the process, and access to the new Recipe System. A Wieland Samos safety system with distributed safety was incorporated into the overall solution, and ABB flow metres and SPV hygienic control valves were key elements in the overall project objectives of improving the Cooking Floor production area.