Cover Story supply of
Cover Story supply of all components without unnecessary ways for the operator. Once all components are fed into the container, it continues its fully automated path to the assigned mixing line. The container is transported to the container elevator with the help of an AGV and lifted onto the floor above the blender. From there, another AGV picks it up and sets the container precisely above the respective blender. Not only the opening of the latch but also the emptying of the blender happens without the help of an operator. After the blending process of herbs, spices and other ingredients, a quality control of all products is conducted. The finished mixes are weighed and filled into mounted big bags and fed into the according packaging lines. Great flexibility with various blender types Blenders with a capacity of 1,500 up to 10,000 liters are used. There are multiple ways of filling the blenders: directly from the outdoor silos, with containers or through liquid dosing. After blending, the product is emptied directly into one of the downstream containers. Blender and container sizes are an optimal match and offer immense flexibility when it comes to possible batch sizes. This freedom in design emphasizes another highlight of this plant: a container blender with a volume of 1,500 liters where the mixing happens directly in the container. The advantage for the user: one saves a whole process step because the filling process into the blender is cut out completely. Packaging of the finished mixes After the blending process, an Automated Guided Vehicle collects the containers with the finished mixes and transports them without manual help to the discharge station which is located next to the bag filling station. The gravimetrical bag filling and weighing system DAX-PVS (Pinch Valve System) fills the finished mixes into sales packaging. The core components of the DAX-PVS systems are the pneumatically operated pinch valves which guarantee the exact dosing of the products. Fulfills HACCP and IFS The complete blending and packaging line is equipped with an aspiration system which reduces dust formation to a minimum. The central dedusting system guarantees easy and comfortable cleaning of the whole facility. Furthermore, the system fulfills the requirements for IFS and HACCP. “From the beginning on, Euroma had a good feeling about the Daxner concept. We were convinced from the first moment that Daxner was the company to work with.“ states Teun van Veen “None of the competitors could deliver the same complete concept“, Mr. Van Veen emphasizes the project‘s success further. fmt Contamination free filling of the day bins with big bags. On the right: vertical mixer in hygienic design 8 food Marketing & Technology • August 2021
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