Continuous Manufacturing Plants - Innovative Solution for continuous manufacture
of semi solids
The continuous manufacturing is an innovative alternative to the common batch
process. Models include the Conti 400, 2000 and 4000, throughput from
200kg/h to 4000 kg/h
The Plant: For semi solids manufacturing, liquid and solid ingredients must
create a homogenous mass. Liquids like water or oil must be
emulsified, and dry ingredients must be dispersed in the liquid phase. The plant
is directly connected to your powder and liquids storage system. The powders and
liquids are dosed in the new, revolutionary FrymaKoruma powder wetting system
where powders and liquids are mixed. Depending on your process, you can either
use one or two powder wetting steps. Depending on processes, we can integrate
heating or cooling of the product. Then, the product is de-aerated. This
eliminates included air in the product. After that, the product is pumped to an
inline-homogenizer for final homogenization. Then, the product is fed into the
finisher-skid, where flavors or colors can be added.
The Quality Control: During the whole process, all important process
parameters are under online control. The dosing of powders is realized with a
gravimetric dosing system. All the liquids are constantly dosed via dosing
pumps. Flow meters control the quantity and the temperature of the liquids. This
fully automated dosing guarantees the exact production according to the recipes
and the safety of the process. After each single step of the process, there is
the possibility to check all important parameters. We suggest the control of the
following parameters: temperature, viscosity, flow rate, pressure, density and
pH-value. Other combinations and additional parameters are also possible. All
surveyed parameters are continuously available on the operator panel.
As soon as one parameter does not meet
the pre-set value, the system can be stopped for re-adjustment. The data during
the whole process are filed for analysis and documentation. This fully automated
manufacturing process offers a very high reproducibility and a constant product
quality. The possibility of errors caused by the operator is nearly eliminated.