Quality Control, Sampling & Analysis, Moisture Management
ACTEMIUM
Quality control and sanitation Actemium provides solutions for the animal feed industry where quality control, formulation, purchase and production are completely integrated. The Libra QC application may be integrated into the MES layer. A
central sampling agenda is administered for all the transactions over different production locations. This can be based on frequencies, on tonnages, on number of intakes, number of days or on a combination of these factors. More than one sampling agenda may be active for the same product (e.g. one specifically for samples taken at the presses in a certain plant and another one that is valid over multiple production locations, for less frequent analyses). If a set threshold has been reached, a sample will be created
automatically by the central LIMS and communicated to the MES. A sticker with bar code is printed to stick on the sample. This is the sign for the operator that a sample must be taken. Analysis requests for external labs are also generated automatically if necessary. This may be on paper or electronically. Thanks to the close integration between our purchase and QC solutions, sample results for raw materials that were already analysed in an external laboratory before they arrived at your plant, will automatically be linked to your purchase order. All necessary data are immediately available in the LIMS module
of Libra QC which can be used to further manage the analyses in your internal lab. Results coming from external labs may be integrated electronically in a fully automated way. All the critical points are strictly monitored and sampled. Sample
results are completely integrated with OEE and Tracking and Tracing data. Sample reports may be sent automatically to all internal and external stakeholders in function of conformity, plant, species, customer etc. Actemium has a solution with ‘traffic light’ evaluation of suppliers.
From green, this can be switched over orange (alarm) to red (refusal). A central management allows a quick and adequate supplier management. The impact is direct and strict: putting a supplier on red results in the refusal of every entry on all production sites as well as in the refusal to make new contracts or agreements. ACTEMIUM - Radar Automation Léon Bekaertlaan 24, B-9880 Aalter Tel +32 9 280.83.83
patrick.vanhollebeke@
actemium.com www.actemium.com
PAGE 58 MAY/JUNE 2017 FEED COMPOUNDER The Bruker Optics FT-NIR Analyzer MPA is now available with a
new big rotating sample cup with a diameter of 370mm which allows easy analysis with a minimal sample preparation. The measured sample area is 100 times the area of a static sample and thus enables the analysis of such inhomogeneous samples efficiently and with only one filling. inserts with two diameters are available to minimize the required sample volume. For maize silage e.g. just approx. 500g of sample are sufficient to fill the sample area around the insert. All kind of wet fresh and ensiled forages, silages and maize as well as dry roughages (hay, straw) can be analyzed. Ready-to-use INGOT calibration packages are offered by
BRUKER OPTICS FT-NIR spectroscopy allows the rapid determination of multiple nutrients of wet and dry forages. The faster procedure of analyzing fresh wet forage gains importance for screening of the increasing number of samples during harvest. The standard sample preparation procedure with drying and grinding is precise but labor intensive and time consuming. Moreover the composition changes due to loss of volatile components and chemical reactions. On the other hand wet forage is inhomogeneous and requires a suitable handling and sample presentation for reliable NIR results.
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