Process Control and Automation
reliable, with dosing equipment that can deliver homogeneity and a process that protects the unique flavour of each product, minimises consumptions and waste, and ensures compliance with hygiene and food safety regulations. The automation must control parameters such as temperature, pH, atmosphere, which is crucial in preserving the properties of ingredients such as flour or fats.”
CEPI provides operator panels that handle recipe creation and management, ingredient and hopper parametrisation, synoptic overview with real time status and maintenance of utilities with manual command. As well as this, they control all loading operations and any other function like washing and climatisation. Such an all-encompassing level of automation ensures the recipe is stable and repeatable. Stefania continues: “Our operator panels control all dosing processes, including the dosing of micro ingredients such as flavours and aromas, which requires top accuracy and which we manage through a broad-spectrum station capable of handling a wide range of challenging materials, such as powder milk, powder cocoa and salt. For recipes that require ingredient mixing before dosing, our 3 in 1 station delivers a homogeneous mix of powders even for quantities lower than 1% in the span of 3-5 minutes.”
“Our process control software is open, and the information is immediately available
for the user, who can use it however they decide”
So, how does automation impact the overall product
quality, I ask, and how is the whole process streamlined? “Each of our automation systems is fully customised to match analysis of raw materials, site evaluation, environment and consumptions, and designed through a comprehensive study of the manufacturer’s processes. This regards all operations from warehouse to marketing in order to allow the inclusion of future projected productions. Hardware and software design is done completely in-house, which allows us to provide technical and human continuity through the development of a project that can become very specific and complex,” explains Stefania.
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