Abstract: Proposed is system and method for modular control system providing a dynamically adaptive process control of a process line of a plant in a Machine-to-Machine network. The process line of the plant comprises a plurality of distributed machine control system with one or more elements interlocked to one or more operational unit of the process line. The operation of an operational unit performing a physical function within the process line is controlled by an associated machine control system by means of the elements interlocked to the operational units. The interlocked elements at least comprise IO-interfaces and actor control devices.

Abstract: An agitator mill having a circular-cylindrical outer stator and an agitator having a circular-cylindrical rotor. The rotor is arranged within the outer stator, and a milling chamber between the rotor and the outer stator. In the milling chamber, a through-flow direction which extends from a feed channel to a discharge channel. Several rotor milling tools are attached to the rotor, wherein several outer-stator milling tools are attached to the outer stator. The outer-stator milling tools are arranged adjacent to and in the circumferential direction and form rows. These rows are arranged parallel to one another on the outer stator. On the side, facing away from the feed channel the outer-stator milling tools of at least one row have a greater radial length than the other outer-stator milling tools. The outer-stator milling tools of each row in the circumferential direction each have the same length.

Abstract: An extruder screw-handling device for handling a screw of a food or land-or-sea-animal-feed extruder, the device being suitable for fully extracting an extruder screw from an extruder barrel, wherein the device has a horizontally arranged top section, a locking screw assembly and a guiding element. The present invention is furthermore related to a method of extracting an extruder screw from a food or land-or-sea-animal-feed extruder using the device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a loading device, wherein the loading device comprises a gantry (6) and a platform (5) which is mounted on the gantry (6). A pylon (1) is arranged at a base point (7) on the platform (5). A jib extends out from the pylon (1). The pylon (1) can be rotatably connected to the platform (5). The platform (5) defines a vertical axis (8) which extends in the vertical direction and runs through the base point (7). The pylon (1) is curved in a region adjoining the platform (5) and intersects the vertical axis (8) at an angle (a). The invention further comprises a pylon (1) for a loading device.

Abstract: A self-optimizing, adaptive product processing system and a corresponding method for grinding and/or crushing cereals and seeds. The grinding and/or crushing takes place in at least one roller mill which includes a roller pair. So as to detect the temperature of the surfaces of the rollers, at least two temperature sensors are disposed on at least one of the rollers. The detected temperature measurement values are used for optimal adjustment and signal generation of the roller setting.

Abstract: A stamp plate (1) and a device for producing shell-shaped goods for consumption made of a food mass, in particular a fat mass such as cocoa or a chocolate-type fat mass. The stamp plate comprises a substantially flat base body (2) and at least one stamp (3) which can be temperature controlled and is arranged on the base body (2). The at least one stamp (3), during the intended use, can be immersed into a cavity (7) of a mold (7) in which the food mass is located, and the cavity corresponding to the stamp (3). At least one additional raised element (4) is arranged on the base body (2) as a spacer (5) for the mold (7).

Abstract: A machine (1) for separating elements (100) comprising multiple tracks (2), each of which defines a feed track (2a), wherein the track (2) includes an outlet opening (20) through which the elements (100) exit; multiple vibration devices (3), each of which is individually connected to only one track (2) and suited for transmitting mechanical vibrations to the connected track (2) to generate feed of the elements (100) along the feed track (2a); a detection mechanism (4) for detecting the elements (100) which leave the track (2) through the outlet opening (20); a control mechanism (5) for controlling the separation machine (1) which control mechanism is functionally connected to the detection mechanism (4) and the vibration devices (3) and suited for commanding stop of one of the vibration devices (3), if the detection mechanism (4) detects passage of an element (100) through the outlet opening (20) of the connected track (2).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for continuous production of articles including at least two different types from a pasty mass. The mass is introduced into a processor unit by a supply unit, processed in the processor unit and transported further thereby, whereupon an adjunct is added by a metering unit to the mass transported through the processor unit. The mixing of the adjunct introduced to the mass is carried out by a mixing unit with mixing elements located downstream of the processor unit. The mass with provided adjunct is formed by a forming unit into individual articles downstream of the mixing unit. According to the invention, the metering of the adjunct is carried out in a sequence of metering conditions with at least two different metering conditions, wherein the metering unit, for a given metering condition, introduces the adjunct to the mass at a given metering rate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for steeping, germinating, kilning, fermenting grain, wherein the device comprises a container (3) having at least one plate (20) which can be mounted in the container and having at least one opening (21) for the supply and/or removal of fluid. In addition, the container (3) has at least one base surface (4) wherein, on the base surface (4), substantially vertically arranged side surfaces (5) and, on the base surface (4), substantially vertically arranged end surfaces (9) are present. In addition, a covering surface (6) that is in particular substantially horizontally arranged on at least one side surface (5) and/or end surface (9) is present, as a result of which a process chamber is formed. The internal measurement of a side length of the end surface (9) is 2 to 2.5 meters, in particular 2.345 meters.

Abstract: This invention provides a novel method for producing maize flour including at least one treatment step in which a product comprising maize is treated under alkaline conditions, wherein an alkaline solution is sprayed onto the product. Furthermore, a facility for producing maize flour is disclosed, in particular in said method. Moreover, maize flour obtained by this method and foodstuffs containing this flour are disclosed.

Abstract: A grinding arrangement for producing flour from cereal grain has at least one grinding mechanism designed as a stock-bed roller mill. The grinding mechanism has at least one feed opening and at least one dispensing opening. The grinding arrangement has at least one separating stage for separating ground products into finer ground product and coarser ground product, and returns at least some of the coarser ground product into the feed opening of the grinding mechanism.

Abstract: Cereal grain is pretreated before milling, by selectively removing a first fraction of husk components of the cereal, wherein the first fraction includes the outer husk components of the dampened cereal, and wherein 0.2 to 2% by weight of the cereal is removed, then dampening and conditioning the cereal, then selectively removing a second fraction of husk components of the cereal, wherein the second fraction substantially contains dietary fibers of the dampened cereal. The method makes it possible to efficiently obtain contamination-free total dietary fibers. An apparatus for carrying out the method, and advantageous uses of the total dietary fibers are also described.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for producing shaped consumable items from a fat mass, in particular a fat mass containing cocoa or a chocolate-like fat mass, comprising a housing (2) and at least one stamping plate (10) having at least one temperature-controllable stamp (13). The stamping plate (10) can be moved out of the housing (2) in order to clean or replace the stamping plate. The invention further relates to methods for cleaning and for replacing stamping plates (10) having at least one temperature-controlled stamp (13).

Abstract: A starchy food having an initial moisture content in the range from 20% wb to 35% wb. is passed through states in which the food surface has various pairs temperature and surface moisture values. Then, the starchy food is brought to and maintained at a temperature in such a manner that a degree of gelatinization of at least 75% is achieved. Then, the surface is cooled to a temperature below the temperature Tg mid of the glass transition curve, based on the moisture of the starchy food. Then, the cooled, starchy food is dried at a temperature above the temperature Tg onset of the glass transition curve, based on the moisture of the starchy food.

Abstract: The invention relates to a valve flap (1) for producing a casting machine valve (100), in particular for installing into a casting machine for casting a flowable substance, in particular a liquid substance with suspended solid particles, such as chocolate for example, in which cocoa particles and sugar particles are typically suspended in a molten fatty substance that has cocoa butter and milk fat to a greater or lesser extent. The valve flap is designed such that a valve can be produced with at least one other valve element, said valve consisting in particular of at least two valve flaps (1) that are preferably identical.

Abstract: A spectrometer measuring head has a pivotally mounted mirror (1) and at least one source of optical radiation (2) or a device for uncoupling optical radiation are arranged in a housing (6) in such a manner that the optical radiation is incident, by orientating the mirror either on a reference body (3) in the housing or on the substance (14) that is to be analyzed via a window (7) of the housing. The mirror is mechanically coupled to a drive (4) or to a flexing resonator in the housing.

Abstract: A melt is made by heating a salt mixture containing a salt of sodium. The melt is set at a temperature higher than the liquidus temperature of the salt mixture, and poured into a mold for expendable core molding. The temperature when the melt is completely poured into the mold is set within a range not exceeding the liquidus temperature of the salt mixture by 30° C. An expendable salt core for casting is molded by solidifying the melt inside the mold. This makes it possible to more stably obtain the strength of a water-soluble expendable salt core for casting made of a salt cast product obtained by melting and molding salts of sodium and the like.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for producing goods for consumption, consisting of a fat mass, in particular a fat mass containing cocoa or a chocolate-type fat mass, said goods contains a large number of hollow moulds (1a, 1b) that can be filled with the fat mass (M) when the latter has been heated and is in a free-flowing state, the moulds being configured as depressions in a mould block (1). The inner surface of each hollow mould (1a, 1b) shell-shaped goods for consumption that are to be produced. The device also comprises a plurality of die-type cooling bodies (3a, 3b), which are displaceably mounted on a suspension device (4), a respective cooling body (3a, 3b) being lowered into a respective hollow mould (1a or 1b) and the outer surface of the respective cooling body (3a, 3b) determining the inner surface of the shell-shaped goods for consumption (M) that are to be produced.

Abstract: The device (1) according to the invention for metering and in particular compressing bulk material (2) comprises a conveyor for metering the bulk material. The device (1) further comprises a measuring device for measuring a measuring variable and a receiving device (20) for receiving a container, in particular a bag (22). The conveyor has an outlet (12) for the bulk material (2). The container has a filling opening (23). The receiving device (20) and the outlet (12) can be positioned relative to each other dependent on the measuring variable during the metering of the bulk material (2) into the filling opening (23). In particular, the outlet (12) and the receiving device (20) can be positioned in a manner that can be controlled and/or regulated.