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The fully automated production process

The production process is controlled fully automatically on the basis of the effective batch priority and the available resources (scales, silos). There are also various mechanisms for optimising the throughput of the overall system. A weighing record is created for each weighing order, which contains all the necessary information to be able to establish a batch reference later and ensure complete documentation of the entire production process. Safety and flexibility The current status of the feed can be read in the control centre at any time. Deviations from the target value are displayed immediately so that a timely response can be made. The subsequent feeding of the extrusion lines is also continuously monitored. This maximises supply reliability. The batch protocols with recipe composition verification make dryblend production traceable and document the quality of the products.

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Conveyed air cooling By using cooled conveying air, process stability can be increased, material losses reduced and better product quality achieved.

Provision of Dryblend

The flexible provision of the dryblend in silos or big bags enables optimum production planning. The homogeneously mixed batch is emptied from the cooling mixers into following hoppers and from there conveyed via pressure conveying systems with conditioned conveying air into silos or into the buffer containers of the big bag bagging system.

Big bag aeration The dryblend from the buffer containers is dosed into the big bags via rotary valves. The dusty air displaced in the process is extracted and cleaned in a filter. This minimises dust exposure for the operating personnel in this area.

Big bag filling The big bags can be filled precisely using calibratable scales. All relevant data

is documented on a consignment note.

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