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MARKET & NEWS
(Source: Bühler AG)
(Source: Bühler AG)
(Source: Bühler AG)
Roman Sonderegger, Head of Business Unit Wheat & Rye at Bühler
Andrew Thomson, Technical Miller, Whitworth Bros. Ltd.
Mike Peters, Managing Director of Whitworth Bros. Ltd.
“The wheat coming into the mill is first checked by online sensors to establish its key parameters,” explains Andrew Thomson, Technical Miller for Whit- worth Bros. “But then the sensors in the Arrius rechecks and controls the distribution of the feed, which allows the grinding system to adapt again to the changing characteristics of the wheat at the point of milling. It is this unique usage of sensor technology that ensures optimal grinding parame- ters are achieved at all times.” The Pre- assembled and tested blower modules are designed for quick “plug and play” installation.
Digital solutions to help deliver targets
Sensors feed data every few seconds to Bühler Mercury Manufacturing Ex- ecution System (MES) to facilitate con- trol of every aspect of the mill’s inter- nal workings and to the IoT platform Bühler Insights where algorithms com- pare past and present production and process parameters. This ensures the mill is always operating at optimal effi-
Bühler is announcing a transformative moment in the history of flour milling with the opening of one of the most high-tech mills on the market. Mill owner Whitworth Bros. Ltd., the UK’s largest miller, is reaping the benefits of the Mill E3’s technological and digital capabilities.
ciency to achieve the most consistent high-quality product achievable.
“What is most exciting about the technology is that it provides the op- erator with data in real time, which enables the miller to take key and well- informed decisions about the plant,” explains Peters.
“The SmartMill services are like hav- ing a lot of Lego bricks available and you, as a miller, pick whatever you need to deliver against your needs and your targets,” explains Sonderegger. “What is most exciting about this jour- ney is that we are only at the beginning and all the data we are gathering will allow us to come up with new ideas and with new services to optimize and help our clients around the world.”
Blockchain transparency
Another key feature of the Mill E3 is the development of a seamless inter- face through blockchain. Currently in development, the blockchain applica- tion will enable the secure transfer of data to clients providing transparency around the exact process parameters being used in the milling of their prod- uct. “We are currently working with Bühler to ensure that all the data we are observing on the blockchain sys- tem aligns with our laboratory data before we go live with blockchain with our clients in the future,” explains Thomson.
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