Flour/Sugar Conveying System: Code Name HOS
Flour/Sugar Delivery System Description
This Flour/Sugar delivery system was built for Hostess Brands Mini Donut Line. Products consisted of name brand retail products found on your local supermarket shelves and retail outlets.
System required the delivery of 2 dry bulk ingredients and a small liquid delivery system for water, and high fructose corn syrup. System required the blending of food grade liquids with dry ingredients to create a batch per this customers specifications. System specification require bulk ingredients be delivered from use bins; while smaller minor ingredients be delivered from 50lbs bags.Bulk liquids are delivered from their holding tanks to small batching vessels. Liquids are pumped in metered per formula requirements, to quantity. Bulk powders are being delivered via dilute phase pneumatic systems that are accurately scaled above blending bowls.
This batching system is controlled via PLC automation and utilizes HMI (Human Machine Interface) screens to allow operators full control of batch sizes and ingredient quantities
Project Details
Code Name: Donut Line
Date 6/2013
Skills Electric, Mechanical, Process Engineering, Project Management, Millwright Services
Flour and Sugar Hoppers
Flour/Sugar Scale Hopper
Flour and Sugar Scale Hopper
Flour/Sugar Scale Hoppers
Flour Pneumatic Sifter
Flour Pneumatic Sifter
Flour Use Bin
Flour Use Bin
HMI Operator Interface
Operator Interface (HMI)
PLC Panel Interior
PLC Interior
Pneumatic Piping Installation
Sugar/Flour Convey Piping
Sugar Pneumatic Divertor
Sugar Duty Divertor
Sugar Use Bin Airlock
Sugar Duty Airlock