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Final Product: Breading & Mixes
Project Scope:
P.D. Truck, P.D. Railcar, and Airslide Railcar Unloading Stations • Bulk Storage – (8) 5400 Ft3 Silos
• Hazardous Classification Adherence • Central and Local Dust Collection Systems • Sifting
of Materials to Bulk Storage in Addition to Sifting of All Ingredients in Process • Batch
Blending with Finished Mix Conveying to Packaging • Minor Ingredient Stations • Transfer
of Bulk and Minor Ingredients to Continuous Blending Line • Conditioning of Silo's
Void Space with Dehumidified Air • PLC Control with Supervisory Computer Interface and
Operator MMI Terminals.
Materials Handled: (7) Varieties
of Wheat Flour • Corn Flour • Breading • Starch
Solution Overview
Inventory/Production:
Automated inventory and production control were needed to satisfy the increased ordering and use of
dry bulk materials. Shick supplied a control system that included PLC controllers with
operator CRT terminals on a data highway system. A host personal computer downloads
formula and production requirements from the supervisory system and receives batch
information for report generation. All incoming bulk shipments are entered into the
control system and all scale draws are automatically subtracted, providing an accurate
perpetual inventory system.
Multiple Product Unloading: This
high volume system allows the customer to unload multiple bulk ingredients through multiple
delivery systems. P.D. trucks in addition to the spotting of any combination of (6)
airslide and/or P.D. railcar stations, provide maximum capacity with substantial
flexibility.
Dust Collection: A central dust
collection system vents all bulk silos except starch. This approach eliminates individual
silos deck-mounted units and allows maintenance at an in-plant grade level.
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