The automation level in the Food, Pharmaceuticals, and Chemicals markets is developing rapidly due to the adaptation of new solutions globally.
The acceptance is increasing thanks to the obvious benefits of automation, such as improved product hygiene and employee safety. Heightened consumers’ expectations and legislative agency regulations also force manufacturers to re-evaluate their processes, but there are still some reasons why they choose not to invest. Currently, manufacturing plants often consist of separate silos of automation where process steps are not entirely connected. The Batch Volume Optimization functionality is easy to maintain, compliant with industry standards, and enhances productivity dramatically.
The conveyor takes solids from a pickup point and releases them into a receiving vessel or a piece of equipment in batches. Batch Volume Optimization features a level sensor. Once the conveyor is filled up by each cycle, the sensor automatically triggers the release process. This way, operators can set the conveyor up quickly, and the automatic level sensing adds an extra layer of safety, which protects the equipment from unplanned maintenance.
“Even robust industrial equipment is used by humans – we can’t expect people to adopt automation techniques if they have a hard time understanding it. It works the same way as adopting new mobile technology or other personal devices. If we manage to make it accessible, it will be easy to adapt for the users.” – says Laura Katinaite, Former Director of Product Management Vacuum Conveying. “Piab is a true pioneer in finding easy-to-use solutions. We are a Swedish company, having a long experience of evolving industrial processes – it is in our DNA. We believe this new product series will be easy to adapt first and foremost for those who switch from manual handling or some forms of mechanical conveying and will enhance the experience of using vacuum conveying for powder handling.”
Batch Volume Optimization represents a medium level of automation in the piFLOW® range. No matter the application, there is a piFLOW® tailored to it.
