Automatically adjusting free-fall calculation Cross-contamination checking for batches and finished product bins View and control batching from any workstation Details of all batches are logged Utilize multiple feeders Material substitutions from either the same or equivalent material Substitutions can be made with material from a different scale Automated hand adds and pre-weighs Unlimited weighted, metered and/or timed ingredients Automatic free-fall, pulse length and high-speed shutoff adjustments at scale or ingredient level Customized to facility Auto batching, lot tracking, feed tags, flushing and hand-add workstation Superior batching speed and accuracy Meets or exceeds track-and-trace requirements SQL server database Allen Bradley control and Compact Logix PLCs Complete plant control Bar code and RFID ingredient lot tracking PDA for alarms and hand-adds Designed to eliminate bad batches resulting from operator error and interruption Operator involvement through each step of batching process Provides automated operator instructions or prompting, ingredient lot tracking, automatic weighing with over/under tolerance control, assures compliance with recipe/formula, etc. Real-time records for each batch produced Barcode scanner can be provided and attached to batching station
Detailed process records are kept to facilitate process improvement, corporate reporting and regulatory compliance Data such as recipes and orders may be imported from a corporate system Production records may be exported to corporate system Traceability is available for any ingredient, so product made with bad ingredient may be easily identified and recalled Ingredient assignments are managed to prevent operator from drawing from wrong ingredient bin or routing to wrong mash bin Sequencing prevents recipes from being run in order, which could result in medication or animal protein contamination
Unlimited formula, group and location information storage Group phase feeding lists based on weight on phase, days on phase, weight or days, or both Automatic ingredient freefall compensation Track inventory on hand and cost of each ingredient