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In line aromatisation of foam in the manufacture of confectionery
•Continuousinlinedosingofflavourandcolouringtofoambasemass•Stablecompositionoftheproduct•Highlevelofrepeatability,eveninthecaseoffluctuatingconsumption
1. BackgroundAswellaslicorice,productsmadefromfruitgum,suchasjellybabies,arefirmfavouritesinsweetshops.Dependingonthetypehowever,suchsweetseithercontainsweetfoamorevenaremadeentirelyofsweetfoam.ThisisthecasewithmanyoftheproductsfromtheMEDERERSußwarenvertriebsGmbHCompanyinFürth,whichmarketsitsproductsunderthebrandnameTrolli.Thesweetscanconsistofseverallayerswheretypically,thelowerlayerismadeoffoamandthetoponeoffruitgum.Oneexampleofthisisthewellknow"Sourapplerings"fromTrolli.
2. Measurement requirements
Tostartwith,thefreshfoamisproducedinaspecialmixmachineandthenaerated.Followingthis,thefoamisgivenitstasteandcolourthroughtheinlinedosingofadditives.Then,thefoamleavesthemachineandisformedintotherequiredshapes,e.g.bears,frogsorringsintheso-calledMogulmachine,bybeingdosedintostarchfilledmouldboards.
3. KROHNE solution
Thatthefoamgetstherequiredflavouringandcolouring,magnetic-inductiveandCoriolismassflowmetersaredeployedoneachline.AnOPTIFLUX6000DN25measuresthevolumeflowofthefresh,stilltastelessfoamasitcomesoutofthemixmachine.Atthesametime,variousadditives,namelythecolouring,citricacidandaromasaremeteredin.
APPLICATION REPORT Food & Beverage
Application 235 EN.indd 1 04.08.2010 17:48:58 Uhr
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Withthreeofthematerialsontheotherhand,OPTIFLUX6000withsmallernominalDNdiameters(2.5and4)areusedforthemeasurement.OnematerialdoesnothavesufficientconductivityandforthatreasonismeasuredusingasmallCoriolisOPTIMASS3000deviceinDN3.
Becauseofthedifficultinstallationconditionsinthedispensingsystem,themeasurementsystemsweredeliveredasaremoteversion.Thesignalconverterswereinstalledas19"rackversionsinaseparatecabinet.TheconnectiontothecontrolsystemwasrealizedthroughaProfibusDPcommunication.
4. Customer benefits
TwosystemsofthistypewerebuiltbytheHansaIndustrieMixerCompanyandinstalledandcommissionedatMedererinFürth.Eventhoughmeasuringfoamwithahighaircontentisnoteasy,theflowmetersareworkingtothecompletesatisfactionofthecustomer.Inspiteoftheveryrestrictedspaceavailablefortheinstalltionof16measuringdevices,thesystemoffershighlevelsofrepeatabilityandaccuracy.
5. Products used
OPTIFLUX 6300 R• Electromagneticflowmeterforhygienicapplications• Separatesignalconverterforinstallationina19"rack• NominalwidthrangefromDN2.5-DN150• Vacuum-resistantliner,evenwithhightemperaturechanges
OPTIMASS 3300 R• Coriolismassflowmeterforverysmallquantities• Recordsmassflowvolumesofjustafewgramsperminute• Secondarypressurecontainmentforhighsafety
Inline metering: main flow with OPTIFLUX 6000 DN 25; the flavours are metered in through the side-mounted valves.
Measurement of the metered flavours using OPTIFLUX 6000 and OPTIMASS 3000.
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Application 235 EN.indd 2 04.08.2010 17:49:03 Uhr