KSE Process Technology, Bladel, the Netherlands, has won an order to supply its newly developed FCCD (flexible container components dosing) system to Twilmij, the leading Dutch producer of premixes and milk replacers for the international animal feed industry.The FCCD will be deployed for production of premixes. By purchasing this ingenious system Twilmij is now able to automate and speed up a number of processes which were previously performed manually. This also ensures an extremely accurate dosing via the two integrated weighers of 5kg and 150kg, with a weighing accuracy of  +/-1kg and 20g, respectively.

A clean working environment is a high priority for Twilmij, the FCCD perfectly meets this requirement. By the use of flexible containers, raw materials can easily be changed without any residue or spillage. The use of containers ensures that when Twilmij wants to expand its range of products in the future, this can be accomplished very easily by simply adding extra units. By the use of RFID readers the controller of the FCCD always confirms that the correct materials are dosed. If an incorrect raw material is inside the container, the FCCD will send a message to the operating room. The FCCD controller also works seamlessly with the current production automation of Twilmij.

"The high accuracy and changing of the containers without any residue is one of the main reasons why we purchased the FCCD, " said Twilmij director René Slagmolen. "In addition, the FCCD needs a limited floor space because of the use of containers instead of, for example, silos.” www.kse.nl

FCCD system from KSE of the type used by Twilmij

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