Bühler has inaugurated what it believes to be a new age in milling technology with the launch of Arrius, a fully integrated grinding system for milling wheat, durum, rye, barley, corn, and spelt.

This development represents a fundamental rethink of the traditional grinding methods that lie at the heart of the milling process. By redesigning each technology component, the company has produced an integrated and self-adjusting grinding system that is a radical step change in how millers are able to control the quality and consistency of their product. Other benefits include cutting energy costs, increasing staff safety, speedy installation, remote digital control, improved food safety, and reducing the initial outlay needed for plant investment.

These advances come as the milling industry faces a number of commercial challenges with clients demanding ever increasing consistency and higher product quality. In a highly price-sensitive and competitive market even the smallest deviation in production parameters can affect a miller’s profitability. This is happening as food safety regulations tighten and millers report difficulty finding properly qualified and skilled staff.

Addressing these challenges will require ever greater automation. Arrius is set to play a key role as the milling industry evolves towards autonomous mills capable of self-adjusting to optimise production parameters.

At the heart of the Arrius step change lie the sensors in the feeding module and the roller pack enabling greater control of the product flow and grinding process. It means Arrius is able to automatically adjust to the characteristics of the raw material. Double-sided sensors in the robust new roller pack allow millers, for the first time, to continuously measure the grinding force of the rollers.

New food safety features include a feeding module designed for total product discharge. A streamlined design and increased aspiration in the grinding chamber also cut product deposits. The hygienic levelling feet that support the machinery are designed to improve food safety by enabling total under-machine cleaning. An electronically lockable cover and hand guard protection provides a new benchmark in operational safety to protect staff. www.buhlergroup.com

 

The Arrius integrated grinding system is plug-and-play for ease of installation

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