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>> BEETANALYZING SYSTEMS.
Control of complex processes in which each individual step must be seamlessly harmonised with each other and where process time minimisation is required so that the costs per product unit can be controlled and lowered to attain a competitive level. 

BEETSAMPLER:
 
Sampletaker

A beetsample is taken by the beetsampletaker (Rüpro) from the truck or train.

The beetsample is entered by the sampletaker into gross weighing bunker at the gross-scale.

As an option a sacking unit or container filing can be used.

A barcode ticket is automatically printed.

The samplenumber can be read and transferred automatically by using a venema tracking system

"VATRACK-TAR" (see integral measuring principles)

The gross-scale weighs the sample, the weight is automatically printed and when using VATRACK system, together transferred sychronously with samplenumber to the computer system.

From the gross weighingbunker the beets are entered into the washingmachine.

 

The washingmachine consists of one compartment, with a loading funnel. The washing takes place in a vertical rotating stainless steel drum.

This drum is perforated and half round strips have been provided inside, which are stimulating the moving of the beet during the washing.

The beet is exposed on all sides to water injected under high pressure by two special nozzles.

The washing time can be adjusted automatically depending on the gross weight.

 

This rotating-knives unit enables accurate topping of the beets.

 

As an option a keyboard quality codes (stones-leaves-frozen, etc..) is available.

 

This sawing machine is based on the so called "single-blade" principle.

Inside each compartment there are 3 mixing arms.

These mixing arms will move the beets along the saw and take care of a continuous mixing, to get a representative breisample.

The sawing time is adjustable.

The brei which is produced by the saw is collected in a bowl for breimixing.

 

collection position 

  

In case of using an automatic and transport system "VABMIX" no operator is needed behind the sawing machine.

The Vabmix has the function of homogenizing the brei from breisaw and transfer to the laboratory.

 

 >> LABORATORY:
 

 

Automatic sampling and transport of a sample brei from the VABMIX into the dosage scale VACDOS.

The VABMAN is positioned over the brei bowl of the Vabmix and Mixingtrack.

After sampling the brei is entered into the dosage scale VACDOS.

 

 

Automatic and optimal dosing of clarifier tot the brei sample, a VACDOS works completely automatically like:

 

zeroing, dosing etc.......

 

 

The Mixingtrack is a unit that automatically deals with 120 breisamples per hour.

On the Mixingtrack brei and clarifier are  intensively stirred.

The beakers are carried-with pauses at regular intervals- to the end of the Mixingtrack, so that the mixture digests completely.

At the end of the Mixingtrack the beaker is emptied on the filter of the Vafsys.

 

 

The Vafsys system, together with our earlier introductions, the VABMAN and VACDOS system for the automatic process/dosage of brei, offers the possibility of a completely unmanned beet laboratory.

Sample identification can be done, where necessary, using our sample tracking system "VATRACK-LAB".

The Mixingtrack pours the sample in the Vafsys on the filter paper.

The vacuum is started. The filtrate is collected. The old brei is removed after the filtration time (which can be set).

The amount of filtrate is checked. The filtrate is transported to the analyser (or polarimeter only).

 

This automatic analyser is a proven concept of controlling,

measuring and datacollection for quality analysis in sugarbeet,

which meets highest requirements.

It can be adapted to different needs in sample processing and

data processing.

Analyser consists of : Analysing section containing polarimeter,

flame photometer and either colori- or fluorimeter.

Control/monitoring section. Datalogging/interface section/

identification system.

 

measuring potassium and sodium by spraying fliud

into a flame. The coloring of the flame is measured by

a PIN diode.

Fluorimeter analyser

Measuring alpha-amino nitrogen in liquids by means of

a buffered orthftal-aldehyde solution.

UV-light is beamed into the liquid, fluorescence arises

through the presence of alpha-amino nitrogen, this light

is measured by a PIN-diode.

Colorimeter analyser

Measuringv alpha-amino nitrogen by means of a copper-

nitrate solution, alpha-amino nitrogen colors this

solution more or less blue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Invertmeter analyser

The determination of glucose and fructose in sugar solutions.

By beaming UV-light into a sample which is heated up to

90°C and by adding the reagent benzamedine, fluorescence

arises. This fluorescence is measured by a photomultiplier

 

 

>> Integral measuring principles
Inventive application and integration of a diversity of current measuring principles will soon provide analysis results and will give us a broad insight into the composition of the medium.

>> THE VAFPRESS
One of our products that we use in the sampling and analysis process for the (beet) sugar industry, in particular in the laboratory, is the VAFPRESS. Beetroot pulp is pressed with this press system and the beet juice is extracted after filtering, which is analysed to determine the presence of sugars.

We have radically re-engineered this model jointly with Schmidt und Haensch, the company responsible for developing the integrated filtering device, due to the demand coming from the market. We have also implemented improvements with regard to the following areas while still retaining the basic principle:

• The pulp quantity to be pressed
  with regard to the juice quantity;
• The drive;
• The settability;
• The operating pressure;
• The integration with the filtering device with automated communication;
• And more.

 

Vafpress II

 

>> Process water control (Boilerguard)
Timely detection of unwanted microscopic particles in, for example, process water prevents production downtimes.

 

Boilerguard

 

 

 

 

 

 Boilerguard with recorder.pdf

 

>> Tobacco analysis
The system will do its work while at the same time the quality of the processes and products can be further optimised based on already visualised sample results due to the fully automated integration of all sampling operations.


Tobacco sample quality determination full process


The "shaking" and "weighing" subprocesses when determining the quality of tobacco samples