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FOOD & BEVERAGE

Bakery Improves Product Quality WithMicro Motion® FlowmetersRESULTS

•Dramatically improved accuracy measurements, resulting in better product quality

•Reduced maintenance costs

•Reduced material waste for $20,000 annual savings

APPLICATIONIn the baking industry, ingredients work together to create thedesired structure and texture of quality bakery products. Each compo-nent affects the others and, if they are used at improper levels, candestroy product quality.

Baking requires strict compliance to scaling guidelines, productiontimes and temperatures. Professional bakers need to blend the exactquantities of each ingredient under ideal conditions to achieve thehighest quality bakery products.

Ideal production conditions and ingredient proportions differ for near-ly every bakery item. The application of state-of-the-art technology tothe proportioning of ingredients enhances the baker's ability to pro-duce a quality product and reduce material waste.

CHALLENGEThe common methods for measuring liquid sponge in bakeries are positive displacement (PD) meters or load cells. One customerusing PD meters was experiencing problems with weight control lim-its and product quality. These problems existed because this type ofmeter measures volume. The accuracy of the mass of ingredientdeliveries was subject to errors as the density of the liquid spongechanged with changes in the temperature and pressure. The volumemeasurement was not good enough to ensure consistent batches anda quality product.

Micro Motion meters provide the exacting standards necessary for quality baked goods.

FOOD & BEVERAGE

SOLUTIONThis customer decided to replace the PD meter with aMicro Motion® Coriolis flowmeter. The accuracy of the oldsystem was estimated at ±5%. Because Micro Motionmeters measure mass, the new system delivers accuracybetter than 1%. This has resulted in annual savings of over$20,000 in material loss. In addition, equipment failureshave been drastically reduced and many bulky pieces ofequipment have been eliminated.

The quality of the product depends on meetingstrict production formulas. Any difference in theweight of ingredients dramatically affects producttexture, shelf life, color and, more importantly,taste. The addition of the Micro Motion flowmetersdramatically improved product quality and, at thesame time, improved the processor's bottom lineprofits by reducing maintenance and materialwaste costs.

Yeast Ferment

Flour

Water

High SpeedAgitator

Pump

LiquidFerment

Tank

Water

Veg. Oil

Micro MotionMeter

Micro MotionMeter

Micro MotionMeter

LiquidSugar

Mixer

Dough

Micro MotionMeter

Pump

HeatExchanger

LiquidFermentHolding

Tank

Pump