Dairy Standardization is the process of separating and then adjusting the different component nutrients of milk. These components are fat, protein, solids non-fat, and total solids. Standardized milk as Skim, 1%, 2% or Whole milk is sold in supermarkets and other retail locations.
Standardization starts with separation. Before standardization can take place, the cream and milk must be separated from one another on a dairy processing line before the standardizing process can begin. After separation, the two elements— cream and milk— are then combined once more. However, not all of the original fat content is restored; only the quantity required for milk to be categorized as skimmed, semi-skimmed, or whole is restored (or the required amount of fat for different cream products).
Bridge partners with a partner controls automation firm, Food Automation, to deliver a standardization solution called The Standard. This is the replacement option for customers seeking to replace the On-Line OL-7000 series of milk standardizers that were sold by either On-Line Instrumentation or Metron Instruments.
Intelligence, Precision, Trust
With The Standard, dairy, beverage, and food manufacturers can trust that their product is always in specification while maximizing profitability.
A System That Learns and Adapts
Algorithms that adapt to changing conditions, including milk composition
Accurate blending, precise control, customizable flows
Ability to sense process changes and learn to set or hold to eliminate variation
Technology that’s constantly watching and improving
Typical Applications
Dairy: Fluid milk, cheese, cultured products, powder standardization
Juice: Juice and beverage blending
Constant Monitoring to Assure Compliance and Profitability
To ensure your product is always in specification, The Standard streams data about your process into the cloud to make sure each run of your product is within preset goals. It also provides management with a constant view of the plant’s performance.
The Standard transforms your production process into Business Intelligence by collecting, analyzing, and learning from key data points such as:
Production
Goals vs. results for each run, tank, or silo
Thorough source/destination tracking data
Comparisons of lab results vs. The Standard’s results
Analysis
Optimization of cream, concentrate, or most expensive component to improve profitability
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Better Integration, Smarter System
Complete Integration
The Standard provides full integration with any and all surrounding equipment that may influence accurate blending. This includes pasteurizers, product selections, raw material labs, final product bench labs, separation, flows, pressures, and destination routing. All these factors influence the inline blending results and are considered in The Standard’s algorithms. Integration can either be hardwired or networked.
Constant Learning
The Standard saves its results and continually learns to accurately set blending equipment to create the best product possible. Factors like seasonal changes to raw materials or milk components and the effects of the surrounding process are recorded, and the system gets better each day at starting or holding the blending valves. No more wobbling after every separator de-sludge or making bad product until the system’s control gets settled in.
Full Integration with Lab Instruments
The Standard uses your lab tests
We understand you trust your lab’s results first and foremost. The Standard allows for full integration of your data through network connections, or labs and operators can enter results manually. The Standard will consider all data—including the wide range of analytics from FOSS—and use it to continue to deliver precision results. The Standard uses your raw material lab results to learn.
Would you like to know what yield to expect from your production day? Integrate your raw material testing with The Standard, or enter the tests before using the tank or silo. The Standard will calculate the predicted yield and report on accuracy after production in order to keep improving.
Real time run prediction
The Standard assists operators by predicting the current content of the tank or silo based on constantly running algorithms. It also predicts final results to allow an operator to adjust or lab test as needed.