Abstract:
A system includes a wet extrusion process machine configured to receive, mix, and convey a plurality of ingredients to an extrusion die, the plurality of ingredients include a protein powder, an oil, and water. The system includes an electronic process control system (EPCS) configured to control the wet extrusion machine using a plurality of process settings effective to produce an extrusion die mixture which is forced into, passes through, and is output from the extrusion die. The system further comprises a supervisory machine intelligence control system (SMICS) operatively coupled with at least one of a direct fibrosity measurement (DFM) subsystem configured to directly measure one or more physical fibrosity parameters of the extrusion die mixture, and an indirect fibrosity measurement (IFM) subsystem configured to measure one or more extrusion process parameters associated with the extrusion die mixture. The SMICS is configured to modify one or more of the plurality process settings in response to at least one of the one or more physical fibrosity parameters, and the one or more extrusion process parameters, effective to modify the extrusion die mixture.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a system for simulating a location-dependent and multi-stage production process for an object (52, 56, 50), comprising a computing device with a simulation program which can be executed thereon, wherein the system is provided for providing interaction points (14, 16, 18, 20, 60, 62) along a movement path of the object (52, 56, 50) by means of a graphic interaction program module (134, 136, 138), wherein a respective pre-defined parametrizable simulation program module (64, 66, 68, 98, 102, 106, 110) for simulating a production step can be provided at one and/or between two predefined interaction points (14, 16, 18, 20, 60, 62) on the object (52, 56, 58), and wherein the system is provided for determining and applying at least one parameter for the parametrization of a respective simulation program module (64, 66, 68, 98, 102, 106, 110) automatically on the basis of the object properties defined in the data structure (72, 74, 76, 96, 100, 104, 108) for the respective interaction point (14, 16, 18, 20, 60, 62). The invention further relates to a corresponding method.
Abstract:
A system includes a wet extrusion process machine configured to receive, mix, and convey a plurality of ingredients to an extrusion die, the plurality of ingredients include a protein powder, an oil, and water. The system includes an electronic process control system (EPCS) configured to control the wet extrusion machine using a plurality of process settings effective to produce an extrusion die mixture which is forced into, passes through, and is output from the extrusion die. The system further comprises a supervisory machine intelligence control system (SMICS) operatively coupled with at least one of a direct fibrosity measurement (DFM) subsystem configured to directly measure one or more physical fibrosity parameters of the extrusion die mixture, and an indirect fibrosity measurement (IFM) subsystem configured to measure one or more extrusion process parameters associated with the extrusion die mixture. The SMICS is configured to modify one or more of the plurality process settings in response to at least one of the one or more physical fibrosity parameters, and the one or more extrusion process parameters, effective to modify the extrusion die mixture.