Enhance Milk Processing with Precise Temperature Monitoring and Recording

GX20 PMO-Compliant Recorder / Pasteurizer Controller
 

Accurate and reliable temperature data acquisition is critical to the processing of fresh milk.

 

Monitoring and recording of each critical control point (CCP) is required. Strictly monitoring the temperature in the sterilization process is of the utmost importance. The production history and the process control status should also be visible.    

Figure 1. Equipment at a dairy plant

 

Challenges

• It is a requirement to monitor the temperature for each important point of the production process to ensure the safety of the end product (milk).
• When an accident associated with food hygiene occurs, the origin of the accident must be immediately located from the recorded data to take appropriate actions.
• Sterilizing is very important, but optimized heating time is critical to save costs.

 

Solution

Install the GX20 PMO-compliant recorder to monitor and record data, including the temperature and tank level of each process. When an abnormal temperature is detected, an alarm occurs immediately. A paperless GX20 PMO-compliant recorder can calculate an F-number depending on the sterilization temperature with the math function (option) automatically.

• It is now possible to check the production history and process control status with recorded data for each important point. 
• Cause investigation of an accident is simplified and enables the operator to take appropriate actions when an accident occurs.
• An F-number can be calculated and saved as a record of the production data based on the sterilization, realizing cost-savings through optimization of the heating time.

 

Figure 2. The GX20 during milk storage, refrigeration, and pasteurization.

 

Key Advantages

Alarm function

• Continuous monitoring of the temperature set as 4 to 7 degrees Celsius.

Calendar search function

• Data can be searched simply from the calendar display without searching all data in the memory on an item-by-item basis.

Large-capacity internal memory and FIFO function

• Support multi-channel and long-term recording.

Paperless

• Reduce paper costs by storing data in electronic media.

Custom display function

• Displays a real process intuitively, with pictures and components.

 

Figure 3. A custom screen example of the GX20.