IDM ¦ Technology/IT
For handling the cheeses, the six-axis robot
isequipped with a huge special gripper that
resembles the prongs of a forklift.
18 · July/August 2022 ¦ international-dairy.com
19th International Dairy
Cooperatives Forum
7 to 8 September, Bialystok, Poland
The 19th International Dairy Cooperatives Forum
is the most important event of the dairy industry in
Central and Eastern Europe. This year's edition will be
held in Białystok, Poland on September 7th-8th, 2022.
Not only representatives of the dairy industry will
come to Białystok, but also experts and agricultural
advisers from many countries. During the two days of
the conference, they will discuss the most current topics
related to dairy industry such as the Green Deal,
CAP etc.
Information: www.forum-mleczarskie.org
News
SPX FLOW
New IO-Link control unit
News
SPX FLOW has launched a new control unit as a part
of the CU4plus platform that now includes IO-Link
communication protocol. The CU4plus IO-link Control
Unit works with all APV and Waukesha Cherry-Burrell
valve ranges and can be retrofitted into any existing
installed base when paired with an IO-Link master.
The CU4plus valve control unit fits any SPX FLOW
air-operated sanitary valve bringing unprecedented
safety, simplicity and reliability to dairy processes.
The addition of the IO-Link technology, which is an
Industry 4.0 data-ready communications protocol that
connects sensors and actuators to process automation
systems, allows data to send and retrieve to/from hygienic
valves. It forms the backbone of many food and
beverage control systems. It is hygienic hardware that
does not need to be enclosed in a stainless-steel panel,
a feature which reduces installation time and cost.
The innovative installation, which meets stringent hygiene
standards, handles around 80 cheese wheels every hour.
Trouble-free operation from day one
Even when the robot is lifting and carrying its maximum payload, it
can still easily cope in continuous operation. As Achim Baumgärtner
says, “Our TX200L HE has been running absolutely trouble-free
since commissioning. The same applies to the entire system. We
have not experienced any failures here, and even our daily cleaning
procedures are incapable of harming the system or the robot.”
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