Miller Magazine Issue 108 / December 2018

54 MILLER / DECEMBER 2018 “The measurement of these and other parameters in wheat and flour are very important to the milling industry. The use of NIR in the flour milling industry is well established. The benefits of NIR over traditional testing procedures lie in the speed of analysis, the simplicity, the ease of operation and the ability to measure several components simultaneously… NIR technology lends itself to in line measurements due to the ruggedness of the hardware and the fact that analysers can operate unattended for long periods with little or no need for maintenance. There are many locations within a flour mill to place NIR In Line analysers, i.e., incoming grain, tempering, milling streams and final products.” Introduction: Human consumption of protein is sour- ced from meat, eggs, fish, nuts, pulses, fru- it, vegetables and cereals grains. For much of the world, cereal grains provide a subs- tantial portion of protein intake. Bread, pasta, biscuits, cake, noodles and pastries are made from wheat flour which has pro- Rapid Quality Measurements of Flour and Wheat in the Milling Industry Phillip CLANCY CEO Next Instruments Australia ????????????????????????? ????????????????????????? ?????????????? ??????????? ????????????????????????? ????????????????????????? ??? ?????????????????????? ????????????????????????? ????????????????? ???????? ????????????????????????? ????????????????????????? ?????? ??????????????????? ????????????????????????? ???????????????????? ????? ????????????????????????? ????????????????????????? ????????? ???????????????? ????????????????????????? ??????????????????????? ?? ????????????????????????? ????????????????????????? ???????????? ????????????? ????????????????????????? ????????????????????????? ? ???????????????????????? ????????????????????????? ??????????????? ?????????? ????????????????????????? ????????????????????????? ???? ????????????????????? ????????????????????????? ?????????????????? ?????? ????????????????????????? ????????????????????????? ???????? ????????????????? ????????????????????????? ?????????????????????? ??? ????????????????????????? ????????????????????????? ??????????? ?????????????? ????????????????????????? ????????????????????????? ????????????????????????? ????????????????????????? ??????????????