Miller Magazine Issue: 117 September 2019

21 NEWS MILLER / SEPTEMBER 2019 tion by up to 10%, without compromising yield or quality. This is down to the compact mill design and innovative process solutions such as the newly developed integrat- ed grinding system Arrius. Arrius has an integrated drive, which saves up to 10% of energy compared to convention- al roller mills. The TUBO Tubular Push Conveyor replaces specific pneumatic transport passages in order to save en- ergy. TUBO is much more efficient and makes food pro- duction even safer. The product is transported gently, loses no weight due to drying out, and the conveyor system is more hygienic because the pipelines are self cleaning. “Be it space, time, or energy: On all these levels, we were able to show that the plant will be better than any- thing other mill builders have on the market,” says Stefan Birrer. “The design, the new grinding system Arrius and the IoT and Blockchain applications are revolutionizing the milling industry once again,” adds Johannes Wick. Bühler customers can order Mill E3 now. First customer uses Bühler blockchain pilot for food traceability The UK’s largest milling company, Whitworths Holdings Ltd. incorporating Whitworth Bros. Ltd. and Carrs Flour Mills Limited, operates 17 mills on 9 sites. It is the first company to rely on Mill E3. “Be- sides the obvious mechanical benefits E3 offers, we were also convinced of the digitalization approach. Bühler is definitely on the forefront in this respect,” says Mike Peters, Managing Director of Whitworth Bros. Ltd. “For us, Mill E3 offers more than just a new technology approach. It will enable us to create complete transparency for our customers in the fu- ture,” he adds. Together with Mill E3, Bühler has pro- posed increasing transparency along the value chain by adding connectivity features, digital services, and blockchain to help guarantee the end product quality. Connected to the Bühler Insights cloud “With systems in place to trace the grain back to farms, Whitworth was in a good position to do a block- chain pilot project,” says Stefan Birrer. “What we have done is transform paper-based tracking into blockchain tracking.” Mike Peters explains the reason behind the introduction of blockchain as follows: “If we don’t embrace these new digital technologies and embed them within our business now, in the longer term that could be a bar to entry into certain markets as pressure comes from the end consumer and eventually from regulators for increased transparency.” The new mill is due to be completed towards the end of 2020. Af- ter that the monitoring phase begins. “IoT and block- chain give us the opportunity to push the bar for food safety, food security, and transparency through our supply chain,” says Mike Peters. Data from the fully connected mill will be mon- itored with Bühler Insights, Bühler’s secure cloud ser- vice powered by Microsoft Azure. For milling compa- nies that want to monitor and benchmark various production sites, Bühler has developed the digital service Yield Management System. It makes deviations between different recipes visible and comparable, from anywhere at any time. The Yield Management System is also connected to Bühler Insights. For more information on the Mill E3, please visit http://www.future-of-milling.com . The integrated grinding system Arrius is plug and play for ease of installation.