Miller Magazine Issue: 119 November 2019

41 NEWS MILLER / NOVEMBER 2019 en different recipes visible and comparable. Thresholds and notifications can be set in order to pre- vent below standard operating conditions. Both the additi- onal transparency and push notifications help food produ- cers to react quickly if deviations become apparent. With YMS a constantly high yield can be achieved – which is crucial for running a profitable food processing business. CLOUD BASED YIELD CONTROL Bühler’s YMS integrates data from defined scales directly into Bühler Insights, independent of the plant control system. Various lines can be visualized and assessed. Thanks to the online data collection even those of plants in different locations. By comparing recipe-based yields, the overall mill performance can be continuously im- proved. First on-site installations have confirmed the potential of digital services. Additional informati- on provided by data analysis allows systems to be operated at a different level. Yield improvements in the region of 1 % have been achieved – even in modern, well operated and maintained flour mills. Given the potential with interconnected and self-optimizing pro- cesses this is only the beginning. Learn more about EDA here: https://www.future-of-milling.com/ products/error-and-downtime-analysis-eda/ Learn more about YMS here: https://www.future-of-milling.com/ products/yield-management-system-yms/ Bühler Insights EDA and YMS are available on Bühler Insights, a central plat- form for Bühler’s digital services. There, data is collected, analyzed and transformed to valuable information about the mill’s operation. Ultimately, predictive services and machine learning modules will help to improve quality and efficiency of milling plants even further. Bühler Insights is based on Microsoft’s Azure cloud providing maximum reliability and data security. After an initial investment for installation and onboarding the services are available on a subscription base. 14th Fumigants & Pheromones conference to be hosted in Zimbabwe The Fumigants & Pheromones Conference was star- ted in 1993 in Lubeck, Germany. Its purpose was to gather like-minded companies together under a com- mon cause: Sharing Through Education. Since the first conference in Germany, there have been biennial mee- tings in Bologna, Valencia, Copenhagen, Thessaloniki, Adelaide, Indianapolis, York, Monterrey, and Bremen. This is the first conference in Africa. This educational conference will offer new informa- tion and technologies regar- ding ways to protect stored products. The speakers are some of the premier specia- lists in the world. They will be presenting information from their experiences to help you and your company perform your jobs better and hope- fully safer; safer to you, your products, and to the envi- ronment. Victoria Falls offers a backdrop of one of the “7 Natural Wonders of the World” to this exciting and informative 3-day confe- rence. Dave Mueller, Conference Organizer, stated: “Much like our 12th Fumigants & Pheromones Conference in Adelaide, Australia, this stored product protection con- ference in Victoria Falls will reach an all new group of delegates. In Adelaide over 60% of the attendees were from Australia and most had never attended a Fumi- gants & Pheromones Confe- rence before. That is why we decided to have this confe- rence in Victoria Falls, Zim- babwe, to reach a new group of people. After 27 years, this is our first time to offer this educational program in the giant continent of Africa.” For more information and conference registration visit www.insectslimited.com . Insects Limited, Inc. and Fumigation Service & Supply, Inc. will be hosting the 14th Fu- migants & Pheromones Conference at Elephant Hills Resort in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, May 12-14, 2020.