Miller Magazine Issue: 122 February 2020

50 MILLER / FEBRUARY 2020 We spoke with application technician Stefan Jansen (SJ) and software developer Viktor Schäfer (VS) at Brabender in Duisburg about the latest options for keeping laboratories up to date. What do you at Brabender mean by "Smart Workflow"? SJ: Networking is the solution for making op- erational workflows more efficient. This applies to communication between the laboratory and other departments of a company, and even more so, when working with clients or suppliers. In these cases, it is important to establish reliable networks which link humans and machines as well as their tasks and functions in a future-oriented manner. In our con- cept of the “Smart Workflow”, various Brabender devices are digitally networked with each other. This enables rapid and simultaneous access to multiple devices, providing results without any delay and col- lecting the information in a central database. The precisemeasurement of ingredients and rheological parameters is a key prerequisite for quality management in day-to-day laboratory work for the milling, baked goods, and starch industries as well as the grain sector and other sectors in the food industry. With its digital “Smart Workflow” concept for the laboratory of the future, Brabender is focusing on more transparency and higher efficiency via the automated transmission of measured values, clear data management, web-based data transfer, time savings, and the associated cost savings. Fit for the digital laboratory with a ‘Smart Workflow’ Stefan Jansen Viktor Schaefer Application Lab Food stefan.jansen@brabender.com Software Development viktor.schaefer@brabender.com