Miller Magazine Issue: 132 December 2020

39 NEWS MILLER / december 2020 app that can be loaded on smartphones or tablets from which an operator can control all grinding parameters from an- ywhere within the mill’s network. New food safety features include a feeding module designed for total pro- duct discharge. A streamlined design and increased aspiration in the grinding chamber also cut product deposits. The hygienic levelling feet that support the machinery are designed to improve food safety by enabling total under-machine cleaning. An electronically lockable co- ver and hand guard protection provides a new benchmark in operational safety to protect staff. Lower buıldıng costs, ınstallatıon tıme cut to one-thırd Thanks to the integrated drive and switch cabinet Arrius can be flexibly positioned in the mill and quickly installed. Arrius can reduce the cost of building investment as it makes a complete floor obsolete. Thanks to the integration of components and reducing the number of power and data cables from around 10 to only three, Arrius can be installed in a third of the time. Stefan Birrer, Head of Business Area Milling Solutions at Bühler, said: “We have been building mills for decades and we reali- zed that if we wanted to keep running them in the same way, then we had maxed out on most of the existing concepts. Fully le- veraging the potential of digital technologies, while also transferring methods from other industries demanded a complete restart. It meant we had to embark on green field engineering. High-precision auto- nomous milling is not a luxury, it will become key to remai- ning successful in a tough market environment for millers.” Vıews from the fırst customers Commenting on the new technology, Dan Dye, CEO of Denver-based Ardent Mills, who has been working as a de- velopment partner with Bühler on the project, said: “Arrius is a per- fect fit and our people are excited about it. Arrius will enable us to deliver the best flour quality to our customers through precision mil- ling. With Arrius, Bühler is setting a new industry standard for hi- gh-end flour milling applications.” A second development part- ner, Mike Peters, Managing Dire- ctor of the UK-based flour milling company Whitworth Brothers, said: “We have a strong passion and drive for food safety, reliabi- lity, quality, and consistency. And following the develop- ment work we have done with Bühler and the tests we have run in our plants, we are very satisfied that it can deliver on these attributes.” Franz Rhomberg, Managing Director of Vorarlber- ger Mühlen in Austria, has also given the new techno- logy a massive thumbs up. “We can only be successful when we are more innovative than our competition. That’s why we have decided to completely renovate our 200-ton swing-mill with Arrius,” said Rhomberg. Ardent Mills and Whitworth Brothers have chosen to install Arrius in their new plants after a trial peri- od, while Vorarlberger Mühlen has been operating the system in commercial operation for over two years already. Learn more about Bühler’s technologies for the milling industry here. Dan Dye Franz Rhomberg