Miller Magazine Issue: 136 April 2021

92 MILLER / aprıl 2021 ARTICLE Flour mills today are under great pressure to deliver the best quality product efficiently, consistently and with a minimum of energy consumption. Over the years, many improvements have been introduced to the industry, but the potential for tangible advances is not exhausted yet. “Our digital services in combination with our industry expertise lift efficiency to entirely new levels and help millers and plant managers to further improve their mill’s performance. Until now controlling the grinding process has been very demanding and challenging. With Bühler’s Temperature and Vibration Management we know pre- cisely what goes on in this important process,” says Jo- hannes Wick, CEO Grains & Food at Bühler. Accurate data analytics replace guesswork The new technology monitors temperature and vibra- tions inside the grinding rolls, the most important part of machinery in the milling process. To maintain quality and consistency it is essential to apply the same pressure along the rolls. Any deviation results in reduced quali- ty and consistency of the flour. Up to now millers relied on trained personnel to manually check the rollers on a frequent basis and time-consuming laboratory analysis to prevent any deviation from acceptable operative pa- Bühler announces the global release of the innovative Temperature and Vibration Monitoring System TVM for milling. The system is connected to the Bühler Insights platform and provides essential information on the grinding process based on Bühler’s proprietary algorithms. TVM detects critical operational conditions early so millers can take timely action. Accurate management of the grinding process helps maintain the best product quality and consistency. Precise settings reduce energy consumption and product wastage. The launch of TVM represents another significant step towards the fully digitalized and automated SmartMill. Gauging temperature and vibrations for better performance Gernot Ruppert - Program Manager SmartMill / Bühler Alexis Noel - Product Manager / Bühler