Miller Magazine Issue: 144 December 2021

further boosting performance and capacity. Now with the fourth-generation family members at the helm, and look- ing towards the future with increasingly innovative tech- nology, Loiudice has again turned to GEA for its latest step forward. Modern GEA technology secures efficient processes for high-quality products GEA’s most popular, high-performance rollermill on the market, Synthesis comes in 2, 4 and 8 roll versions, a grind- ing roll diameter of 250mm or 300mm and milling length: 800mm – 1000mm – 1250mm and 1500mm. Cereal milling process consists of the pre-breaking, breaking, reduction and scratch of cereal kernel and semi-finished products such as the bran. All these steps are carried out by this machine, by varying rolls, feeding system and parameters. Product that has already been tempered to be milled, is conveyed to the rollermill feeding hopper where in- frared sensors detect the quantity of the product inside and the amount of product falling into the feeding rolls, which is automatically regulated by the chute and the feeding rolls. The even distribution and product flow are adjusted by a detecting system which reads not only the quantity but the quality (granulometry, specific weight, shape, etc.) of the product. From the arrival of the grain to the departure of the products, the entire transformation process is scrupulously checked. The product enters the machine through the bell tank, from which it is conveyed to the feeder rolls and then to the grinding cylin- ders. A pneumatic system is used for automatic engagement/ disengagement of the milling rolls and for regulating grinding distance, using a graduated hand-operated wheel. The operator panel makes it easy to check the milling parameters and the main data, such as the power absorp- tion of the transmission motors. On the Touch Screen ver- sion, the panels on either side also control the opposite side. Infrared probes unaffected by dust can detect the presence or absence of product in the bell tank, so the grinding rolls can be engaged or disengaged accordingly. The Puriswing Purifier is designed to clean products coming from the Plansichter (screening machine) to se- lect semolina with different granulometries. The product falls into a feeding box where it is evenly distributed into a sieving area with vibration effect. Here it is divided into product that goes through the sieves and those that go to the waste chute. The latter contains a series of moving flaps that can differentiate the waste destination according to diagrammatic needs. The semolina that goes through the sieves can be directed to the chosen unloading chute.