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SMART PRODUCTION

ด้้วยความแม่นยำาและความยืด้หย่่นในการใช้้งานของเซนเซอร์ ทำำาให้การวัด้ปริมาตรนำ�ายา บริษััทำผู้้้ผู้ลิตโยเกิร์ตแห่งน้� ม้ความพัึงพัอใจึในการติด้ตั�งเซนเซอร์
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VEGA Instrument Co., Ltd. ไม่เคยใช้้อ่ปกรณ์์วัด้ระด้ับอย่างต่อเนื�องมาก่อน เว้นแต่อ่ปกรณ์์เซนเซอร์ทำ้�วัด้ปริมาตรมากทำ้�สำ่ด้ เป็นพัันธิมิตรทำางธิ่รกิจึกับผู้้้เช้้�ยวช้าญ ด้้วยเทำคโนโลย้ทำ้�ทำันสำมัยน้�
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info.th@vega.com
และน้อยทำ้�สำ่ด้เทำ่านั�นทำ้�ใช้้เป็นสำัญญาณ์เตือนภััย (Alarm Sensors) อย่างไรก็ตามบริษััทำผู้้้ผู้ลิต พันักงานสำามารถัม่่งมั�นในการทำำางานหลักของตนเอง นั�นคือการผู้ลิต
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For Hygiene and Precise by Measured Sensor

in Yoghurt Manufacture

The high-quality yoghurt producer has been proving every day The guided radar sensor is non-sensitive to
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for 25 years that a business run by a team of people including foam, buildup, pressure, vacuum, and high
persons with disabilities can be successful. The recipe for this temperatures
There is no buildup that could become a problem for the
is a mix of solid personal commitment, local raw materials and guided radar sensor , because the funnel has a self-cleaning
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a clever marketing concept. system inside. However, the problem for many measuring
principles is the foam that forms as the yoghurt passes
The goal: Produce the tastiest yoghurt. through the funnel in the container. A small agitator at the
But how do you do that? bottom of the yoghurt container can also lead to inaccurate
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Well, there is a way to do it, and it’s much different from the methods of the big measurements. The guided radar sensor is particularly
non-sensitive to foam and buildup on the probe. That’s why
market leaders in the food industry. This high-quality yoghurt producer , located
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in the Garrotxa district, is one of the region’s largest employers. Of the 310 the instrument can cope with this “disturbance” and deliver
reliable measuring results, ensuring that the filling system
employees, 180 have access needs, learning difficulties, or mental health
conditions. Hardly anyone here can handle eight-hour workdays, yet management runs smoothly.
provides an appropriate job for everyone. Since 2009, the company’s turnover The strong focusing and wide dynamic range
has grown by an average of 5% annually. In 2017, it was about 20 million euros. of the non-contact radar level sensor ensure
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The company, whose product portfolio includes not only yoghurt but also ice cream, reliable measured values
jams and desserts, has long since made a name for itself outside Catalonia. At another measuring point, the non-contact radar level
International delegations come every day to get informed about the plant. There 3
are now around 40,000 visitors per year. Although the producer also benefits from sensor was used. These instruments are located in two CIP
return tanks in another part of the facility. One of them contains
public grants and the cooperation with private companies, these account less than
10% of total revenue. water and soda (3% Na CO ) and the other water and 3%
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acid to ensure CIP cleanliness. In the two tanks, the
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Guided radar measurement for strict hygiene requirements non-contact radar level sensor continuously measures the
The decisive factor for success was that the yoghurt producer professionalised level of the cleaning agent used for cleaning and sterilising
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its production and marketing at an early stage. As a consequence, a yoghurt the system. Here, the foam generated by the soda and the
constant circulation of the liquid became a challenge. It can
producer’s production is subject to the same standards of productivity and hygiene
that are common in the food industry. have an adverse effect on the level measurement.
The extremely tight focusing and high dynamics of the
Strict requirements are placed especially on the filling equipment, which has
to function like clockwork. This is where the yoghurt is fed into the filling machine. sensor enable precise, reliable measurement in the cleaning
fluid tanks. Also at this measuring point, no continuous level
Here, the filling level is continuously measured in a small feed container during
the filling of the various yoghurt and dessert varieties. A constant level is necessary measuring device had ever been used − only capacitive
sensors that signalled the minimum and maximum level.
to ensure that the filling machine does not come to a standstill. Every hour, 12,000 These are still used as alarm sensors. However, the company
yoghurt cups are filled in the one wanted to optimize the process flow here too and utilize the
machine, and another 20,000 in two advantages of continuous level measurement.
other machines. Until recently, there The yoghurt producer was impressed by the reliability of
was no continuous level measurement the measuring instruments as well as the partner-like
here. The capacitive sensors that were collaboration with an expert . Thanks to the equipment and
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installed for maximum and minimum sophisticated technology with solvents employees can
level detection are now being used as concentrate on their main task – producing the tastiest yoghurt
“alarm sensors”. However, the company in Catalonia
wanted to optimize the filling process,
so it was looking for a continuous
measuring system. Ultimately, an
engineering company recommended More Information Service Info C007
the guided radar sensor , which is
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appreciated in many industries for its
reliability and versatility. The big ข้้อิมูลเพิ่ิ�มเติม / Additional Information
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La Fageda, Yoghurt producer in Spain
advantage of this guided radar sensor 2 2 VEGAFLEX 81 guided radar sensor from VEGA, Germany
is its independence from temperature, 3 VEGAPULS 64, radar sensor from VEGA, Germany
ริูปที� 2: ตัวีอิย่่างก้าริติดตั�งเซนเซอิริ์เหนือิ pressure and vacuum. 4 VEGA from Germany
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