Counting and sorting
A data processing system for a machine manufacterer in the food industry
For a manufacturer of machines for the food industry we made a data handling system. The manufacterer is specialist in sorter – and weighing machines and counting systems.
A few details about
The Project
Our client was a company specializing in the supply of sorting, counting and weighing machines for the food industry. For this purpose, we built a data collection system. This system collects the weightings from the sorting machines and scales and registers the number of values from the counting systems.
Some special
Specifications
- The factory produces products for supermarkets, such as packed slices vegetables or vegetable pieces like chicory.
- The factory contains production lines with several sorting, counting and weighing machines.
- At the front-end, an operator can start the production order on a production line, this information is distributed to the production machines.
- The data collection system collects the number of produced products and the weight of these products and stores this information in a database.
- On the front-end, options are available to view or export the collected data.
How we solved it
Our approach
We have created a separate back-end process for each type of production machine. It depends on the protocol used to exchange data. That protocol can be messaging over TCP/IP, MQTT, OPC UA, etc. In the front-end the machine configuration, production configuration, shifts and operators can be modified.
We have ensured that the production flow during and after production can be monitored by a graphical representation of the collected data, which is real-time updated.
