Self-optimizing, adaptive industrial chocolate production system, and corresponding method thereof

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11641861
APP PUB NO 20210127701A1
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16608207

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Proposed is a self-optimizing, adaptive industrial chocolate production system (1), and method thereof. The system comprising a chocolate mass processing line (11) with at least dosing means (2), one or more mixers (3), one or more refiners (4), one or more conches (5), and liquefying and tempering means (6). Appropriate inter-dependent operational parameters of the various devices (2/3/4/5/6) are measured by real-time measuring devices and transmitted to a controller device 12. The measured inter-dependent operational parameters are mutually optimized and dynamically adjusted providing an optimal operation at least in terms of the characteristics of the end chocolate mass 7 and/or throughputs of the chocolate production line 11 and/or other operation conditions as energy consumption.

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BUHLER AG9240 UZWIL

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Barthel, Frank Horgen, CH 7 23
Dintheer, Fabian Uzwil, CH 1 1
Egli, Daniel St. Gallen, CH 4 4
Fässler, Oliver Sulgen, CH 1 0
Höhener, Manuel Uzwil, CH 2 8
Koller, Cornelia Neustadt an der Donau, DE 1 1
Metzger, Armin Kreuzlingen, CH 1 1
Nüssle, Tobias Constance, DE 3 1
Schmidt, Bernd Kirchberg, CH 41 597

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