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 Kruse
Controls, Inc. recognizes the food and beverage industries
as among its key markets. We have been focusing on automation
solutions for these industries for years. Within the food and
beverage industries, we have provided solutions for various
soda, water and juice bottlers, bakeries, snack and candy
producers, spice manufacturers, dairies, vinegar production facilities
and many more.
 Our
automation systems typically cover at least one of three broad
categories: material handling, process control and/or
information systems. More specifically, we can provide the
following services:
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Conveyor control
systems |
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Pick and place
applications |
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Clean In Place
(CIP) systems |
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Automatic sensing
and sorting systems |
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Filler control
systems |
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Line integration
and coordination |
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Packaging systems
and control |
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Oven and dryer
control systems |
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Refrigeration
controls |
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Pasteurizing
control, including HTST systems |
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Spray dryer
controls |
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Recipe systems |
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Batch controls,
including ISA S88 compliant systems |
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Raw material
inventory tracking |
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Quality tracking
and SPC systems |
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Downtime tracking
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Having spent
considerable time in the food and beverage industries, we are
comfortable with FDA requirements, sanitary 3A standards and
USDA regulations.
Allow Kruse
Controls, Inc. to handle all your automation needs.
Project Examples Control
system development for
five new conveying lines in
bottling plant
SUMMARY:
Used five programmable logic controllers (PLCs) to control table-top conveyors
(for loose bottles) and full-case conveyors (for packaged bottles) for five new
bottling lines.
Development and
Installation of a batch control system using ISA S88.01
compliant
batch software
SUMMARY:
Used a programmable logic controller (PLC) and batch control
software that is compliant with the ISA S88.01 batch control
standard to control a batch process for a food flavorings
manufacturer.
Downtime Collection
and Reporting System for Juice Line
SUMMARY:
Developed HMI and Visual Basic front end to create real-time
networked display of Juice Line status as well as automatically
collect actual downtime reasons with time stamp.
Juice
Blending/Batching
system consisting of a PLC and HMI
SUMMARY:
Designed, developed and installed an automated juice blending
and batching system. The system consists of two batch tanks where
dry ingredients are dissolved in water, six storage/blending tanks
to where the batches are pumped, with additional water and sugar
added. During the packaging process, the liquids are pumped through
proprietary blending systems with the final product being sent
through HTST presses and on to bottling lines.
Dairy Creamery
Automation
SUMMARY:
Designed, developed and installed a PLC/MMI system to automate the process of
batching/blending milk, pasteurizing and step-heat processing for the making of
sheep cheese. The process also included waste handling and CIP.
Control System for
ammonia refrigeration system
SUMMARY:
A programmable logic controller (PLC) and operator interface terminal (OIT)
were used to control the suction and discharge pressures of an
ammonia refrigeration system for a cola bottling facility.
Implement an
InTouch for Terminal Services Solution
SUMMARY:
Worked with local distributor of Wonderware products to
implement an InTouch for Terminal Services solution for the Doritos
3D production line in Aberdeen, MD.
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