Monitoring the milling step in flour industry using BUCHI NIR-Online®
This application note reports the BUCHI NIR-Online® process analyzer performance to assess the milling step in flour industry.
The task of flour producers is to deliver and guarantee that customers receive flour according to their specific requirements.Real-time quality control of flour during its production by continuously monitoring key parameters such as moisture, protein, and ash content as well as specks and impurities detection are of critical importance to ensure consistent product quality with optimum efficiency.The installation of a BUCHI NIR-Online® process analyzer equipped with high resolution CCD camera after the milling step enables to monitor flour composition and quality in a fast, simple and reliable way.