Innovative control system for the pet food industry

This new application will provide efficient, reliable
high-volume process control for both wet and dry foods, said Ometric Corporation
Chief Technology Officer Bob Freese. “Today, accurately measuring concentration
of the compounds of interest in pet foods is only possible by testing ‘thief’
samples in a laboratory through the use of wet chemical methods or optical
spectrometers,” Freese said. “The good news now is that, with this new
application, pet food manufacturers can have complete process control, at any
and all points of manufacturing, from the introduction of ingredients to final
validation.”

Innovative applications
SpectrInline Processware Pet 1.5(TM) is
installed directly in the process line, and it provides real-time measurement of
the concentration of the compounds of interest. Manufacturing applications
include blending, mixing monitoring, drying monitoring, material inspection,
extrusion, coating and other desired quality control points. As with other
industry applications of the company, the new system utilizes patented
Multivariate Optical Computing(TM) technology, refined over ten years of
research and development.

More information: Ometric