Sterling Systems & Controls, Inc. designs material weighing and ingredient batching systems for dusty, difficult to handle powder and bulk solid, sometimes hazardous, materials. Dust containment is essential to protect personnel and equipment. These systems are all custom engineered and can be equipped with dust control and containment options, including a dust collector (typically baghouse […]
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Automatic Minor Batching System for Rubber
Automatic minor batching system for rubber is one of the most important aspects of rubber compounding. Accuracy of weighing materials and batching controls for profitable products. Accurate weighing and batching. Flexible, high quality. Custom engineered to your specific objectives is necessary. Read more here.
Read MoreIngredient Batching for Rubber
Ingredient batching for rubber compounding requires process knowledge and an expert level understanding of material weighing and batching system control/automation. Ingredient batching for rubber requires a custom engineered and manufactured automatic batching system for high productivity and value. A hybrid ingredient bulk material batching system combines minor bin and bulk bag ingredient batching providing automatic […]
Read MoreDust Containment for Ingredient Batching Systems
Sterling Systems & Controls, Inc. custom engineers ingredient batching systems for dusty, difficult to handle materials, sometimes hazardous materials. Dust containment for ingredient batching systems is essential to protect personnel and equipment. Sterling’s ingredient batching systems are often equipped with dust containment and collection systems, including a dust collector (typically baghouse design), dust collector hoods […]
Read MoreUpgrading Bakery Batching System
So you have an existing bakery batching system. You need help upgrading bakery batching system? Let’s examine an application where that took place. A customer asked Sterling Systems to analyze their existing batching system and do a batching system upgrade using mixing bowls as the batch container. This resulted in offering upgrades to reduce manual […]
Read MoreWhat is a Rule Table
Well that is an excellent question, “what is a rules table”. A Rules Table can also be referred to as a Decision Table. Being unaccustomed with the intricate details of modern controls and automation engineering you might hear and wonder about a “rules table”. So, what is a rules table? A Rules Table, in the […]
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The following are a few examples of Sterling Systems & Controls bakery mixer control applications: Multiple food ingredient bins/totes Food grade stainless steel table(s) Moving weigh table w/scale and touchscreen display PC control with weight instrument From sequencing and verification of operator interface steps at the mixer, to the automated ingredient tracking from receiving of […]
Read MoreHybrid Material Weighing and Batching System
Sterling Systems & Controls, Inc. is pleased to announce in its line of material weighing and batching systems, the availability of customized ingredient hybrid weighing and batching systems with Micro, Minor and Bulk weighments, processing both dry and liquid ingredients. Each automatic Accu-Portion™ Micro and Bulk Batching System is custom designed and manufactured to meet […]
Read MoreMicro and Minor Weighing System with Bulk Bags
OVERVIEW: Sterling Systems and Controls, Inc. supplied a Micro and Minor Weighing System with Bulk Bags to a large producer of animal food. The system supplied by Sterling Systems is responsible for reducing batch cycle times and improving ergonomic labor conditions and accuracy of all weighments. Whether for pet food or livestock feed, Sterling Systems […]
Read MoreMultiple Batching Stations
Bakery batching systems are considerably more simple than their Feed Mill batching system counter parts. In this application we implemented multiple batching stations. Usually there would be a single batching station. This customer application was provided with three batching stations using a single Allen Bradley PLC controller. They have two areas, entitled the “Frozen” and […]
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