Control system for fresh pasta thermal treatment line
It's a control system for a thermal treatment plant producing over 100 kinds of fresh stuffed pasta (for example the "tortellini" pasta).
For each kind of pasta there is a different combination of parameters (receipts).
The system controls completely the thermal treatment plant, that 's divided in the following units (from input to output):- Elevator belt, that carries the product from the assembly line to the pastorizer, located in the higher side of the machine
- Vibrant feeder, that distributes evenly the no-boxed product on the process belts
- Pastorizer, a room where the suitable temperature to the thermic treatment is reached through a steam circuit. Here the product received more steam in order to avoid dryness
- Vibrant dripping, the necessary step to dry the no-boxed product after the thermal treatment
- Drying-room, a room with controlled temperature and humidity, where the product is dried
- Cooling-chamber, a room with controlled temperature, where the product is cooled
Moreover, the control system co-ordinates the whole production line and consequently it communicates with following systems:
- Steam production system for the thermal treatment
- Refrigerating system
- Machines used before the thermal treatment
- Machines used after the thermal treatment
This system allows a completely automatic control of the line, mainly for the following operations:
- System starting
- System stopping
- Maintenance of the functioning conditions
- Management of alarms that don't require system stopping
- Management of alarms that require system stopping
- Emergency system stopping
- Washing and drying (system maintenance)










