A description of the Ariadne mixer ingredient feed system, ideally suited to any factory requiring a highly flexible batch mixing control. A riadne has developed their mixer ingredient feed system software continually since 1983. The result is a highly flexible batching system capable of maximising throughput when used in conjunction with well-designed hardware. The software uses the Ariadne sequence executive at its heart and provides many useful facilities for maintenance and for management information systems. Operator buttons can be placed under password or keyswitch control.
All maintenance actions are under password control.
This is particularly useful if certain ingredients need changing for particular recipes. Manual mode - although the plant is in shutdown mode, maintenance can still force outputs on and off via the graphic screens. Simulation mode - in shutdown mode, a keyswitch can be used to place the plant in simulation mode for operator training. The plant operates as normal, but does not drive outputs. This means that maintenance training is reduced considerably as all major data files have the same structure and location, regardless of the nature of the control software.