Under the trend of automated production, the minor ingredient batching process has long faced pain points such as excessive manual intervention, difficult-to-control metering accuracy, and dust pollution, which constrain production line efficiency and product consistency. Sihyde Automation's automatic minor ingredient batching system covers the entire process from material input, pre-treatment, conveying to metering, achieving unmanned operation and effectively reducing manual intervention. The system integrates multi-module feeding combinations, equipped with customized crushing and screening devices and a professional dust removal system, balancing high-efficiency production with environmental compliance. With stable performance and design tailored to needs, the system has recently achieved repeat orders from a Korean customer.
Full-Process Intelligent Control Modules
• Feeding and Storage: The system is equipped with 24 bins in three differentiated hopper types, capable of simultaneously handling multiple material categories to meet the flexible switching needs of complex formulations.
• Material Pre-treatment: Equipped with a customized integrated crushing and screening device, it can efficiently handle even caking-prone and high-viscosity materials, laying a solid foundation for subsequent metering.
• Process Coverage: From material input, pre-treatment, conveying to metering, the entire process is covered, achieving unmanned operation and significantly reducing manual intervention and human errors.
Precision Metering and Conveying Module
• Conveying Methods: Utilizes diverse conveying equipment such as twin-screw and belt conveyors, combined with vibration motors and precision algorithms, to ensure smooth material flow without dead corners.
• Metering Configuration: The core metering section is equipped with branded resistance‑level indicators and high-precision weighing sensors, paired with internationally renowned PLCs and electrical components, to achieve dynamic monitoring and precise metering.
• Control Logic: Through coordinated control between the PLC and weighing sensors, the system can provide real-time feedback and adjust metering parameters, ensuring consistency in batching accuracy for each batch.
Dust Removal and Environmental Protection Module
• Dust Control: The system is equipped with professional dust removal devices that collect dust in real time at dust-prone stages such as feeding, conveying, and metering, strictly controlling dust concentration.
• Environmental Compliance: Effectively reduces workshop dust emissions, meeting environmental emission standards while improving operators' working environment.
• Operation Assurance: The dust removal system is interlocked with the main control logic, ensuring timely startup when dust is generated without affecting batching rhythm or accuracy.
Customized Design and Material Module
• Material Selection: The system uses high-quality materials such as mirror-finished stainless steel and carbon steel, with precision welding and anti-corrosion treatment, suitable for long-term high-intensity operating conditions.
• Customization Capability: Customized design is based on customer site layout, production capacity planning, and material characteristics, flexibly adapting to production needs across different industries.
• Expansion Reservations: The system reserves functional expansion interfaces to accommodate future capacity increases and technology upgrades, protecting customers' initial investment.
Application Industries and Customer Cases
Refractory Materials Industry
• Suitable for batching processes in production enterprises of refractory bricks, castables, etc., capable of precise weighing and proportioning of various powdery and granular raw materials.
• The system can build a fully automatic batching workshop for the entire line, meeting continuous, large‑batch, and high‑standard production requirements.
• The integrated crushing and screening device effectively handles caking-prone raw materials in refractories, ensuring smooth batching.
Chemical Industry
• Suitable for automatic bag opening, conveying, and metering of chemical raw materials, covering resin powder, catalyst pellets, and various other materials.
• Anti-corrosion treated materials and sealed design adapt to corrosive materials and harsh environments in chemical production.
• The 24‑bin multi‑hopper configuration meets the simultaneous processing needs of multiple components in chemical formulations.
Fermentation Industry
• Suitable for precise batching of various nutrient substrates and trace elements in fermentation processes.
• High‑precision weighing sensors ensure accurate metering of trace components, avoiding fermentation performance issues caused by batching deviations.
• Stainless steel materials meet food‑grade hygiene requirements, are easy to clean and corrosion‑resistant.
Customer Case
• Korean Customer: With stable performance and a design that closely matches actual needs, the system has gained market recognition and recently achieved a repeat order from the Korean customer.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1: Can the system handle caking‑prone or high‑viscosity materials?
A1: Yes. The system is equipped with a customized integrated crushing and screening device that pre‑treats caking‑prone and high‑viscosity materials, ensuring they remain loose before entering the metering stage, thus guaranteeing smooth subsequent conveying and metering.
Q2: How does the system ensure batching accuracy?
A2: The core metering section uses branded resistance‑level indicators and high‑precision weighing sensors, paired with internationally renowned PLCs and electrical components, to achieve dynamic monitoring and precise metering. The system provides real‑time feedback and adjusts metering parameters through the PLC, ensuring consistent batching accuracy for each batch.
Q3: Can the system adapt to future capacity increases or process upgrades?
A3: Yes. The system is custom‑designed based on customer site layout, production capacity planning, and material characteristics, while also reserving functional expansion interfaces to accommodate future capacity increases and technology upgrades, protecting the customer's initial investment.
Conclusion
Sihyde's automatic minor ingredient batching system builds an automated solution around the entire process of feeding, pre‑treatment, conveying, and metering. With precision weighing sensors and PLC control, it guarantees batching consistency; with customized design and material selection, it adapts to various industry working conditions; and with a professional dust removal system, it balances environmental protection and personnel health. The system effectively solves core pain points such as low efficiency of manual batching, difficult‑to‑control accuracy, and dust pollution, providing reliable full‑automatic batching support for industries including refractories, chemicals, and fermentation.
