Fluid Milk Standardization

Metron standardization systems continually test and control fat to ensure accurate fat in the final product. Excess fat in the final milk product is fat lost, and therefore, money lost.

Typical manual standardizing operations can expect an 0.08% fat loss recovery as a result of installing a Metron system. Open loop or semi-automated control systems can be improved by an average of 0.04% in typical operations.

How It Works

Metron's On-Line standardizer monitors fat in the final milk product by continuously drawing a small milk sample from the process line. Fat is determined photometrically using a classical instrumental method as guided by AOAC. A closed loop control system modulates skim additions or cream removal by controlling a Smart Valve to achieve the desired fat level in the milk.

An optional second channel measures total solids or cream by density. It controls the addition of condensed skim to achieve the desired solids in the milk or controls the separator cream screw to regulate the fat content of the cream.

The System

An operator interface with menus, prompting and help for inexperienced operators.

Accurate, extremely stable operation inspires operator confidence.

Semi-automatic calibration with full operator prompting.

Menu screens are readily accessible for event and status reporting in plain English

Reliability

The On-Line standardization family is a third generation product line that has been time tested for many years. Our product design has been refined to provide a highly reliable system. The instrumentation system has been designed for in-plant use. It can withstand a more rugged environment and is less sensitive to temperature changes than converted lab instruments.

Product Features

Accurate - The fat measurement system provides the lab quality accuracy that is required in order to optimize your investment payback. Fat is money - measure it accurately.

Reliable -

Closed Loop Feedback - The system continually measures the downstream fat and/or solids in the finished product and closes the loop by instantaneously relaying the information back to the controller. Immediate control action maintains the desired fat percentage or solids content.

CIP Self-cleaning - System receives plant signals to initiate internal fluid box cleaning procedures