Manufacturer: DCN
Recipe Manager Software
DCN industrial recipe management software that runs kettle cooking semi-automatically, scales batches, schedules production and records full HACCP traceability.
Key features
- Automatic batch scaling for different batch sizes
- Step-by-step procedural control and full audit trail of recipes
- Traceability of kettle yields and barcode identification; HACCP compliant
- Calculates pasteurisation values (PU/PO)
- Temperatures, cook times and motor speeds controlled by the recipe
- Piped additions batched automatically and verified by load cell or flow meter
- Supervisor alerts by email/SMS; Ingredient Addition Management with barcode and RFID
- Remote real-time view of HMI screens; ERP/MRP interface; client-server multi-user installation
Technical data
- Database
- Microsoft SQL
- PLC
- Mitsubishi FX series (others on request)
- Hardware
- Office PC; touch screen for operators
- Report export
- XLS, PDF, HTML
- Versions
- Full (client-server capable) and Lite (on-HMI recipes for stand-alone kettles)
Description
DCN Recipe Manager controls recipe-driven cooking in food manufacturing. Recipes are created in the application and stored in a Microsoft SQL database; individual kettles receive their instructions by direct transfer or through the scheduler.
Levels of automation
- Fully automated: for piped ingredient additions, the kettle controls heating, speed and timing without operator input.
- Manual additions: operators are prompted on screen when an ingredient is due, and the addition must be within the set tolerance before cooking continues.
Scheduling and reporting
The built-in scheduler organises all kettle activity in a fixed batch order, and multi-tonne batches can be split automatically across several kettles. After each cook a report records operator, temperatures, weights, ingredients, pasteurisation values and cooking efficiency, exportable to XLS, PDF or HTML.
Lite version
For stand-alone kettles with a limited number of recipes, a Lite version lets recipes be created and managed directly on the HMI.
System requirements
An office PC (supplied when not installed client-server) and PLC control – currently Mitsubishi FX series, with other PLCs on request (functionality may vary).
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