Diseño e implementación de un sistema automatizado para el proceso de prensado de queso en la planta láctea JB.

Abstract

The present work aimed the design and implementation of an automated system for the cheese pressing process at the JB dairy plant. For this, the state-of-the-art of pressing systems were analyzed, the requirements the system must meet were also defined and the mechanical, pneumatic, electrical and control design of the automated press were designed, which allowed meeting the requirements demanded by the company, in addition an intuitive and user-friendly HMI was designed for real-time supervision, control and monitoring of the system, this allowed to adjust the pressure, the times of pressing, opening and closing of the water flow, in addition to displaying its values and indicators in real time. To validate the automated pressing system, it was proposed to carry out operational tests where the characterization of the sensors was carried out and the stability of the measurement system was analyzed. In addition, the pressure, pressing times and water flow control of the automated process were evaluated versus the manual process. The results showed quality in the measurement system and a percentage reduction for the pressing times and the volume of water used in the process, concluding that there is an improvement in the pressing process of the dairy plant JB. It is recommended to integrate the communication of the automated pressing system with the cloud to transfer the data and variables of the programming to the internet, allowing real-time monitoring of the process without the need to be connected to the local network of the plant, but from any other location point.