NEWS + EVENTS
For Immediate Release: May 18, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Jones at (803) 233-2432 or stephanie.jones@cnsg.com
Ometric’s SpectrInLine Processware Provides Unprecedented Product Consistency and Increased Cost Savings to the Sugar Refining and Sweetener Industries
Revolutionary Technology Provides Real Time, In-Line, Continuous Measurement of the Concentration of Moisture, Fructose, Dextrose and Corn Starch, Enabling Manufacturers to Streamline their Processes and Increase Quality Control
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Spectroscopy innovator Ometric™ has developed technology that allows sweetener producers to accurately measure the concentration of important components like moisture, fructose, dextrose and corn starch at the speed of light, in-line and in real time. The company’s SpectrInLine Processware™ utilizes revolutionary application-specific Multivariate Optical Computing™ to provide continuous, real time, in line process control for sugar/sweetener manufacturing processes.
“Our experience in the sugar/sweetener industry has demonstrated the need to precisely monitor the levels of moisture, fructose, dextrose and corn starch in sweetener products. If the refining and blending process does not include the correct levels of each, the quality of the product can suffer and can lead to time consuming and often costly measures to correct the overall process,” said Bob Freese, Chief Technology Officer of Ometric. “Our technology, which is installed in screw conveyers, mixing vessels and flow pipes, eliminates the need for ‘grab samples,’ thereby increasing levels of products consistency and overall quality while improving profit margins and reducing unnecessary costs at the same time.”
Ometric’s SpectrInline is designed to withstand harsh industrial environments and is directly mounted on relevant process control points of the production line. By providing real-time measurement of the concentration of moisture at the speed of light, Ometric’s technology provides continuous and immediate feedback. Data is instantly provided by the SpectrInLine Processware™, so that refining and blending process settings can be immediately adjusted manually or via PLC-based automation, optimizing the product's adherence to specifications.
Ometric’s Easy Fit® process allows for ease of engagement for sugar/sweetener manufacturers interested in learning more about how Ometric’s technology can benefit their industrial process. Easy Fit® provides a quick evaluation of SpectrInline applicability to the customer's process and requires no commitment of internal resources to lengthy feasibility programs.
“Sugar/sweetener producers identified manufacturing process problems they did not know they had until taking advantage of our Easy Fit process – a process whereby we will provide an application assessment at no cost in order to help quantify the return on investment for the customer,” said Freese. “Using our revolutionary Multivariate Optical Computing™, we were able to demonstrate that we can meet the everyday process control needs of manufacturers while helping to increase their profitability, reduce waste, conserve energy and ensure final product quality.”
About Ometric Corporation
Ometric Corporation provides innovative solutions to embed analytical technology into industrial processes. Ometric's SpectrInline Processware® utilizes patented Multivariate Optical Computing™ to perform spectroscopy at the speed of light, thus providing real-time, in-line process control and final product testing to a variety of industries, including pharmaceuticals, chemicals, agriculture, food and beverage, pet nutrition, environmental, plastics, oil and gas, and multiple cleantech applications. For more information about the company, visit www.ometric.com.###
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