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Ocrim develops multi-function grain analyzer
CREMONA, ITALY - Ocrim's Research &
Development group has developed an on-line
system: the Multifunction Grain Analyzer (onlineMGA). Upon the debut of this technology,
the company said that this system was developed to satisfy the milling market's needs concerning the continuous control and management of the milling process. The main objective, it said, is to combine the management of
the grains blending with the conditioning.
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the plant and reduce the maintenance costs.
The control, in real time, of the production
process is gaining more and more importance.
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during the cleaning and conditioning phases.
When the onlineMGA is installed along the
milling line, it is able to measure both proteins
and moisture parameters.
Near infrared Spectroscopy provided a base
for Ocrim's development of the reading system
on VIS-NIR technology. Ocrim said this method provides better accuracy of the readings and
a real-time surveying since it acts directly on
water and protein molecules.
The onlineMGA can be employed in several critical points of the milling process due
to the absence of bulky installation structures

and thanks to NIR innovative technology connected to an advanced machine control system.
Ocrim said that the onlineMGA guarantees
high performances that surpass the simple control of the proteins values and moisture management thanks to its combination with the au-

sitioned at the reception, the device can measure the percentage of moisture of the whole
product lot, allowing the immediate control
and valuation of the incoming grains, the company said.
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tomated management system and through the
continuous and constant cereal analysis.
According to Ocrim, the most innovative
aspect is the employment of the onlineMGA
in the second conditioning. This removes the
problem concerning measurements on an already wet product. Ocrim said that a continuous retroactive adjustment can be carried out
on the amounts of water added in both dampening phases in order to obtain a percentage of
moisture required, constant in time.
The onlineMGA also can be employed during the raw material reception at the plant. Po-

@mill management,
all the parameters obtained during the various sessions can be recorded and combined with the various lots of
operation and storage, providing traceability of
the product.
The onlineMGA can measure the protein
levels in the grain at the same time the wheat's
moisture is being analyzed. The system of
traceability of Ocrim's @mill allows the combination and archive of the related protein
value for each product combined in the lot and
operation phase, Ocrim said.

MacGregor appoints vice-president, head of China business
HELSINKI, FINLAND - MacGregor announced on Sept. 22 the appointment of
Zhengyu Li as vice-president, head of China,
effective Oct. 1. Li drives the development
of MacGregor business in the most important market in the marine industry. He will
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various leadership positions in global companies like General Electric and Caterpillar
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innovation director.
"We are very happy to welcome Mr. Li to
MacGregor," said Michel van Roozendaal,
president, MacGregor. "I am convinced that
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will contribute to our success in China."

MacGregor provides
solutions and services
for handling marine cargoes, vessel operations,
offshore loads, crude/
LNG transfer and offshore mooring. It is part
of Cargotec, which had
sales of €3.4 billion in
2014 and employs 11,000 people.

over the last 10 years, which totals around €40
million. The company was able to double its
production capacity. The growth in production was coupled with an increase in human
resources. The company now has 200 employees. All of this growth has resulted in a 50%
sales increase, the company said.

Symaga said it is participating in some of the
main grain storage projects for 2015, such as
the construction of a rice re-processing facility
in Thailand.
Symaga said it is also strengthening its business in Indonesia, supplying silos for a grain
import terminal in Southeast Asia.

Symaga surpasses production record
SAN JUAN, SPAIN - Symaga in July
reached and surpassed its production record,
with a total steel manufacturing of 4,700
tonnes throughout the month, which means a
daily production of about 200 tonnes.
Symaga said the record is the result of a
continuous investment in new technologies
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