Prediction and Automation of Mixing Process Using Neural Networks

Mixing is one of the most important process performed in food industry. Among the blenders used for mixing, Ribbon blender is the most commonly used mixer. This paper proposes a method for the automation of mixing process. The traditional Ribbon blender which are in practice has to be operated manually. The proposed system is a semi-automated system which consists of microcontroller and the timer circuit to predict the time of the mixing process using Neural Network. The proposed semi-automated mixing process offers better performance in terms of efficiency and user convenience. This paper describes the method to predict the mixing time in mixing process of ribbon mixer using Neural Network.