How image processing techniques can improve sugar pan yield

摘要

Crystallization process is a very important step in determining the overall sugar quality. A close monitoring of the boiling and the centrifuging processes using advanced image processing techniques can significantly contribute to improving pan yield. At the pan level, a digital pan microscope delivers real time statistical information (MA, CV, number of fines, etc..) to allow the operator an accurate characterization of the pan operation and to establish the best possible sequences to produce stable massecuite with highest yield.