Mold for forming at least one food product
AssigneeKraft Foods R & D, Inc.
InventorsMichael Talmon-Gros, Bernard Rocklage, Rudolf Hauger
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Abstract
A mold for forming at least one food product with a measurement unit, wherein the mold has a filling side and a back side opposite to said filling side. Further, the measurement unit comprises: measuring means configured to measure at least one parameter while the mold is used in a production line or testing facility and a data transfer interface configured to transfer data to an external processing unit.
Claims11
A mold for forming at least one food product, the mold comprising a measurement unit, a filling side, a back side opposite to the filling side, and an identification device to distinguish the mold from other molds used in a production line or testing facility, the measurement unit further comprising:
- a measuring device configured to measure at least one parameter of the mold while the mold is used and passed through a production line or testing facility;
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- a data transfer interface configured to transfer measurement data to an external processing unit,
- wherein the measuring device comprises at least one sensor configured to measure at least one of partial pressures of gases, sugar content, viscosity, fat content, protein, and pH-value of a food product in the mold, and wherein the processing unit is connected to a control system for controlling the production line or the testing facility.
A mold for forming at least one food product, the mold comprising:
- a filling side;
- a back side opposite the filling side;
- and
- a measurement unit comprising:
- a measuring device configured to measure at least one parameter of the mold as the mold passes through a production line or testing facility;
- and
- a data transfer interface configured to transfer measurement data to an external processing unit that is connected to a control system that controls the production line or testing facility;
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- wherein the measurement unit is attached to the mold and the measurement unit has a modular design that allows for the connection of different measuring devices to the mold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.