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The fourth Industrial Revolution should create a benefit for our customers. It concerns the vertical and horizontal digital networking along the complete supply chain and within the production process. Behind that lies the effort to individualize the products and services and the creation of competitive advantages. The base for progress is the data which can be queried in real time and be pulled out for quality assurance, process- and logistics control as well as for product design.

For more than 120 years Gericke is the trendsetter in the bulk material processing technology and has gone through many industrial revolutions. The innovation projects at Gericke related to Industry 4.0 are intended to be a benefit for our customers.

The two machine control systems Easydos for our loss in weight feeder systems and the STP 61 control for the pneumatic conveying systems communicate via Ethernet IP. They can therefore be addressed directly, which is necessary for the networking of Industry 4.0. The benefit lies in the exact process management with efficient start-up and shut-down procedures as well as a complete traceability of the process parameters. In addition the user saves money because the pre-configured control units do not need an elaborate programming effort with error loops when the PLC is being installed.

The control units are available at our Gericke Test Centres. With product trials, the project development time can be reduced and planning reliability can be gained.