SimScale recently hosted a webinar on multicomponent analysis for food processing and packaging equipment, focusing on how cloud-native simulation is transforming this sector. The session covered various applications of SimScale’s platform, specifically highlighting the benefits of their gas mixing model for optimizing equipment design. Below are the top five takeaways from the event.
On-Demand Webinar
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1. Challenges in Food Processing Equipment Design
Ajitkumar Ananthu Jeyakumar, a senior application engineer at SimScale, emphasized the complexity of designing food processing equipment due to stringent food safety standards, energy efficiency goals, and rapid response demands for maintenance and failures. Simulation enables faster iterations, ensuring that products meet these high standards while maintaining cost efficiency.
2. Gas Mixing Model for Optimizing Preservation Systems
One highlight of the webinar was SimScale’s new multi-component gas mixing model. This feature is crucial for simulating the mixing of gases like nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and oxygen in food preservation systems. The ability to accurately predict gas behavior is key for optimizing food freshness and prolonging shelf life, particularly for sensitive products like fresh meat and fruit.
3. Cloud-Native Simulation Speeds Innovation
The webinar demonstrated how SimScale’s cloud-native platform cuts down on simulation lead times, allowing companies to iterate faster and make decisions more quickly. By enabling designers to perform basic simulations before involving experts, the platform accelerates the design-to-prototype process, ultimately enhancing innovation cycles.
4. Versatility in Equipment Component Analysis
From fluid pumps to valves and storage tanks, the webinar showcased the versatility of SimScale’s multicomponent analysis. Attendees learned how various components in a food processing line could be analyzed for factors such as fluid flow, pressure control, and sealing efficiency, making the tool adaptable to a wide range of use cases in food processing.
5. Real-Time Collaboration for Faster Results
SimScale’s Google Docs-style collaboration feature allows design teams to work together from anywhere, ensuring seamless communication between engineers and simulation experts. This feature was highlighted as a significant advantage for reducing delays in product development and troubleshooting.
Transforming Food Processing with Simulation
The application of cloud-native simulation in food processing and packaging is transforming how companies approach equipment design. By leveraging multicomponent analysis, engineers can optimize product safety, efficiency, and sustainability at an unprecedented pace.
With cloud-native simulation tools like SimScale, food processing equipment manufacturers are set to lead the way in meeting the industry’s ever-increasing demands. Now more than ever, adopting these advanced tools is essential for staying competitive in a rapidly changing market.
