Fragrances & Flavours
WHY PIPELESS
Built for Precision, Traceability and Efficiency
Ultra-short piping — less than 2 m per raw material
One dosing line — batches from 5 to over 1,000 kg
Precision dosing — from full flow to drop by drop control
Simple ball valves — no costly individual actuators or syringes
Automatic raw-material refilling
No lot mixing — each raw-material lot remains fully segregated
Full traceability — real time inventory
Easy cleaning — cross-contamination risk is minimized
High product recovery — nitrogen pressure empties drums almost completely
Nitrogen protection — continuous blanketing limits oxidation
Low capital cost — simple construction and standardized components
Fast installation — pre-assembled modules, operational within days
Expandable — add a rack, add capacity
Flexibility — an affordable system for small businesses and even artisanal producers
Why This System
• Pipeless design — stainless-steel tubing only for dosing, typically just 2 m per raw material.
• One dosing line for batches from a few kilograms to 1,000 kg and beyond.
• Full-flow to drop-by-drop dosing using epicyclic gearboxes for precise valve control.
• Simple V-notch ball valves with no individual actuators; multiple motorized sliding gearboxes
can operate simultaneously for parallel batch production.
• Very high line density — approximately 40–80 valves and raw-material containers per 2 linear metre
• Low-cost automatic raw-material refilling.
• Simple tubular raw-material containers, adaptable to different diameters, lengths and capacities.
• Modular transportable racks, suitable for road or sea-container transport.
• Fast installation — a complete mixing room can be installed in just a few days in a building only about 3 m high.
• Minimal maintenance and high redundancy, thanks to multiple independent devices.
• The same epicyclic dosing principle can be used to fill finished fragrances, flavours and liquid products into containers of any dimension.
• Low CAPEX and OPEX.
• The system can operate manually, automatically, or in both modes simultaneously.
• Plus further improvements in safety, quality, flexibility and productivity.
How it works
The technology behind
Fragrances & Flavours
Pipeless Mixing Room
Reinvented mixing room design: compact, precise and affordable
A new mixing-room concept combining modular raw-material storage,
drop-by-drop and full-flow precision dosing, automatic refilling and digital control in a single system,
with less than two metres of pipe per raw material.
This Fragrances & Flavours Mixing Room was designed by Clemente Barni, former Technical Manager at Givaudan’s Italian branch in Milan.
Fragrances & Flavours Software
The mixing room and storage control software operates independently from the corporate mainframe. It exchanges data asynchronously, ensuring continuous, local operation even if network connectivity is interrupted.
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Watch the video to see how the
epicyclic gearbox enables precise
The anti-drip dosing tip has now been
redesigned and is only 2 cm long.
How you can see in the image on the right
Modular Storage Racks
From 40 to 80 raw materials in a single modular rack, 2.20 m wide and 2.20 m high. Each raw material is stored in its own horizontal tubular container. The containers are simple, cost-effective and can be manufactured in different diameters and lengths.
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Ultra-Short Piping
Less than 2 metres of pipe per raw material, compared with several tens of metres in a conventional plant. Only short pipes are necessary for the dosing line. No other fixed steel pipe is required in any other part of the system.
Why Piping Matters
Single Dosing Line
A single line designed to produce batches from 5 to 1,000 kg quickly and with high precision, operating via either drop-by-drop or full-pipe dosing, using valves of different sizes, including 1’’ or larger. A compact cluster with up to 60 small valves can also provide an ideal solution for smaller companies or craft-scale production
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Precision Dosing
Simple ball valves combined with epicyclic gearboxes provide exceptional dosing precision, from drop-by-drop control to full-pipe flow. A single line can produce batches ranging from just a few kilograms up to 1,000 kg.
Reduction ratios of 30–40:1 are easily achieved manually and can reach up to 100 or more in automated systems.
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Automatic Refilling
One-button automatic refilling. A nitrogen-powered drum pump empties the raw-material drum and automatically refills the corresponding online container, with minimal production interruption and only very short flexible connections.
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Dosing Valve Cluster
For production runs ranging from 1,000 to 3,000 kg,
a final cluster with a diameter of 50 cm
can accommodate up to 40 large valves of 1½” and 1”
all operated by a single circular robotic system.
Even more valves can be incorporated by using
smaller-diameter valves where appropriate.
A compact cluster with up to 60 small valves
can also be an ideal solution for smaller companies.
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Automation & Digital Control
From a manual sliding gearbox to fully autonomous, AMR-driven batch production. In automatic mode, multiple motorized sliding gearboxes move independently along the dosing line. An AMR (Autonomous Mobile Robot) loads the required scale and container from the dedicated area, then follows the sliding gearbox. Once the batch is completed, the AMR transports it to the downstream processing area, freeing itself for a new automatic cycle.
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Precision Liquid Dosing
This system was originally developed for the fragrances and flavours industry, based on direct, hands-on experience in this field.
However, its high flexibility makes it suitable for many other industries where different types of liquids need to be mixed with very high precision, down to drop-by-drop dosing.
The system also provides complete traceability of every operation and real-time inventory monitoring, ensuring full control of raw materials and production.
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Flexibility
The system is extremely flexible and is suitable not only
for medium and large companies,
but can also be configured for small businesses
and even artisanal producers.
It can operate in either manual or fully automatic mode,
using valves of any size and raw-material containers
as short as just 1 or 2 metres.
With these shorter containers, the dispensing line
can be extended to virtually any desired length.
The system can work with manual scales, AMRs,
or conventional conveyor systems.
The key to this exceptional flexibility
is the epicyclic dosing system.
System Flexibility
Precision Filling of Finished Products
Finished Product Filling
The same epicyclic dosing principle can
be used to fill finished fragrances,
flavours and liquid products into 5 or 25 kg containers. Fast full-flow filling is
followed by controlled slow dosing and final drop-by-drop correction directly on the scale. Each container is automatically identified, weighed,
recorded and released for capping and labelling.
The high dosing precision allows
the use of weighing scales
and containers of virtually any size.
To prevent oxidation before weighing,
the drums can be kept under a nitrogen atmosphere.
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Capex
Capital expenditure is minimized through a pipeless design,
simple tubular raw-material containers, standard ball valves,
a single production line, and low-cost automation.
The system requires only a 3-metre-high building
and can be installed and commissioned within a few days.
Falling AMR costs further improve its economic
competitiveness, making significant additional
reductions in capital cost difficult to achieve.
Opex
Operating costs are exceptionally low, thanks to the ability
to produce hundreds of batches per day with minimal
operator involvement, greatly reducing labour costs while
maintaining high flexibility and efficiency.
In manual mode, tablet-based software allows operators
to use the system immediately, with minimal training required.
Manual Dosing
Mobile scales connect via Wi-Fi to a tablet or smartphone, providing the operator with all the instructions required to prepare each formula. Production data is supplied directly by the mixing room’s local software. No formulas written on paper, ensuring a high level of confidentiality.
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