Information processing from a microprocessor-based measuring system for the technological process of butter production

To control the technological process of butter production, it is advisable to use microprocessor measuring systems that are capable not only of receiving current values of control parameters, but also of timely establishing the moment of metrological failure of sensors and technological equipment. This allows to avoid the release of poor-quality products due to non-compliance with the conditions of production technology, as well as to predict the occurrence of emergency situations in production. The paper presents a microprocessor system that is capable of controlling the production technology at the main stages of milk quality control, milk cooling, milk separation, cream pasteurization, cooling to the temperature of physical maturation, cream whipping. Thanks to the implementation of the proposed system, the results of full-scale temperature measurements at the stage of «Cream Pasteurization» of the technological process of butter production were obtained. The equivalence of the results of series of observations was checked to verify the metrological reliability of the sensors used.