Software and pattern control

On a FoodJet line, the deposit pattern and the dosing do not live in fixed tooling. They are defined in software and run as a product recipe. FoodJet's depositing software has two platforms, FoodJet Designer Studio and FoodJet Control Platform, and the Control Platform includes a pattern generator for building deposit patterns. You define the pattern you want, the software drives each nozzle to deposit it, and switching to another product or pattern is a recipe upload rather than a mechanical change-over. This is what lets one line run many products and patterns while the result stays the same from the first product to the last.

With an array of individually controlled nozzles, the deposit pattern is set in software rather than by a fixed plate or mould. Using the pattern generator in the FoodJet Control Platform, you decide the pattern, a full layer, a ring, or a custom shape that leaves the edge clear, and the line holds it across a full production run. Because nothing mechanical defines the pattern, you are free to change it without changing parts.

Each product you run is stored as a recipe: the pattern, the deposit volume and the dosing settings together. Once a recipe is set, the line reproduces it exactly every time you run that product, so coverage and dose stay consistent across long runs and between batches. Building up a library of recipes means your operators select a product rather than set up a machine.

Switching from one product or pattern to another is a recipe upload, not a mechanical change-over. There is no tooling to swap and no pattern to re-set by hand, so the line keeps running and the result stays the same. For a plant that runs several products on one line, this turns change-overs from downtime into a quick selection.

Because the recipe drives every deposit, the result is repeatable by design. The software also supports a statistics module and integration with your line control through PLC and SCADA, so you can monitor production, log what the line produced, and support traceability. The deposit is not only consistent, it is recorded.

The software is built to sit in a production line, not beside it. It integrates with line I/O and your PLC or SCADA system, so the depositor starts, stops and switches recipes in step with the rest of the line. Vision, dosing and pattern control work together from the same software rather than as separate machines.

The best way to see what the software does is on your own product. Share the products and patterns you need to run, your line speed and how often you change over, and we will configure recipes and run a trial, so you see the patterns, the change-over and the consistency on your own material before you commit.