Extrusion and granulation
Acoustic tracking of process state and quality drift.
Industry
Pharma, food and FMCG
Inline process and quality tracking for extrusion, filling, packaging and utilities.
The situation
What plants in this sector tell us
- Quality checks that are manual, delayed, or destructive, so drift is caught after a batch not during it.
- Hygienic and cleanroom constraints that rule out contact sensors on the product path.
- Validated systems where an unannounced cloud update is not an option.
- Jams, misfeeds and seal faults noticed by the operator's ear, and only when that operator is on shift.
Our acoustic quality-control research on food extrusion showed that acoustic signatures track quality changes in a continuous process, a pattern that transfers to mixing, granulation, tabletting, filling and packaging lines. Non-contact sensing suits hygienic and cleanroom environments, and edge deployment keeps validated systems self-contained.
Where we help
Where our methods apply
Filling and packaging lines
Jam, misfeed and seal-quality signatures from acoustics and vibration.
Cleanroom and utility equipment
HVAC, compressors and pumps monitored with non-contact acoustics where hygiene requires it, alongside the monitoring system you already run.
Regulated environments
Documentation designed for validation and audit.
EvidenceAcoustic quality control of corn extrusion (INTER-NOISE 2024), research led by our founder.
By asset
The machines we listen to in this sector
Turbines, fans and compressors
Load, imbalance and abnormal operation from acoustic and vibration signatures.
Pumps and valves
Cavitation, dry running and leakage from ultrasound and vibration.
Extruders and continuous lines
Process state and quality drift tracked acoustically.
How we would start
The services this sector uses most
Almost every engagement begins with a feasibility study or a discovery call, because the cheapest thing to establish first is whether the signature is there at all.
Feasibility studyFixed scope, fixed fee, honest go / no-go.Open service page Multi-modal sensing + edge AIRuggedised sensor units and on-device AI.Open service page Industrial dataset creationCampaigns, labels, QA and versioning you own.Open service page Co-development R&D and PoCApplied R&D on your process, with your engineers.Open service page
Start here
Discuss a project in Pharma, food & FMCG
Tell us the asset or the station, what goes wrong and how often. We answer every enquiry within 48 hours on working days.
- Your data stays on site; on-premise and on-device deployment is the default
- We work alongside the monitoring system you already run
- Honest go / no-go before any large spend
Ready to find out if it works on your machines?
Start with a free 30 to 45 minute discovery call. Bring the problem, the recordings you already have and your questions. We will tell you honestly whether sensing-based AI is the right tool and what the next step would cost in days, not months.