AutoBlend – Smart Automation for Lube Oil Blending Plants

Automated Recipe-Based Blending

Digitally manage batch formulations with dynamic control logic and parameter enforcement. Ensure reproducibility and eliminate errors across batches.

High-Precision Additive Dosing

Integrated loss-in-weight systems, mass flow meters, and feedback loops maintain accurate additive dosing—critical for performance-grade lubricants.

Inline & Tank-Based Blending

Flexibility to switch between high-speed inline blending and tank-based batch blending, depending on throughput and formulation complexity.

Mass Flow Meter Integration

Real-time flow regulation using Coriolis, ultrasonic, or PD meters, ensuring correct volumetric ratios and compliance with specifications.

Tank Farm & Inventory Monitoring

Centralized SCADA view of tank levels, temperature, agitator status, and transfer lines. Live dashboards with alarms, consumption history, and auto-replenishment planning.

Packaging Line Integration

End-to-end control from blending to filling, capping, and labelling, allowing smooth scheduling and batch coordination across units.

Centralized SCADA / HMI Control

Intuitive dashboards with alarms, event logs, trending, and batch performance reports.

Batch Traceability & Reporting

Full genealogy tracking, audit-ready electronic batch records (EBR), and comparison against golden batch standards.

• Automatic valve matrix control
• Interlocks for pump sequencing
• Remote start/stop of transfer operations
• Agitator and heater logic for temperature maintenance

Batch & Recipe Management

• Configurable master recipes
• IISA-88 compliant phase logic
• Real-time deviation detection
• Version control and audit history

Additive Skid Automation

• Precision dosing skids with smart valves and load cells
• Sequential and parallel injection
• Temperature and density compensation logic

Blending Control System

• Temperature, flow, and mixing control
• Batch logic with pre- and post-rinse steps
• Dynamic batch adjustments based on in-process QC

Quality Integration

• Interface with LIMS/lab equipment
• Sample point logging and lab result capture
• Automatic feedback to correct recipe parameters

Packaging Coordination

• Blending-to-packaging handoff logic
• Batch-level synchronization with filling lines
• Downtime tracking and bottleneck analytics

Core Modules in AutoBlend

• Automatic valve matrix control
• Interlocks for pump sequencing
• Remote start/stop of transfer operations
• Agitator and heater logic for temperature maintenance

Batch & Recipe Management

• Configurable master recipes
• IISA-88 compliant phase logic
• Real-time deviation detection
• Version control and audit history

Packaging Coordination

• Blending-to-packaging handoff logic
• Batch-level synchronization with filling lines
• Downtime tracking and bottleneck analytics

Minimize Human Error

Automated logic and validation checks reduce manual dependencies.

Achieve Unmatched Product Quality

Maintain consistent performance and viscosity index across every batch.

Accelerate Time-to-Market

High-throughput, modular blending sequences reduce cycle time.

Ensure Compliance

Full audit trails, user access logs, and batch records aligned with API, ISO, and OEM standards.

Enable Data-Driven Operations

Real-time reports and KPIs for energy use, batch yield, and equipment performance.

SCADA Systems

FactoryTalk View SE/ME, Wonderware InTouch/System Platform

Instrumentation

Mass Flow Meters (Coriolis), Load Cells, Temperature Transmitters, Smart Valves

Communication Protocols

Modbus TCP/RTU, Ethernet/IP, Profibus, OPC UA

MES / ERP Integration

SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Custom MES

PLC Platforms

Rockwell Automation (ControlLogix, CompactLogix), Siemens (S7), Schneider