World Class Status for wall tile adhesive factory

Edited by the Processingtalk editorial team Oct 28, 2004

New production capacity enabling the fast growing adhesives and grouts manufacturer Instarmac to meet many orders directly from manufacturing output, rather than from stock

A manufacturing capacity of up to 2,500 packs per eight-hour shift, created as a result of the recent commissioning of the brand new GBP500,000 paste plant facility at the Instarmac Tamworth premises, is enabling the fast growing adhesives and grouts manufacturer to meet many orders directly from manufacturing output, rather than from stock.

The advantages to fixers are obvious and distributors also benefit through an extended shelf life for the materials as they are not held in stock before shipping.

Since the equipment installation, Instarmac manufacturing capacity has been doubled, enabling the company to effectively 'manufacture to order'.

The concept is virtually unheard of in this product sector.

In many instances, Instarmac is able to deliver freshly manufactured products within a few days of receiving the order.

This policy enabled Instarmac to score 'world class Status' for stock turnover during a recent benchmarking exercise with PICME the Process Industries Centre for Manufacturing Excellence.

In addition to providing Instarmac with an extended manufacturing capacity for its Ultra range of ready-mixed wall tile adhesives, the new state-of-the-art manufacturing resource is also providing greater manufacturing control, flexibility, speed and accuracy.

The unit incorporates advanced software and PLC programming, enables the Instarmac production team to control and monitor its every function.

Weighing systems are more accurate and wastage has been virtually eliminated.

In addition, changeover and washout cycles have been greatly reduced, fill weights (to plus/minus 0.1%) are more accurate and the system provides total traceability of all mixes and mix components.

Just one operative is required to supervise the new plant, which also palletises (using robotic equipment with an automatic hand) and stretch wraps manufactured products ready for storage and despatch.