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Packaging, Conveyors and Materials Transfer
News Release from: Mass Measuring Systems | Subject: Instarmac installation
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 16 October 2006
Turnkey handling system gives concrete
advantages
A Mass Measuring materials handling system for Instarmac to achieve operational benefits and increased throughput and production speeds combined with energy, maintenance and labour savings
A Mass Measuring handling system including silos, screw and pneumatic conveyors, day bins, batch weighers, mixers, IBC filling systems, level control and process control was specified by the market leading manufacturer of highway repair and tile adhesive products company Instarmac, for operational benefits and increased throughput and production speeds combined with energy, maintenance and labour savings Based in Tamworth, England, the Instarmac Group is a market leading manufacturer and markets its products under two key brand names, Ultracrete - supplier of specialist high-performance cement, bitumen and concrete repair products and Ultra, the adhesives division supplying to the contract tiling trade a range of high quality ceramic tile and natural stone adhesives, screeds and grouts
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 30 Jun 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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According to Works Manager Paul Evans, the full Mass Measuring turnkey package from design to commission and good after-sales service, plus its expertise in weighing, conveying and process control were additional reasons for specifying the company's products again.
Cost effective savings come from the ability to re-use some of our existing plant and equipment.
Integrating this with and the new system's energy efficient motors plus its easier maintenance will reduce clean-down and changeover times.
Overall faster production with production increased to in excess of 40 tonnes per hour also gives the cost-savings of allowing more bulk material storage and less stock having to be carried.
Furthermore the system enables two-man operation, further reducing labour and power consumption.
The Mitsubishi PLC controller with PC operator interface uses a Windows-based operating system.
The interface has high-resolution colour graphics to give a plant overview broken down into the associated sub processes for ease of inspection.
Remote network access for management personnel and dial-in facilities for instant off-site support were further system benefits.
Data entry facilities for all key parameter fields including alarm limits provide full system flexibility, while recipe and product databases allow one formulation to be linked to multiple products.
There is capacity for 200 mix recipes, with full stock control and traceability.
All data is stored on disc with full batch report alarm and stock logging for entire plant history.
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