JPCompounds
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- Join Date
- Aug 2004
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Our business is a batch process where compounds are weighed up by hand and mixed in an internal mixers. The raw materials, weights, loading etc are all very critical to making good quality products.
We run two independent lines but 1 line is more automated than the other and runs very smooth. We currently only run 2 compounds 5 days a week for 2 shifts.
The other line is more problematic. Many more compounds 10-15, each with unique raw ingredients. We have a total of around 35-40 unique materials. This doesn't lend itself to an automated "pre"weigh system as one could imagine.
So we rely heavily on labor to hand weigh each of our batches. This can be difficult as sometimes wrong materials may be weighed or even left out.
We are looking for a system to automate the scale function but not eliminate the labor. If there is a system that can step through each formulation and check/scale each ingredient before moving forward.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
We run two independent lines but 1 line is more automated than the other and runs very smooth. We currently only run 2 compounds 5 days a week for 2 shifts.
The other line is more problematic. Many more compounds 10-15, each with unique raw ingredients. We have a total of around 35-40 unique materials. This doesn't lend itself to an automated "pre"weigh system as one could imagine.
So we rely heavily on labor to hand weigh each of our batches. This can be difficult as sometimes wrong materials may be weighed or even left out.
We are looking for a system to automate the scale function but not eliminate the labor. If there is a system that can step through each formulation and check/scale each ingredient before moving forward.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.