Weighing and measurement accuracy key to optimised efficiency and cost control

MacDermid, specialty chemicals manufacturer, has installed process measurement systems that highlight the value of automatic collection of weighing and measurement data in improving the formulation and the accuracy of delivery. Procon has used the classic approach of monitoring the batches mixed in a tank is to use load cells to measure the tank contents and provide process control systems for the vertical mixing tanks at MacDermid. The improved batching control capabilities, along with the increased efficiencies provided by the streamlined production and stock areas, are bringing overall improvements to productivity and reductions in batch turnaround times. Jackson's Bakery is another company that has upgraded its Stevens recipe formulation and average weight systems with the latest Vantage systems from Dataprocess Stevens to produce more than one million loaves of bread each week.