For most process manufactures, competition
is stiff and margins are thin. Assuring that manufacturing
assets are producing at maximum efficiency can mean the difference
between success and failure. Companies that optimize are most
enabled to compete successfully. With over 40 years experience
in process manufacturing, you can trust Wei-Pack to discover
revolutionary optimizing solutions with prosperous benefits.
Manufacturing Optimization ultimately distills down to manufacturing
BETTER, FASTER, CHEAPER, SAFER. FMC Blending & Transfer
provides clients with the ability to achieve all these objectives
through a unique combination of design and engineering services,
manufacturing equipment, control systems, installation, and
construction. Some optimization options are listed below.
If you are interested in optimizing your process contact Wei-Pack
today.
Process Definition and Master Plan
The optimization process normally
begins with a site visit and operations review. The observations
made and data collected are then used
to prepare a Master Plan proposal. The Master Plan is a comprehensive
review that assesses key cost drivers
of manufacturing operations. The final Master Plan provides
the client with a path forward in terms of process
definition, capital investment, and operating practices needed
to reduce manufacturing cost, increase capacity, improve
safety, and minimize environmental risk.
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Design & Detail Engineering
Once the Master Plan has established
the project scope and process definition, the sequential activities
of Process Design and Detail Engineering begin. Activities
ranging from mass and energy calculations
to procurement and construction cover the most fundamental
aspects of the work required to develop and complete the
design of the plant. And, as always, the concept of BETTER,
FASTER, CHEAPER?, SAFER is built directly into the engineered
formula.
Process Control Systems
In a time when technological advances
have become common place, it is no wonder that automation
is at the heart of every FMC B&T manufacturing solution.
Systems are available from the multi-functional
e-BLEND for discrete control blending activities to the System
Seven for plant-wide automation and raw materials
management. With automation, plants realize labor reduction
and improvements in accuracy, consistency, speed, and safety.
Automated Systems
To further optimize a plant process,
Wei-Pack offers highly automated weighing, packing and conveying
systems to reduce both labor and waste while simultaneously
increasing capacity and quality. Every Wei-Pack system is
designed for rapid and accurate weighing and packing of materials.
Drum Decanting Systems
One of the largest sources of both
unnecessary increases in product cost and raw material waste
is in the hand dispensing of expensive small volume raw material
components from drums into production batches. Operators frequently
over treat to assure the required quantity of raw material
is added. This causes clingage inside
the drum that is difficult or impractical to remove. The Wei-Pack's
Drum Decanting Unit (DDU) solves both of these problems by
providing automated accurate raw material
additions, as well as rinsing the empty drum and adding the
rinse to the batch.
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