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It’s not unusual to discover lots of wasted dollars in a plant without a good central resin handling or drying system. Typical problems include:
- Congestion on the floor around primary machines slowing down workers and increasing the chance of spillage
- Lack of resin validation or verification
- Wrong material going to wrong machine resulting in lost production time, rejects and lost material
- Material related parts defects resulting in production of scrap
- Frequent material changes resulting in lost production time
- Inefficient work flow wasting space and labor
- Lack of automation resulting in additional labor costs and extended lead times
- Constrained production capacity
- Lengthy hopper cleanout times resulting in increased labor and lost production
There are many business reasons for a central resin/drying system a few of which are listed below:
- Fewer material handling employees necessary
- Lessened material related traffic on the shop floor
- Increased space on the floor to allow for the addition of processing equipment for added revenue
- Energy savings with one central dryer vs. many smaller dryers
- Loading the wrong material into a processing machine can virtually be eliminated
- Safety improves with clear passages and a lessened need to climb onto processing machines
- Faster changeovers thanks to built-in purging increases uptime.
- Process troubleshooting is easier with assured material conditioning
- Controls are simplified and more comprehensive
Why Upgrade an Older Central System?
Few things last forever, and central resin handling/drying systems are no exception. Older central systems should be periodically reviewed for inefficiencies that may be increasing production costs. Processing requirements may have changed or controls may have become obsolete. Typical older system symptoms include:
- Plugged lines resulting in lost production and additional labor to find and clear the lines
- Machines starving for material resulting in lost production or rejected parts
- Not enough pump capacity to add additional equipment
- Obsolete controls that can’t be upgraded to add capacity
- High maintenance costs of older pumps, receivers and controls
- Mismatched components and controls resulting in lost production or idle capacity
- Not enough central drying capacity resulting in rejected parts
- Blender problems which increase material costs
Our experienced systems personnel can do an onsite survey and develop an affordable plant wide system proposal for you or recommend an affordable upgrade path.