PureChem Services Canada design specialised production, stimulation and fracturing chemicals for oil and gas operators. To provide their products efficiently in a constantly evolving marketplace, the company needed to expand their Nisku operations. This expansion had to be both cost effective and provide flexibility for the future. Avery Weigh-Tronix Canada provided a solution to PureChem’s […]
When Novamerican Steel Inc. opened its LaSalle, Quebec plant in 2003, the quality steel products and services company recognized a need for increased efficiency in the final stages of its steel production and distribution. The company’s product line includes slit coils, mechanical and structural tubing, sheets, blanks, pallet racking and many additional offerings. Novamerican also […]
A weighing system from Avery Weigh-Tronix has helped improve production efficiency and quality for Glen Moray’s Scotch whisky distillery. It measures batches of malted barley to an accuracy of 99 percent and provides traceable data to monitor production and to meet the requirements of Customs and Excise. In common with all scotch whiskys only three […]
At its liquid products transfer site in Portland, Oregon, Peninsula Terminal Company’s Transload Services Division receives tanker railcars transporting chemicals for the paper and fuel industries. The company’s customers rely upon Peninsula Terminal to help them transfer chemical loads from railcars to the customers’ tanker trucks and track the amount of chemicals offloaded. To provide […]
Due to increased production demand, a silicone manufacturer needed to speed up its filling operation significantly. Avery Weigh-Tronix specified an automatic drum filling system which has doubled throughput at the plant by streamlining the operation. The system was installed within a critical 2-week installation period and comprises a indicator with conveyor control system and a […]
Houghton plc, a producer of fluid technology products is achieving yields of around 99.9% thanks to vessel weighing equipment from Avery Weigh-Tronix. The company chose a load cell system to measure the contents of 24 blending vessels and a new recipe weighing system to semi-automate the blending of products. Increased accuracy vs flow meters Previously, […]