Case Study: Enhancing Efficiency in Adhesives and Coatings Manufacturing
Bulk bag weigh batching helps an adhesives and coatings manufacturer increase productivity.
A fire gutted a 9,000-sq-ft building at the Canadian head office and manufacturing and distribution center of the Henry Co., a manufacturer of commercial and residential foundation coatings, roofing products, caulks, adhesives, driveway sealers, and other building products marketed under the Building Envelope Systems® trademark. In rebuilding the facility, the company re-engineered its processes, achieving a two-fold increase in production, along with improvements in safety, morale and environmental practices. One major improvement was the replacement of manual bag dumping with an automated bulk bag weigh batch discharging system from Flexicon Corp., a move that boosted productivity, quality and safety while cutting labor and material costs.
Previously, workers manually carried 50-lb bags containing a polymer additive to a 6,000-gal mixing tank containing asphalt, cut open the bags and dumped them. A typical batch required 2,000-6,000 lb of polymer, or 40 to 120 bags.