Carroll & Meynell Ltd, a leading manufacturer of electrical transformers, moved to new premises to accommodate considerable growth in their business. Further growth caused them to re-think their production methods. The handling of the fine silica sand used to ‘pot’ transformers was a major bottleneck in their production line.
Solutech Ltd of Winsford, Cheshire is a small company operating as a specialist food grade liquid blending contractor, currently despatching around 12,000 tonnes of blended liquids a year to the food and beverage industry.
The management team at confectionery manufacturer Joseph Dobson embarked upon a programme of measures to improve and automate selected elements of their operation. The areas for improvement were chosen on the premise that they must not compromise the heart of their traditional boiled sweet making process. All of their improvement measures were targeted towards three key objectives: better hygiene, improved health and safety and labour saving.
The product in question is Premier Foods’ SMASH Instant Mashed Potato. SMASH ranks among the UK’s best known consumer brands confirmed by the fact that its ‘Martians’ advertisement has been voted the best TV ad of all time.
Dublin, Ireland based Gem Pack Foods Ltd are both a Contract Packer and provider of an extensive range of own brand ‘Gem’ and ‘Gem Gourmet’ products - several of which are simply repacked from bulk supplies but many of which are proprietary mixes. Their key ingredients are sugar, in various forms from granulated to fine icing grades, rice and corn flour.
The challenge was to eliminate dust and reduce the amount of material handling for the raw ingredients handling operation of a leading pharmaceutical company.
Spiroflow were approached to offer a solution not only because of their in-depth knowledge of powder handling but also because of the comprehensive range of products they offer.
In the interests of reducing manual handling and associated costs, pharmaceutical manufacturers have increasingly adopted large containers such as rigid IBCs for the delivery of mixed materials to tabletting lines. These enable obsolete methods such as the use of small containers and hand scoops to be eliminated.
Thomas Tunnock Ltd is renowned for their famous Camamel Wafers, Snowballs, Camamel Logs, and Tea Cakes
A major part of the success of these products is Tunnock's own brand of chocolate made to a secret recipe from a blend of cocoa liquor, two famous brands of proprietory chocolate, sugar and lethicin.
Innospec is a global chemicals company with 1,000 employees in 23 countries. They divide their operations into three distinct business areas: Fuel Specialties, Active Chemicals, and Octane Additives. The Active Chemicals business includes companies, one of which is at Ellesmere Port, UK, that produce chemicals used in the manufacture of personal care products.
The use of dry powdered ingredients can cause a number of problems for producers of ceramic goods.
A reliance on manual handling can cause dust to be released into the atmosphere and operator involvement can be excessive when trying to dose the correct ratios of materials for batch recipes.
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