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.
When conveying Dry Ice Expanded Tobacco (DIET) the main requirement is to maintain very low levels of product degradation, Tobacco companies also need a reliable and cost effective solution. Belt conveyors with multiple drop points can significantly increase degradation so they are less than ideal.
With the correct conveying system in place, annual cost savings for reduced product degradation can amount to thousands of dollars.
Spiroflow can design a number of different Aero Mechanical Conveyor configurations to suit DIET material.
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.
Four Spiroflow T6 bulk bag dischargers installed at the Heanor, Derbyshire plant ofMatthew Walker, help the company to make its quality Christmas puddings to 60 different recipes for its many customers.
The ingredients handling system at fish food manufacturer Skretting of Longridge, Lancashire, UK was installed over 8 years ago by a specialist contractor who had included a simple bulk bag unloading arrangement which feed ingredients into a ‘Spiroflow’ Aero-Mechanical Conveyor. The Aero-Mechanical Conveyor lifts ingredients up to a horizontal screw conveyor feeding storage bunkers on the floor above.
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.
Installation of Spiroflow’s Pneuvac process feeding equipment at Sandra Tea & Coffee has significantly cut both labour costs and downtime as well as improving production by reducing dust.
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.
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