Chemical product giveaway reduced

Weighing technology and software from Avery Weigh- Tronix is reported to have reduced product giveaway and improved the yield from a batch of chemicals for Schlötter Ireland by 5%. The company offers product in 25kg to 1000kg containers and 1kg to 10kg bottles.

Previously, the operator would place a container on a floor scale and fill it manually to the required level. In order not to short ship, the operator would overfill so, for example, a 25kg drum could receive 1kg extra and sometimes as much as 2kg. Giveaway on the smaller bottles was often up to 10%. If there was any spillage or product left in the filling tank, then the company had to pay for its proper disposal as a hazardous waste. Avery Weigh-Tronix installed and programmed its Evolution E1110 indicator to control the pump and filling head from the filling tanks in response to the weight readings from the existing floor scales. This semiautomated system has reduced product giveaway and improved the company's margins.