Providing a cooling solution

Hot melt adhesives take the form of 100% solid materials that are typically molten when hot and solid when cool. The manufacturing process requires the materials to be heated and blended together to create a formulated product. These then need to be cooled sufficiently for them to be packed, without blocking together in lumps.

The challenge faced was to modernise and future proof part of the current production cooling system, optimise production efficiency, whilst working in a confined space and sticking to a budget.

Solution

Several options were discussed and the one the client chose was to replace its existing four cooling units with one larger unit, which offered a cooling capacity greater than was previously achieved.

The plan was to raise the unit onto a mezzanine to a roof level height, to ensure cooling effectiveness of the unit was fully maximised. This would allow for the product to be cooled faster and more effectively, giving the client the potential to increase production without a compromise on quality.

Raising the unit prevents it from becoming contaminated from ground debris. It also removes the possibility of damage from passing forklift traffic, reducing future maintenance expenditure.

The solution offered by Swegon, working in conjunction with the client's in-house dedicated maintenance engineers and site contractors, led to them having better cooling for their product throughout the manufacturing process. This is allowing them to run their manufacturing lines to their optimum and helping them deliver on their promise to provide high quality finished products to customers.