Milling Process Capacity Increase

Lead manufacture of specialty web required the complete integration of new processing equipment to provide redundancy to the existing system and increase capacity for sub-micron milling of specialty coating material.

Challenges:

• Integrate new equipment with new design criteria and existing procedures, protocols, and recipes.
• Successfully implement new vacuum powder feed method of material delivery
• Maintain existing quality with higher volumes of product production.
• Installation/integration in Class I Div 1 & 2 hazardous areas.

Benefits:

• Vacuum powder feed delivery yields provided the expected product quality more efficiently.
• Utilizing existing methods of implementation results in familiar operations; reducing training for operators, maintenance and process engineers.

Project Included:

• PMD (Pre-Mix Dispersion) Mixer.
• Zeta Mill.
• Vacuum pump.
• Dispersion pumps.
• Chilled water cooling.
• Product handling valves
• Batching software.
• Controller and computer networks for process control, data sharing and front office performance monitoring.
• Use of intrinsically safe and explosion proof devices.