Project Summary Sheet

Project Objective:  Automate Bulk Material Blending Process

Project Summary:

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12 dry-material bins filling a bulk batch bag via a material conveyor; each material bin includes:  4 load cells, removable and individually identified containers, pneumatic vibrators and pneumatic slide gates (with bulk and dribble positions)

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PC-based blending recipe maintenance system (VisualBasic) in the QA office permits recipe add/edit/delete including ingredient names, proportions (as a %), min/max batch tolerances, and downloading new recipes to the shop floor on demand
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PLC-based (Omron) automatic batching system with operator touchscreen, including a pre-check of bins for required ingredient weights, automatic bin discharge, conveyor operation and final bulk bag weight
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Automatic production data collection with upload to the QA office PC; a query screen permits selection of actual batch data by user-defined time range and/or recipe, and export to an Excel spreadsheet for graphing and reporting

Economic Summary:
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Reduced manufacturing cost thru smaller workforce, shortened batching times, and elimination of manual data recording
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Improved quality thru more accurate ingredient measurements and more consistent (repeatable) batching
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Improved quality thru automatic production data collection to support problem analysis

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