Quaker Chemical fills drums with RAVAS electrical scale trucks
Quaker works on demand, there is almost no stock keeping of mixed chemicals. The filling is done using explosion safe weighing pallet trucks. ‘The weighing trucks have proved to be indispensable’, says Ad van der Meij (Supervisor Maintenance).
Filling drums and IBC's on electrical pallet trucks
Tank lorries daily supply the hundreds of components necessary for the production of chemicals. Quaker works on demand: customers order a product and Quaker mixes it. There is no stock keeping of the mixed, finished product. The components are mixed in large, fixed silo tanks that hold 1,000 to 3,000 kg of finished product. From these tanks smaller amounts up to 300 kg are dosed into IBC-containers or drums. This filling is done on STILL EXU 20 weighing electrical pallet trucks: through a hose the finished product is pumped from the silo to a drum or IBC-container on the weighing pallet truck. From the rotating RAVAS-indicator the operator can read the amount pumped into the drum. The trucks are equipped with a WLAN module that enables the RAVAS weighing system to communicate with a WMS or ERP system. In future Quaker will use the WLAN equipment to register on line the amounts filled into the drums and containers.
COMPANY
Quacker Chemical
LOCATION
Uithoorn, The Netherlands
APPLICATION
Filling
Filling
Accurate filling of drums, containers and big bags means there is no unnecessary loss of material. By weighing the containers during transport on a pallet truck, forklift or stacker, you achieve a higher efficiency and flexibility in your filling processes. It will also help you to simplify logistics and reduce the risk of damages and product loss, since it is no longer necessary to drive the materials between warehouse and scale. The width of the RAVAS product range allows you to configure your mobile scale according to your specific needs. You can choose for a legal for trade version if you fill retail packaging, or a stainless steel version if you dose corrosive substances. A rotating scale indicator allows you to read off the weight from all angles.