Customer

Breen Color Concentrates

Application

To convey and weigh multiple ingredients from multiple sources and discharge into existing mixer.

Challenge

Customer had a problem handling the multiple ingredients that formulate their final product. They were hand dumping pre-weighed batches of material into their mixer from drums, bags and pails. They also had an antiquated pneumatic convey system that was not designed to
handle powders.

Solution

Breen Color asked VAC-U-MAX to help them solve the problem with a custom designed vacuum receiver on load cells and a control panel to allow the operator to select a recipe or input individual weights of the ingredients. Cross contamination in the convey line was a concern, so VAC-U-MAX designed a vacuum receiver with four inlets controlled by pinch valves. The customer also wanted a custom designed cover with a hand wheel to allow for easy access to filters and cleaning of the equipment.

Results

• Easy to use system
• Elimination of operator errors
• Better product formulation and consistency
• Easy to clean system
• Better inventory control of raw materials