Continuing our theme of continuous process improvement, the Greaves team reviewed the productivity impact of customer investment across a range of sectors.
With capacity increase of 70% to 1300% ROI is rarely an issue.
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PROJECT 1 – Cosmetics
Product: Aromatic Solutions
Process: Dissolution
Volume: 100L
Process: Dissolution
Volume: 100L
Cycle Time Reduction: 79.5%
Daily Capacity Increase: 387%
New Daily Capacity: 6000L
PROJECT 2 – Construction
Product: Pulp slurry
Process: Fine powder hydration
Volume: 4000L
Process: Fine powder hydration
Volume: 4000L
Cycle Time Reduction: 87.5%
Daily Capacity Increase: 700%
New Daily Capacity: 32000L
PROJECT 3 – Consumer
Product: Childrens Paint
Process: Pigment dispersion
Volume: 900L
Process: Pigment dispersion
Volume: 900L
Cycle Time Reduction: 91.7%
Daily Capacity Increase: 1300%
New Daily Capacity: 14400
PROJECT 4 – Pharma
Product: Ointment
Process: Fine powder dispersion
Volume: 200L
Process: Fine powder dispersion
Volume: 200L
Cycle Time Reduction: 50%
Daily Capacity Increase: 100%
New Daily Capacity: 3200L
PROJECT 5 – Chemicals
Product: Grease
Process: Cold wax blending
Volume: 5000L
Process: Cold wax blending
Volume: 5000L
Cycle Time Reduction: 41.7%
Daily Capacity Increase: 71%
New Daily Capacity: 4285L
PROJECT 6 – Food
Product: Xanthan Gum
Process: Fine powder hydration
Volume: 50L
Process: Fine powder hydration
Volume: 50L
Cycle Time Reduction: 83.3%
Daily Capacity Increase: 500%
New Daily Capacity: 1600L
Whilst the combination of different mixing technologies have been used in these projects, the improvements have been achieved by employing the most appropriate technical solution for each individual case.