Challenge:
Traditional carbon black production often struggles with:
- Dusty work environment: Manual handling poses health and safety concerns.
- Limited automation: Inefficient processes increase production time and costs.
- Inconsistent batching and weighing: Manual processes can lead to inaccurate measurements and product inconsistencies.
Solution:
Shanghai Youwei’s innovative powder metering and conveying system addresses these challenges by offering:
- Automated feeding and weighing: The system utilizes negative pressure suction for automatic material transfer and incorporates high-precision sensors for accurate weighing, ensuring consistent batching and reducing human error.
- Clean and dust-free environment: The closed-loop design with negative pressure conveying minimizes dust spillage, promoting a cleaner and safer work environment.
- Reduced labor costs: The system’s high level of automation minimizes manual labor requirements, optimizing production efficiency and reducing overall costs.
Project Details:
- Location: Ningxiang, Hunan
- Material: Carbon Black
- Weighing Accuracy: ±0.2%
- Conveying Distance: 15 meters horizontal, 4 meters vertical
- Material Discharge: Kneader/Mixing Pot
- Material Contact Parts: 304/316L stainless steel, Teflon, tungsten carbide
- Component Brands: Mettler Toledo, Schneider, ABB, Mitsubishi (or similar reputable brands)
- Process Control: Flexible operation allows for metering, conveying, or direct weighing into equipment based on specific needs.
Process Flow:
- Material Transfer: The powder conveying system transports carbon black to the material cache bin for storage before weighing.
- Automated Weighing: The system initiates weighing based on pre-set parameters entered into the control system.
- Precise Dosing: The system’s weighing sensor and feeding actuator work together to ensure accurate material dosing, automatically stopping once the target weight is reached.
- Conveying to Destination: The weighed material is then transferred via the vacuum conveying system to the designated equipment or location.
Benefits:
- Improved Efficiency: Automated processes streamline production, reducing time and labor costs.
- Enhanced Accuracy: High-precision weighing ensures consistent and reliable batches.
- Safer Work Environment: Negative pressure conveying minimizes dust exposure, promoting operator safety and a cleaner workplace.
- Increased Productivity: Automated handling eliminates manual interventions, allowing for higher production output.
Conclusion:
Shanghai Youwei’s automated powder metering and conveying system demonstrates a successful solution for optimizing carbon black powder handling. By addressing the challenges of traditional methods, this system delivers improved efficiency, accuracy, safety, and overall production effectiveness.
