Customized volumetric and gravimetric dosing devices
A clean solution: Filling processes in washing powder production
Customized volumetric and gravimetric dosing devices
Food & Beverages
Mifa AG
Stain remover in powder form and other powder products were previously poured into round tubs in units of 1 kg and 1.5 kg in a filling plant. However, manufacturing using filling systems that were more than 30 years old was becoming increasingly critical for many reasons - spare parts could no longer be obtained from the original manufacturers, and there were no service technicians available to work on the machines. This meant that reliable operation of the filling plant was no longer ensured.
Stain remover in powder form and other powder products were previously poured into round tubs in units of 1 kg and 1.5 kg in a filling plant. However, manufacturing using filling systems that were more than 30 years old was becoming increasingly critical for many reasons - spare parts could no longer be obtained from the original manufacturers, and there were no service technicians available to work on the machines. This meant that reliable operation of the filling plant was no longer ensured.
Thanks to its user-friendly operation via the SIMATIC TP700 Comfort Touch Panel, positioning times have also been significantly reduced.
The production line has profited to the highest degree from the positive features of the new dosing system, which means the productivity of this line has increased considerably.
The system has been running without errors or failure since being commissioned.
Mifa AG is Switzerland’s largest detergent and cooking oil manufacturer, and in addition to several types of butter, cooking oil and margarine, also produces detergents and household cleaning products in liquid and powder form. In Frenkendorf, Switzerland, the manufacturing site of Mifa AG, around 250 tons of detergent are produced every day in liquid or powder form across 17 production and 14 filling lines. The finished products are a mainly brand label items for a large Swiss retail group.
