Chemical Industry Concerns

Raise Productivity and Minimize Energy Use

Process improvements for the chemical industry are influenced by many factors. These factors can include feed rates, classifier settings, etc. In spray dried processes, they can include air flows and resonance times.

Regarding these factors, Malvern in-line analyzers have a role throughout the chemical manufacturing processes:

• Real-time particle size analysis can be used to adjust mill parameters, reducing the out of spec material generated at the start-up of each production run or during product change over.
  
• Locating the sampling points at strategic positions in the process contributes to the detection of process problems that may give early rise to out of spec product.
  
• Real-time size data allows an increase in the overall yield of the chemical process. By having an eye in the process and always knowing immediately what is being produced, process optimization may be achieved.
  
• Monitoring the product using Malvern analyzers, results in the less likely production of material that has to be recycled through the process or blended with other material. Producing the correct particle size the first time contributes to a tremendous savings in energy and makes any chemical process more efficient.

Customize your Products

The chemical industry is being called upon to tailor their products to suit their customer's individual needs. It's not adequate anymore to produce a good consistent product, and is not as profitable as it has been in the past either. Chemical manufacturers are being relied upon more and more to produce products specific to individual clients' needs. Competition has tightened and product customization is important to gain even a small edge. This type of customization could include providing a tighter particle size distribution or a reducing the amount of fines or oversized particles in specific deliveries.