Mobile Blending Station
July 19, 2022
IMS Company was founded on helping molders with their processing needs. From innovative new products (some brought to us by molders), to technical help with your equipment and processes, to products off the shelf – we have been there for our customers for 73 years.
Not every problem can be solved with a standard solution and not every product is available through a catalog or website. It is circumstances like these that led to the founding of IMS – someone needed a product to solve a problem, that was not in a catalog.
IMS has a extensive catalog of products and solutions, but as history has shown, sometimes a customized solution is in order.
For example, the photo below is mobile blending station that was created based on a customer’s particular need. This customer needed a product to provide a more precise color blend as well as a unit that could move from machine to machine.
The end result (above) uses two volumetric feeders to provide separate additives, and a center hopper to accept the virgin material. All three hoppers are loaded with material, some using a vacuum loader. The additives, and the virgin material are dumped into a takeoff box, where the mix is pulled to the machine. The system is tied to the controls of the molding machine to cycle and create each batch.
My point here is the IMS Advantage – IMS can take a problem or need as defined by a molder, and develop a solution to help solve the issue, and help with productivity.
This all started when I visited a customer’s molding shop, observed their process and heard details of what they needed. The blending station is one of many ideas I’ve seen or been involved with in my forty years with IMS. This is what we do best.
We can help you. We want to help you. Why not let us?
Pat Fox
Acting General Manager
IMS Company
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