Truck loading with the" Maxi FlowSlide" system.
FlowSlide measures 25 different products with one calibration
The Dutch company `Agrifirm` produces large quantities of animal food. The receipts are consisting of different raw material like cereals, maize and different flours. After finishing the mixing procedure the food is conveyed via elevators to the truck loading station. The typical feed rate is between 80 and 160 t/h. The densitity differs from 500 to 1200 kg/m³. In the past Agrifirm has use impact meter to load the trucks with the desired weigth.
Due to the different product characteristics the deviation exceeds the allowed range.
Agrifirm has installed a 300 m³/h `Maxi FlowSlide` to optimize the batching procedure. The FlowSlide system is nearly independend from density and grain size and is able to provide a tolerance between 300 and 500 kg. The FlowSlide electronics includes a pre selectable counter to stop the batching process after achieving the desired weight. After a testing period of 3 month Agrifirm was sure, that the FlowSlide fullfills their demand and bought the system.