In today's markets, you need to respond quickly to customer needs. In a batching operation, this can mean modifying key dry ingredients in your blended formulas on a monthly, weekly, or even daily basis. An equipment vendor may suggest installing a few new machines, but often the best solution is to consider every piece of equipment and component in your existing system before replacing or adding anything. This kind of total system approach can help you ensure that all the equipment works together to provide the process performance and efficiency you need. This two part article uses the example of a fictional snack food producer's search for a multi-ingredient weighbatching solution to explain how you can take a comprehensive system approach to solving complex handling problems.
