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420 Plus batches chemicals

READING, United Kingdom — Applied Weighing International recently installed Rice Lake’s 420 Plus digital weight indicator at Kent-based Monarch Chemicals. Monarch Chemicals is one of the largest and most progressive chemical manufacturers and distributors in the UK, and the blending facility at their Kent site is their latest major investment.

The company decided to switch to the 420 Plus in order to increase their production. The 420 Plus, with its full numeric keypad, allows tare entry directly from the keypad for weighing contents of intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), cylinders and containers, eliminating the need to scroll and toggle weight values. The 420 Plus also drives up to eight 350 ohm load cells, making it the perfect choice for multi-cell applications. It is encased in a tough, all stainless steel IP66/NEMA 4X enclosure that is extremely durable, even in the harshest environments. In addition, the system features Rice Lake’s three-stage RATTLETRAP® digital filtering that eliminates vibration interference and provides stable, accurate weight data regardless of environment.

Having successfully operated the system at the factory for a number of months, Trevor Goddard, group project manager at Monarch Chemicals, had no hesitation when asked to comment on how the installation is working for them. According to Trevor, “Doing business with Applied Weighing has worked out extremely well for us. The system has helped us more than we could have hoped, and their ongoing service and support has made the whole process run smoothly. Our confidence in Applied Weighing and their system has enabled our production team to manufacture to a higher degree of accuracy and efficiency. This has allowed our company to develop our chemical blending and manufacturing for UK businesses.”

(Clockwise) Applied Weighing International Ltd:
John Treacy, managing director; Julian Glasspole, chairman;
Scott Marley, service director and Rod Morgan, sales director.

Applied Weighing, which was first established in 1990, provides a complete range of weighing solutions and systems. These are custom built to meet individual customer requirements. Their aim is to provide quality products on short delivery times, backed up with comprehensive technical support. Applied Weighing is an ISO 9001:2000 registered company and is certified for the manufacture of ATEX* compliant products.

*EU explosive environment guidelines.

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