Case Studies -

THE CHALLENGE:
Automatic Batching and Formulation that Provides Control, and Accuracy.

A manufacturer of spaghetti and other cooking sauces turned to Doran for a solution to increase the accuracy, accountability and management oversight of their automatic batching. They were using an older process control indicator which relied on the mixing operator to manual key in the target weights for each ingredient to be automatically dispensed. This company realized that the recipes were not being followed, batch consistency varied considerably from batch to batch and inventory usage always was incorrect. As a result, the company lost hundreds of dollars a month due to bad batches that were either thrown out or sold as seconds.

THE SOLUTION:
The Doran 2200B Batching Indicator with Relays and Ethernet Option:

• Scale memory to store batch recipes and target weights. These recipes are password protected so the correct entry of target weights is no longer dependent on the mixing operator.
• Existing recipes may be modified and new ones created by using the Doran Dimension scale setup program and communicating to the 2200B over their computer network.
• The mixing operator presses the Start button and is prompted to enter the product code for the batch to be created and then is prompted for an Employee ID and Batch Lot ID. After this information is entered that batch recipe is recalled from memory and the Doran 2200B automatically measures out the ingredients.
• At the end of the batch, data is automatically sent over the Ethernet network to Doran’s Excelerator Data collection program which creates a detailed batch report and ingredient usage in an Excel™ workbook.

THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT:
Three Months!

After using this system for one month and tracking the production data to compare to the previous month, the Doran 2200B batch control system increased yield by 1.5%. This small investment resulted in a significant increase in profitability as shown below:

The return on investment for this system was realized in about three months and as a result the net one year effect on profit margin (Total 1 year savings minus weighing equipment and installation costs) was $8,100!

Learn more about Doran's 2200B, Excelerator Data Collecton Software, and the Ethernet option.

2200B Literature
Ethernet Option Brochure
Excelerator Data Collection Software
2200B Sample Batch Report

Other Doran Case Studies

• Margarine Manufacturer Increases Profitability by Over $29,000 a Year
  
  
• Bakery Reduces Ingredient Waste and Bad Batch Costs by $39,158 a Year
  
  
• Mushroom Grower Increases Production Output by 5,000 lbs a Day