Sterling Systems & Controls, Inc. designs material weighing and ingredient batching systems for dusty, difficult to handle powder and bulk solid, sometimes hazardous, materials. Dust containment is essential to protect personnel and equipment. These systems are all custom engineered and can be equipped with dust control and containment options, including a dust collector (typically baghouse […]
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The most common way to batch ingredients for rubber
What is the most common way to batch ingredients for rubber? This is typically called rubber compounding. What is compounding in rubber processing? Rubber compounding or formulation refers to the addition of certain chemicals to raw rubber in order to obtain the desired properties. The well-known chemicals are cross linking agents, reinforcements, anti degradants and […]
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Progress Continues! New Photo Sterling Systems & Controls is busting at the seams as we grow. To better serve our customers we have embarked on a capital project, building expansion working hard to serve customers. This will increase our production capacity with increased height to better equip our capacity for very high stack-ups of mechanical […]
Read MoreAutomatic Minor Batching System for Rubber
Automatic minor batching system for rubber is one of the most important aspects of rubber compounding. Accuracy of weighing materials and batching controls for profitable products. Accurate weighing and batching. Flexible, high quality. Custom engineered to your specific objectives is necessary. Read more here.
Read MoreIngredient Batching for Rubber
Ingredient batching for rubber compounding requires process knowledge and an expert level understanding of material weighing and batching system control/automation. Ingredient batching for rubber requires a custom engineered and manufactured automatic batching system for high productivity and value. A hybrid ingredient bulk material batching system combines minor bin and bulk bag ingredient batching providing automatic […]
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The following are a few examples of Sterling Systems & Controls bakery mixer control applications: Multiple food ingredient bins/totes Food grade stainless steel table(s) Moving weigh table w/scale and touchscreen display PC control with weight instrument From sequencing and verification of operator interface steps at the mixer, to the automated ingredient tracking from receiving of […]
Read MoreHybrid Material Weighing and Batching System
Sterling Systems & Controls, Inc. is pleased to announce in its line of material weighing and batching systems, the availability of customized ingredient hybrid weighing and batching systems with Micro, Minor and Bulk weighments, processing both dry and liquid ingredients. Each automatic Accu-Portion™ Micro and Bulk Batching System is custom designed and manufactured to meet […]
Read MoreRubber Chemical Batching Made “Automatic”
Sterling Systems has developed the capability for custom engineering rubber chemical batching systems that automate the ingredient batching of the rubber chemicals for the rubber compounding process. This system uses a hybrid ingredient bulk material batching system that can combine minor bin and bulk bag ingredient batching or just minor ingredient bins, Sterling Systems has […]
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Sterling, IL, For Immediate Release: Sterling Systems & Controls, Inc. announces availability of its automation application module for ingredient batching controls for the batching of solids and liquids, such as for ingredient batching in feed, recipe batching in baking and food, rubber compounding and many other industrial applications. Batching systems are known as Micro, Minor, […]
Read MoreBest Transition From Manual Batching
The best transition from manual batching is semi-automatic. Let’s discuss this just a bit. Manual Batching = Messy Lot Tracking, Weighing Errors, Unacceptable Scrap and Material Loss. First Step Solution = Semi-Automatic Batching. The Hand Prompt Batching Station is the best transition from manual batching and is a semi-automatic batching system that still requires operator […]
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