The chemical industry complies with a series of protocols to result in excellence and safety. Every minute is important in all the processes, for example in product conformity analysis.
The challenge in this project was to test the reliability of a new tool that promised real-time product compliance analysis, without the need to take samples and analyze them in the laboratory. This would save time in manufacturing, increase productivity, and reduce operating costs.
After several tests, adjustments, and a successful proof of concept, the project validated the reliability of in line and online analysis by comparing digital images with the reference data from the final product. The new method maintains the reliability of the results and has the potential to reduce production time for one of our products by about 12%.
In addition, the technology makes the process more sustainable, reducing energy consumption, and increasing safety, since there is no longer a need for an operator to extract the material manually, or perform laboratory tests.
