Improving performance for our customers

Coin production
increased by 20%

German company Schuler's coining presses produce around 80% of the world's coins. Prior to the introduction of the euro in 2002, the presses had to work at full speed. With the help of HBM's measurement technology, which accurately monitors the force used in minting, Schuler were able to guarantee the output and performance of their machines and their European clients were able to fulfil ambitious targets for supplying the new coins on time. Schuler's latest generation of minting machines are equipped with HBM's instrumentation and customised software. These new presses operate at speeds around 20% higher than the previous machines, resulting in an additional 150 coins produced per minute.

Paper mill
downtime reduced

SCA Hygiene Products' mill in Mannheim, Germany, is the largest tissue mill in Europe, with a production capacity of more than 260,000 tonnes of tissue per year. Changing to using BTG's slow-wearing ceramic Duroblade® instead of conventional steel blades has reduced the number of blade changes on the tissue machines, thus decreasing the amount of downtime and lost production. An increase in blade lifetime from an average of 2.2 hours per blade to over 40 hours has resulted in a significant increase in tonnes of tissue produced per year. A further benefit from the ceramic blades is more consistent tissue quality.

Mineral processing
throughput up 60%

Hoben Industrial Minerals, based in England, are specialists in processing hard minerals to fine powders. Following installation of a Malvern in-line particle size analyser, product consistency and mill control has been improved and the manpower required to run the unit substantially reduced. The silica sand processing mill now operates around the clock and throughput has increased by 60%. In addition, Hoben's ability to produce a more closely-specified product consistently has helped its customers to access new markets.