Best practice Minebea Intec provides precision solution for Europe’s most up to date water based paint factory The paint industry 4.0 requires maximum dosing accuracy. In order to execute formulations to a high standard, ADLER-Lacke wanted the best possible readability for the weighing of its container tanks. Key facts Because environmental protection plays an important role at ADLER, the Tyrol-based family-owned company planned to construct the most up-to-date water-based paint factory in Europe by means of the unique “pig dosing”. Precise weighing solutions and mounting kits for tanks, mixers and container tanks. Professional consultation during the engineering phase with clear demo equipment Uniform load cell mounting part dimensions of 2–30 t 50 stainless steel tanks had to be weighed to the highest degree of accuracy for this EUR 30 million project. S-type load cell PR 6241 MiniFLEXLOCK PR 6043 Load cell PR 6201 MaxiFLEXLOCK PR 6001 Customer ADLER is a third-generation family-owned business based in Tyrol with around 620 employees and is Austria’s leading manufacturer of varnishes, paints and wood preservatives. Around 18,000 tonnes of paint leave the company’s factory in Schwaz every year and are shipped to customers in more than 25 countries worldwide. Photo credit: ADLER Easy installation of compact and robust mounting kits Ge

Project goal and implementation The “pigging” ensures that exactly the right amount of water, The ADLER paint factory not only wanted to have a highly binding agent or finished paint is transferred from one tank to efficient production solution for the production of high-quality another and the pipe is cleaned at the same time. The procewater-based paints, but environmental protection also played dure guarantees fast and flexible processes and minimises an important role during planning. This idea could be realised material losses. In addition to the 40 tanks to be weighed and with the help of...