Best practice After expanding its range of petrochemical products, SABIC found that the weighing system of its batching hoppers was not adequate for their increased production.Key facts SABIC needed two distinct weighing solutions for new and existing batching hoppers placed in hazardous areas. Beside of ATEX certification, Minebea Intec provided high weighing resolution and also weighing data transfer to the safe area. Application The application required ATEX-certi-fied load cells as replacements for not suitable components of batching and storage hoppers. Products ■ Load cells PR 6241 Benefits for the customer ■ Approval/certificate for hazardous areas according ATEX available ■ Proven, durable product quality for challenging environments ■ Improved operation using a new remote display with installation compliant for hazardous area ■ Fast, secure and reliable transmission of weighing data Customer SABIC is the largest petrochemical company in Saudi Arabia and among the ten largest in the world. It was founded in 1976 and currently employs 35,000 people around the globe. Most of its processing facilities are located in the Persian Gulf and on the Red Sea coast. In the recent years, the company also opened new processing sites in Europe.

Project goal and implementation After expanding its range of products, to include basic chemicals, intermediates, polymers, polycarbonates, fertilizers and metals, SABIC reached out to possible suppliers seeking two specific solutions: a weighing system for a batching hopper used to produce polyethylene granulate additives, and the replacement of a competitor’s defective weighing components in twelve granule hoppers. Minebea Intec therefore selected three PR 6241compression S-type load cells PR 6241, which combine a high sensitivity to compression with the capability of being tilted and counterbalancing...