Filling unit removes manual handling risk
April 1st 2008

Solar Petroleum has resolved health and safety issues, improved productivity and reduced costs since installing a StrongArm container filling system at its Widnes factory.

The company used to fill containers individually using a semi-automatic system whereby a 25L container was filled to a pre-set weight, moved by an operator to a pallet, and the procedure repeated until a pallet of 40 containers was made up.

The new system, designed and installed by Filling Solutions, has eliminated the manual handling risk and increased productivity.

An operator positions 20 empty containers onto a pallet. These are filled in one operation to an accurate fill weight. A second layer of 20 containers is placed on top and the process repeated.

Filling speeds have been increased from 60 to 100 containers per hour. The StrongArm unit can fill two different size 25L containers, 205L drums and 1000L IBCs.