EQUIPMENT GUIDES & PRODUCTION PLANNING

Start With the Process Before Choosing Equipment

These two resources should be the starting point for most new equipment projects.

Move From the Production Problem to the Equipment Decision

Each resource answers a different question in the selection process.

Start With the Production Requirement

Choose the Equipment Around the Process

Plan What Happens Around the Tank

Where should I start if I do not know what equipment I need?

Start with the Production Efficiency Self-Assessment if you are trying to identify the bottleneck. Then use Industrial Production Planning to define the material, thermal duty, throughput, downstream process and facility requirement before selecting equipment.

Should I choose a PRIMO system by tank size first?

No. First determine what the material and production process must do. Standard PRIMO, Thermal Conditioning and Rapid-Cycle are organized around different thermal priorities. Capacity should be selected after the process family and production requirement are understood.

Can I size a melter from batch capacity alone?

Batch size is an important first screen, but final capacity can also depend on usable reserve, practical headspace, batches per shift, recovery time, material density, filling or transfer demand and anticipated growth.

Why should filling and transfer be considered before final equipment selection?

Downstream equipment determines how quickly process-ready material leaves the tank. A faster filling or transfer system can increase required reserve and recovery capacity, so the melter and downstream equipment should be planned as one production system.

Is lower heater wattage automatically more energy efficient?

No. Wattage describes electrical power draw, while total energy use depends on power, operating time, heater cycling and heat loss. Review equivalent production using actual or modeled kWh, process-ready time and usable output.