Leading global adhesive specialist Bostik faced challenges with improperly sealed bags being shipped to customers, risking contamination and hurting the brand’s reputation. We recommended a lightweight, low-maintenance dust monitoring device to help factory teams spot and address faulty bags on the conveyor belt quickly. This simple solution has had a multifaceted impact across operational efficiency, product safety and customer satisfaction.
Bostik was founded over 130 years ago and is now a leading manufacturer of adhesive and sealant systems for the building trade, industry and DIY enthusiasts. At its site in Borgholzhausen, Germany, the company produces, among other things, building adhesives and levelling compounds.
In a bagging machine, powdered levelling compound is filled into bags at the end of the production process and transported to palletising via a conveyor belt. The material is then shipped to the customer.
Bostik‘s goal was to detect incompletely sealed bags in good time and to eject the bags before they reach palletising and thus the customer to minimise the problems caused by contamination and complaints.
For this purpose, the bagging line was to be monitored. ENVEA proposed a very simple monitoring solution including measuring the dust concentration.
The bags are transported from the bagging unit to the palletiser via a conveyor belt. The bags tip over at a transfer point. If a bag is not properly sealed, a large amount of dust will then abruptly escape.
Since this only happens with incompletely sealed bags, the problematic bags could be detected by measuring the dust concentration in the ambient air at the transfer point and removed from the process before they reach palletising.
ENVEA‘s AirSafe 2 has been designed to monitor the dust concentration in ambient air of process applications, making it ideal for Bostik’s requirements. The AirSafe 2 was mounted at the transfer point above the conveyor belt and set to a specific dust limit value. As soon as this is exceeded, the conveying process to the palletiser is automatically interrupted and the incompletely sealed bag can be removed.
Installing AirSafe 2 equipped Bostik with a reliable monitoring of the entire bagging line, eliminating the problem of incompletely sealed bags.
Our durable, robust sensor technology ensures a safe and consistent operation, with minimal maintenance requirements, that continues to deliver substantial improvements in customer satisfaction––ensuring Bostik’s reputation as a market leader for years to come.