Speed-up solutions

ITCM revolutionises the current thinking about existing production processes and operating speeds. We deliver machinery solutions that typically have a throughput 3, 5 or 10 times that of legacy equipment. At the same time, this new equipment reduces costs through more precise production quality (e.g. dose weight control) and improved overall reliability.

As an example, we have recently upgraded an existing machine for dosing liquid perfume, increasing throughput rates by over 50% whilst still maintaining quality and the key characteristics of the original design.

Upgrading existing equipment

Where feasible, ITCM can modify and retrofit existing machines and equipment to enable new products and/or a more diverse product range to be produced. This enables customers to launch new and novel products to market without the need to buy a completely new machine. The result is far lower capital costs and often a faster time to market.

An example of this is a squeezable tea-bag product, where ITCM designed and built a module to interface with an existing bag-making machine. The new module added the thread and tag, thereby creating a totally new product concept for the consumer.

We also undertake redesign and rebuild work for complete Control Systems, where obsolescence of components means that existing systems can no longer be supported. The mechanical aspects of the machine may be sound and replacement unnecessary, therefore this approach provides a way of significantly extending the life of machines whilst minimising capital costs.