Polymer products plant installs a bulk bag lift, giving workload and profits a boost
A producer streamlines reactor loading by installing a hydraulic lift that can handle 2,250-pound bulk bags.
Guardsman Products Inc. is a producer of custom industrial paints and coatings and diversified consumer products. Its division in Grand Rapids, Mich., makes polymer products [commonly called resins] such as alkyds, polyesters, epoxies, and acrylics. These products are distributed to other divisions within the company as well as sold nationally to other coatings manufacturers. The polymers division annually produces 13,000,000 pounds of product.