Guide to Industrial Weighing for the Plastics Industry

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Guide to Industrial Weighing for the Plastics Industry 1

Weight plays a critical role in the plastics industry to improve productivity and quality control.  From incoming materials through the operation to logistics and shipping, weighing solutions help you achieve process reliability and traceability while improving productivity.

This white paper, from Cross Company supplier, Mettler Toledo, discusses the weighing applications in each part of a plastics manufacturing facility in depth.  Complete with tips and tricks to achieve your goals, it is a useful guide to weight measurement in plastics.

Cross works with hundreds of plastics companies across the company to help them select the measurement systems which are most appropriate for their operation.  Contact one of our measurement experts to discuss your particular needs.

Are you interested in learning more about how Cross Company can help? Fill out our contact form with some details of your application and we’ll have a specialist get in touch! Also, learn more about Mettler Toledo products and solutions available from Cross Company.

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Did you know… Cross Company is an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan). Our ESOP started in 1979 and as of 2006, we are 100% employee-owned! Learn more about our ESOP and how that benefits both team members and our customers.
Did you know... the precision measurement group at Cross was founded in 1939 by our current CEO's grandfather, Jim King. That's a whole lot of calibration!
Did you know... A fingerprint weighs about 50 micrograms. We know, we weighed it! The residue left from a finger can actually make a difference in weight results which is why we wear gloves when we calibrate weights. For reference, a sheet of paper is about 4.5 grams, that’s 4.5 million micrograms.
Did you know… Cross Company has grown significantly since our start in 1954. Over the years we've acquired 26 companies! Today, our five groups have expertise in everything from industrial automation to precision measurement, and industry knowledge going all the way back to 1939.