Ethanol
Providing Tangible Value For The Ethanol Industry
At Cross Company, our key value drivers center around customer success. With a focus on innovation, we aim to help our customers grow their businesses. Take a look at how we provide tangible results for this industry and learn more about our Innovate, Grow, Transform initiative.
Improve Plant Control
Process automation solutions from Cross help you continuously control your plant to maximize yield while controlling cost.
Increase Product Consistency
Accurate and reliable monitoring and measuring equipment including temperature, level, flow and more.
Reduce Energy Consumption
Optimizing your processes lowers energy usage and improves profitability.
Improve Plant Throughput
Vehicle scales act as the “cash register” for materials in and out. Maximize throughput without missing a penny.
Process automation solutions from Cross help you continuously control your plant to maximize yield while controlling cost.
Accurate and reliable monitoring and measuring equipment including temperature, level, flow and more.
Optimizing your processes lowers energy usage and improves profitability.
Vehicle scales act as the “cash register” for materials in and out. Maximize throughput without missing a penny.
Higher corn prices and ever-volatile energy prices mean that ethanol production needs to be as efficient as possible. Improving plant control, increasing product consistency and increasing facility throughput are priorities for profitability. From feedstock receiving, to fermentation, to distillation, and on to final shipment, Cross Company provides industry-leading solutions that enable ethanol producers to gain control over their processes, achieve consistent quality, and minimize energy usage in order to gain the competitive edge.
And don’t forget about safety! Gas detection equipment, pressure/vacuum relief valves and rupture disks all work to reduce the risk to your people and your facility.
Weighing equipment also plays a pivotal role in ethanol plant operation. In particular, vehicle scales ensure that all the materials flowing into and out of ethanol plants are accurately accounted for, and often serve as the plant’s “cash register.” Therefore, it is imperative to have the most accurate and reliable weighing equipment on the market. Cross Precision Measurement not only sells the best weighing equipment available, we also back all our products with world-class customer service and technical expertise.
Measurement and calibration services for the ethanol industry
Our precision measurement group provides a range of metrology products and services for the ethanol industry. We understand that scale uptime is critical to your plant and our products and services all help ensure you’re up and running. From 24/7/365 scale repair to rugged, high-quality truck, rail, and floor scales, Cross has your weighing needs covered.
Cross also sells and calibrates a range of other measurement equipment inside the plant, including thermometers and thermocouples, pH meters, balances, pressure gauges, viscometers and more. We understand that accurate measurements are critical to product consistency, so our entire team works hard to make sure your equipment is measuring correctly. In addition, our GageSuite calibration software gives you access to your calibration certificates 24/7 or whenever an auditor may ask for one, helping to keep you in compliance.
Calibration of temperature sensors or any other device that requires exact temperature measurement.
Autoclave Calibration
Chart Recorder Calibration
Data Logger Calibration
Dry Block Calibrator and Water Bath Calibration
Environmental Chamber and Oven Validation
Heat Gun Calibration
Heat Sealer Calibration
Hot Plate Calibration
Hygrometer Calibration
Incubator Calibration and Validation
Infrared Thermometer Calibration
Moisture Analyzer Calibration
Refrigerator and Freezer Validation
Temperature Controller Calibration
Thermocouple Calibration
Thermometer and Temperature Probe Calibration
Substance and flow calibration services for industrial or manufacturing settings. Get the substance or flow calibration you need from Cross.
Air Sampler Calibration
Anemometer Calibration
Centrifuge Calibration
Flow Meter Calibration
pH and Conductivity Meter Calibration
Pipette Calibration
Viscometer Calibration
Scales need to be calibrated to achieve the required accuracy. In any setting where exact weight is paramount, weight and scale calibration is necessary.
Aircraft Weighing Scales
Axle Scale Calibration
Balance Calibration
Bench Scale Calibration
Checkweigher Calibration
Floor Scale Calibration
Test Weight Calibration
Truck Scale Calibration
Pressure calibration comparing outputs of a pressure gauge or another pressure measurement device with a higher degree of accuracy.
Barometer Calibration
Blood Pressure Gauge Calibration
Bursting Strength Tester Calibration
Chart Recorder Calibration
Compound Gauge Calibration
Dead Weight Tester Calibration
Data Logger Calibration
Differential Pressure Gauge Calibration
Leak Tester Calibration
Manometer Calibration
Pressure Gauge Calibration
Pressure Relief Valve Calibration
Pressure Transducer Calibration
Vacuum Gage Calibration
Why Cross Precision Measurement?
When you work with Cross Precision Measurement, you can expect precise calibration services (with quick turnaround times), 24/7 emergency scale repair, and many other metrological services for ethanol producers. Between our on-site services and calibration labs, Cross is able to be a single-source calibration company for ethanol facilities.
All of our calibration services are performed based on the needs and requirements of the customer. Meaning we can provide the exact metrology, testing, or inspection services your ethanol plant needs, when you need them. We can work with you to devise a schedule for calibration and provide you access to our calibration management and equipment tracking software, GageSuite. Our automated reminders make sure that you never miss a calibration.
If you’re looking for a professional calibration company with experience in the ethanol industry, look no further. Contact one of our metrology experts today to begin the process.
Process automation solutions for the ethanol industry
Cross can provide value across your entire ethanol production process. From optimizing process monitoring services to performing any necessary repairs, our process experts can work with you to ensure your process is flowing smoothly, measuring accurately, and is providing a safe work environment for personnel. Our automations reduce the level of manual intervention needed, further ensuring your product consistency.
Cross Process Solutions can help with greenfield installations, legacy system migrations, process overhauls, process monitoring, and many other critical components that ensure smooth day-to-day operations. We also specialize in energy management, valve and valve repair and monitoring and measuring gasses.
Through our extensive industry partnerships, we can also provide high-quality parts replacement. Or if a valve doesn’t need to be completely replaced, we can service it in our valve repair center. Our process experts can work with you to ensure your ethanol plant is operating the way you need it to.
Cross Company’s process control system experts provide modern and efficient systems to any type of new operation while staying dedicated to reducing inherent project risk. Whether your next project is a brand new operation, facility expansion, or replacing current processes with new systems, preparation with a trusted control system advisor is key to success.
Cross Company has proven experience in migrating legacy hardware and software systems. Our proven process begins with a risk analysis and site review and discussion with our customer to discuss the end goals and critical aspects of each application. We have the knowledge and expertise to extract the critical information from the existing configurations, graphics, and documentation and even your experienced operations and engineering personnel, a critical area of knowledge often overlooked.
Cross’s expertise in the process industries doesn’t end with installation and start-up. We recognize the need to improve and refine your process, every step of the way. Offering everything from tank optimization and flow surveys to network assessments, our team can help determine where you can improve efficiency, reduce risk and raise quality.
Our control valve products, intelligent devices and software products are engineered to improve your process performance and reliability. We provide tailor-made actuation products and services that fit your application and specifications. The control valve, ball valve and actuated valve offering from our Process Solutions Group represents one of the most comprehensive in the industry.
In today’s tight economy, it’s not realistic to have a systems programmer on staff permanently who only works on two or three projects a year. It’s a very specialized skillset and when a systems programmer retires, it’s a tough role to replace. Frequently, the decision is made to cut costs and hire a lower level technician or not replace at all. However, that doesn’t mean that the skills to troubleshoot and program PLC and SCADA systems aren’t still needed. But don’t worry, Cross Company can help!
Flammable and toxic gases and vapors occur in many places and they are almost always dangerous. Without auxiliary tools, humans are not able to recognize these dangers early enough to take appropriate countermeasures. It is essential to detect risk of explosion, asphyxiation, poisoning and increased flammability in a robust and reliable manner, hence the need for gas detectors and gas detection systems.
Why Cross Process Solutions?
The Process Solutions group at Cross Company offers a complete suite of products and services for commercial scale ethanol producers. Our experienced and factory-trained technicians and engineers are capable of providing the process control, audit, and repair services our customers need to succeed. And we can provide those services to you, too.
We always aim to provide the highest quality parts and services to our customers. Whether it’s repairing a single valve or commissioning a new facility, you always get reliable process services from Cross. And that commitment to the success of our customers is just one of the things that sets Cross apart in the industrial world. It’s also one of the reasons more and more manufacturers are choosing to work with us.
Contact the Cross Process Solutions group today to learn more about our process optimization, installation, and repair services for ethanol plants.
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