As it expands its position in Western Europe, Messer is recently investing four million euros in yet another location for bottling industrial gases into cylinders.
This bottling plant, which has already commenced operations, is located in Folschviller, in the Franco-German border region. For the automated bottling system, Filtrac system, developed by Messer, gas cylinders can be filled quickly and safely with pure gases and gas mixtures at pressures of up to 300 bar. Filtrac provides automatic control of the opening and closing of the fill-system valves for the various gases, so that the desired product can be introduced into the cylinder with optimal timing. This system is already in use at Messer’s filling operations in France, Italy, Spain and Denmark.
Moreover, Messer ensures the traceability of its products along the entire logistical chain, all the way to the customer. This system guarantees that the tracing system interfaces smoothly with the integrated SAP management software, which translates into reduced operating costs.
