Morton Salt Operations Tour

Morton Salt Morton Salt is a subsidiary of Morton International. A manufacturer of specialty chemicals, air bags, and salt products. This Operations Tour article tells us about Morton’s salt-processing facilities in the United States. The Silver Springs plant, it says, employs about 200 people and it produces salt products for water conditioning, grocery, industrial, and agricultural markets. It tells us about the salt production, round can production, quality checking during the production process, production planning and inventory, and equipment maintenance and repair. Questions & Answers: 1. Briefly describe salt production, from brine production to finished round cans Salt is obtained by introducing water into salt caverns which in turn dissolves the salt deposits within the caverns, allowing the salt solution (brine) to be brought to the surface for further processing. The brine is boiled in order to remove most of the liquid, resulting in salt crystal deposits. The salt crystal deposits are then further dried to remove all residual moisture to produce the final product; salt. The finished product is stored within a silo awaiting production. The round cans used for packaging salt are produced on site. The cans are produced by gluing two sheets of chip board and rolled into a continuous tube. The tube is then cut into long sections and then cut again into can-size pieces. The finished pieces are moved on conveyor to where the various parts can be assembled into cans and glued. Once the cans are formed, they are filled with salt and the pour spout is added to the can. Once completed, the finished cans containing salt are loaded onto pallets and placed into inventory awaiting shipping to distributors