Taking record of every movement, keeping track of the progress minute by minute and noting performance of every machine and human working in the facility, this is the daily routine of a factory. A factory (of any type) is a place where work has no end. Raw materials come in and leave the vicinity in many different forms such as the finished product and also waste. It should be made clear that as the finished product is costly, so are the raw materials hence it is necessary to make sure there is minimum waste so at the end, the finished product can be marketed at the least possible price.

The raw materials come in many different types such as solids, powered forms, liquids and even gases. The solids and powered forms are weighed on scales while the liquids are measured with the liquid level indicator and the gases are effectively measured by the ultrasonic level indicator. Measuring the materials and keeping track of all that has been used helps in determining the cost occurring in production. Another great reason to keep a note of all the activity going on is to be informed about the quantity of the raw materials still available for use. Knowing about the available quantity helps the management to chalk out target on a daily basis so that the deadline can be met without forcing the staff to work overtime.

Some time ago, normally a decade or so, the production systems weren’t advanced or better managed. It caused to produce a lot of waste and increased the price of the products. While some people argue that even if the prices were high in production, the products were still affordable on the aisles and customers could buy them easily whereas today, even though the wastage is said to be controlled the prices are high and the quality of the products have declined. While this may be true for some products, but in the case of many products which never existed a decade ago, it is important to reduce waste to keep the environment free from pollution.

Today the waste liquids are measured with the liquid level indicator to make a record of the liquids that are been drained. In case the factory is producing hazardous waste, it is not permitted to let it be drained in the normal waste pipes. The hazardous liquids are stored in a tank and when the tank becomes full, it is emptied in a tanker which carries it all the way to the outside of city where the liquid is dumped in an approved dump yard for the hazardous chemicals and waste.