Hardy Process Solutions
Hardy delivers high performance weighing solutions with the LOWEST TOTAL COST to own. We include Industry Leading Technology in all of our scales and instruments to make it EASY for you to install, integrate, and maintain. Powerful solutions that are easy to use is why our customers realize increased production efficiency.
Company details
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Waste and Recycling
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
- Year Founded:
- 1918
- Employees:
- 11-100
This company also provides solutions for other industrial applications.
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About us
Process Weighing Made Easy
Hardy helps manufacturers and processors by providing process measurement solutions that reduce waste, increase productivity and improve quality, often by up to 50% over prior systems. Our customers find Hardy’s people and solutions easy to work with and reliable, while delivering an exceptional return on investment.
Hardy offers a broad line of process weighing instrumentation, sensors and scales for use in a variety of applications including mixing/blending, filling/dispensing, check weighing, rate control/monitoring, level by weight, and force measurement.
Weight data is easily transferred directly to PLCs, DCSs and PCs via plug-in weigh scale modules or over interfaces such as EtherNet/IP, DeviceNet, ControlNet, Ethernet TCP, Remote I/O, Profibus DP, and Modbus TCP.
Industries such as pharmaceutical, food, cosmetic, chemical, petroleum, forest products, aggregate /mining, glass and automotive all rely on Hardy products and weighing expertise to provide timely, accurate data and control for their processes.
WHY HARDY?
- Hardy’s products and people are easy to work with, providing you top-notch customer service and high quality products and solutions.
- Our key customers are Manufacturers, Food Processors, System Integrators and OEMs, making us experts focused on understanding your process weighing needs.
- Our process weighing solutions measure, dispense and feed raw materials, and check finished product providing you complete end-to-end solutions.
- Our solutions reduce raw material waste, increase production capacity, improve quality, and help lower inventory levels, offering you outstanding value.
- Our customers are able to increase their productivity and accelerate their return on investment, giving them a competitive edge.
Hardy Process Solutions has been a leader in the industrial marketplace since 1918, and is known for its innovative approaches to precision instrumentation and sensors in the process weighing fields. Designing innovative, industry-leading products, which save time and money isn’t enough. Our products must also provide features that look out for the safety and well-being of your people as well as the accuracy of your product.
Our Value Proposition
Our Beliefs
Hardy delivers high performance weighing solutions with the LOWEST TOTAL COST to own. We include Industry Leading Technology in all of our scales and instruments to make it EASY for you to install, integrate, and maintain. Powerful solutions that are easy to use is why our customers realize increased production efficiency.
Four Reasons to Partner with Hardy
- We specialize in process weighing.
- We serve manufacturers and processors.
- We measure, integrate to automation and deliver productivity.
- Our solutions optimize stock, make, pack and ship operations.
Hardy’s solutions deliver accelerated returns on investment, by enhancing productivity and adding value across the supply chain. Hardy’s solutions are easy to install, configure, commission, operate and maintain. They are safer to maintain and save you time, money, raw materials and/or finished product.
Hardy Process Toolbox
The Hardy Process Toolbox is a set of productivity tools that support industrial weighing functions. Each tool adds value by saving time, increasing accuracy, improving efficiency or reducing risk in process weighing applications, including WAVERSAVER® to eliminate vibration, C2® electronic calibration and Integrated Technician® to name just a few.
Our Heritage
Your Partner in Process Measurement Since 1918
Hardy Process Solutions began in 1918 as Hardy Scales. Since then we've designed, built and installed virtually every type of scale imaginable. In 1984 Hardy Scales was purchased by Dynamic Instruments, Inc. and we changed our name to Hardy Instruments, Inc., and in 2011 to Hardy Process Solutions, as we redefined our business focus.
Since 1984 we've developed a full product line of Process Weighing solutions. We have listened to our customers and focused the company's design efforts on solving the most difficult challenges in process control and industrial weighing:
- With WAVERSAVER®, we eliminated the effects of vibration on scale readings
- With Remote I/O, we were the first company to connect weighing instrumentation to Allen-Bradley PLCs without programming software drivers
- C2® eliminated the need for test weights when calibrating and INTEGRATED TECHNICIAN® allows system diagnostics and troubleshooting from the instrument
- For further integration with Rockwell Allen Bradley PLCs we were the first weighing company to develop add-on-profiles.
Our ADVANTAGE® line of Load Points and Load Sensors have elevated the standard load cell transducer to a new level making extra cost features standard and making their certs available online 24/7.
In 2007 Hardy was acquired by Roper Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ROP) and is now part of its Energy Systems and Controls group. Roper is a diversified technology company with annual revenues of $3.6 billion, providing engineered products and solutions for global niche markets, including software information networks, medical, water, energy, and transportation. Roper is a component of the S&P 500, Fortune 1000 and Russell 1000 Indexes and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ROP. Additional information about Roper is available on the company’s website at www.ropertech.com.
Hardy Timeline
2016
Hardy introduced Integrated Panel Solutions, a new line of Digital Weight Indicators and the fastest weight processor in the industry, the HI 6500-XP Extreme Processor. Also new were the Hardy OneMount Load Points, which are extremely easy to install and maintain.
2015
Launched a new line of Lift Deck Floor Scales to provide more solutions for washdown environments. Introduced a wide range of new Load Cell options for OEMs and Systems Integrators and expanded the Advantage and Advantage Lite Shear Beam families.
2014
Introduced the new HI 6600 Series of Modular Sensor System, a revolutionary concept that separates communications and weight processing, enabling up to 30 sensors to communicate through one gateway.
Began shipping the HI 6500-PB, a Profibus-DP version of the popular HI 6500.
Introduced a new line of platform scales including Hardy Bench Scales and Hardy Floor Scales
Greately expanded Hardy's sensor portfolio, including compression load cells, tension load cells, and a new line of single point load sensors.
2013
Introduced the HI 6500 series of weight processors, the HI 6300 series of weight processors and the HI 6010 Summing Box
2012
Introduced the HI 4050CW Check Weighing System and the HI 1756-nDF dispenser filler for Allen-Bradley ControlLogix PLCs. Introduced the Easy 8 for the Micro800 line of Allen-Bradley PLCs
2011
Hardy Instruments becomes Hardy Process Solutions
2007
Hardy Instruments acquired by Roper Technologies
2006
Introduction of the HI 4050 Weight Controller
2005
Partnership with B+L to open a European office
2004
Launch of nationwide field service. Introduction of the HI 1769-WS MicroLogix & CompactLogix Weigh Scale Module, and the ANY-WEIGH Floor Scales
2003
Introduction of the HI 3600 Machine Monitor, part of the 3000 Series
2002
Introduction of the HI 3030 Multi-Scale Weight Controller, part of the 3000 Series, and the ANY-WEIGH Bench Scales
Recipient of the 2002 USPS Quality Award
2001
Introduction of the HI 3010 Filler/Dispenser Controller, first of the 3000 Series
Introduction of the HI 2110 Weight Indicator and ADVANTAGE Lite Load Cells
2000
Addition of the HI 1756-WS ControlLogix Weigh Scale Module and the HI 2160RCPlus to the Process Weighing line
1999
Introduction of Cockpit software, and the SLC 500 HI 1746-WS Weigh Scale Module
1998
Introduction of DeviceNet Weigh Scale Module and INTEGRATED TECHNICIAN
1997
Introduction of the Profibus option for the weight and rate controllers
1995
Introduction of the HI 1771WS Weigh Scale Module for Series 5
1994
Introduction of C2, Second Generation Calibration
1993
ISO 9001 registration
1992
Introduction of the world's first Remote IO interface in a weighing instrument
Recipient of the 1992 USPS Top Quality Supplier Award
1991
Introduction of the HI 2160RC Rate Controller
1990
Introduction of WAVERSAVER and Secure Memory Module (SMM)
1987
Recipient of large contract for scales and computers with USPS
1984
Name changed to Hardy Instruments
1918
Hardy Scales founded