Prab, Inc articles
A leading company in Aluminum Offset plate manufacturing since 1985, with production plants in Spain and China, needed to treat and reuse their highly acidic wastewater to reduce disposal costs.
Project Goals:
1) Reduce wastewater disposal costs
2) Recover valuable by-product to sell for profit (AlCl3 as coagulant)
3) Provide materials of construction (MOC) suitable to handle aggressive acids without corrosion issues
A global market-leading manufacturer of mechanical fastening systems and precision components needed to reduce wastewater disposal costs.
The Italian facility serves diversified end markets, including the automotive, construction supply, electrical/electronics, aerospace and medical components industry.
Project Goals:
1) Reclaim and reuse oily wastewater from cleaning tunnels (Dürr Ecoclean)
2) Reduce oily wastewater management and disposal costs
An automotive manufacturing plant in Morocco, consisting of pressing, body assembly, paintwork, and final assembly, started-up in early 2012 with two new production lines and an annual output capacity of 400,000 vehicles/year.
The site was designed to discharge zero industrial effluents to the environment. Water consumption for manufacturing processes are 70% lower than for a conventional plant of equivalent size.
Project Goals:
1) Reduce the environmental impact of produ
A global manufacturer of automotive components was faced with rising costs related to waste disposal from a Chrome plating process used in a plant in Poland. The plant manufactures shock absorbers for passenger vehicles. The plating of the shocks adds corrosion resistance, increased surface hardness, and improves cleaning ability and overall appearance.
Project Goals:
- Reduce waste disposal costs
- Reuse the chromium oxide back in the work
An engine manufacturing plant in Slovakia needed to improve their operations. The company sought continuous improvement through operating efficiencies, cost reduction, and recycling and reuse of waste. The plant produces 300,000 gasoline engines annually with five manufacturing lines. Consisting of four metal cutting lines and one assembly line. The plant sought to improve operating cost structures and reduce environmental impact through recycle and reuse of wastewater and mitigating CO2 emis
Challenge
Concerned with various problems associated with water soluble coolants, including rising costs and foul sump odors, Iowa Industrial Hydraulics developed a coolant management system featuring PRAB’s Guardian 400 to recycle spent coolant and reduce fluid purchase costs by 60%.
During the late 1980’s, Iowa Industrial Hydraulics, like many other manufacturers, was experiencing various problems with water soluble coolants. Dermatitis was a con
Challenge
When Ogura Corporation, a Detroit based parts manufacturer, was faced with the dilemma of excessive coolant consumption, PRAB’s Fluid Filtration division was able to offer the optimal solution: Coolant Recycling.
Ogura’s primary business activity is the manufacture of air conditioner parts for the automotive industry. One of their major customers is the Ford Motor Company. Most of the machining done by Ogura is accomplished with CNC turni
Challenge
An industry-leading manufacturer of industrial-grade fastening systems discovers a better way to recycle washwater - reducing fresh water consumption by 130,000 gallons annually and reclaim machining oil by using PRAB’s Ultrafiltration System.
Even as demand for its product continued to increase, the manufacturer took the initiative to identify operational improvements throughout their entire process. These improvements were created to pi
Challenge
Agricultural manufacturer needs to reduce the volume of wasewater build-ups and reduce disposal costs of spent coolant.
Customer
New Holland, Inc.
Industry
Agriculture
Product
Hyde Ultra Mini-Ultrafiltration System
Business Benefits Realized
- Oily wastewater volume reduced 95 to 98 percent
- Reduces cost of washwat
Challenge
Automaker suffers with production downtime and reduction in productivity due to excessive build-up over time of tramp oil from machining centers.
Customer
Ford Motor Company
Industry
Automotive
Products
Tramp Oil Separator
Magnetic Separators
Mobile Separator
Business Benefits Realized
- Longer tool life of CNC ma