A producer of high-quality tissue & rolled paper products with multiple locations was having trouble mitigating liquid glues used in their production process. They were using multiple products such as the square tear-off polypropylene absorbent pads, crushed clay and plant by-product absorbents. Despite using all of those different products…at some unknown expense…the production line would be down for routine cleaning & maintenance for hours. This downtime was a major cost to the company every time the glue residue became significant enough to shut down the line.
THE CHALLENGES
- The tissue & rolled paper production facility operates multiple lines and produces products where liquid glues are used during production.
- Their facilities have other operational areas where the residues accumulate from oils & solvents, so they have other areas to service.
- Cleaning the area of the line where the liquid glue is applied takes significant time and the plant production is at a standstill during this maintenance period, which represents loss of revenue.
- They have used multiple absorbent products during their period of line maintenance such as polypropylene spill pads, crushed clay, alumina silicate (white powder) and other plant by-products.
- After applying multiple types of absorbent products, the cleanup of those saturated products requires additional labor to remove & clean the area before the line can return to operational status.
- The cost and storage of the multiple types of products and labor costs have increased without reducing the downtime of the production line.
SOLUTION
Greensorb is an all natural, multi-purpose, granular absorbent. Greensorb is strong enough to quickly remove most spills, oils and other harsh chemicals from the ground. Greensorb completely encapsulates spills leaving the affected area completely dry after use and helps reduce down time by allowing faster cleanup time in facilities. Greensorb is a lower cost-per-use solution and will help reduce the cost of materials needed for spills at the facility. It will help increase the efficiency of the workforce by reducing handling and storage costs of spill items. When used as a system with the Caddy, Greensorb brings a facility the most efficient, cost effective and 5S spill solution. The granular comes in 4 pound shaker bottles, 10 & 25 lbs buckets, 40 lbs bags, 275 lb drums and 1 ton bulk bags to ensure every area and facility has a size that their team needs.
IMPLEMENTATION
The facility has reduced the production downtime by hours. This quicker return-to-service has translated into increased revenue for the plant.
The Greensorb absorbs the liquid glue leaving it completely dry to the touch. While the Greensorb used for the glue may not be reusable material, excess granular used in other areas is able to be swept back up and put in the bucket for reuse. This has helped them use less material while cleaning up spills.
In summary, the labor cost savings and the quicker return to service of the production line is the meaningful value for this facility.