The owner came to us because we had installed some small tanks in the past. He was building a new building and wanted to relocate all of his process equipment to the new site. When presented with a schedule of what that meant in production downtime, Maddox suggested building new process systems that increased capacity and productivity in the new plant while the old continued to work.
Company Profile
Family Owned Cleaning Supply Manufacturer that furnishes specialty floor and other cleaning chemicals.
Technical Situation
The raw and finished chemicals used by the manufacturer can be corrosive in full concentrates. Maddox installed a Victaulic Pressfit system on smaller sized pipe. This allowed for thinner gauge pipe and faster installation. Maddox also designed and installed a bulk unloading rack that enabled the customer to unload at one end of the plant and store in another.
Trades Required
Pipefitters, Welders, Millwrights, Electrical Controls Solution
Solution
Partnering with and Engineering firm, Maddox worked to design tank and piping systems that allowed for bulk chemical unloading, larger mixing and storage batches, and better control over mixtures. The new system allowed for future expansion and flexibility as products changed over time.
Benefits
Many contractors ask, “what do you need us to do.” Maddox took the time to uncover the customers real needs and worked to make the move to a new building pay off by adding capacity and quality, while keeping operations as simple as they were on a small scale.