Case Studies


Manufacturing Case Studies:

Manufacturing Quick Lift Case Study
May 26, 2023 -

DuBois Quick Lift Effectively Removes Soils While Separating Oils for Easy Waste System Treatment OPPORTUNITY: The customer is a manufacturer of kitchen and laundry appliances. The pilot plant for this opportunity primarily machines and assembles…

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Manufacturing Blue Star XH 655/460-2 Case Study
May 26, 2023 -

Blue Star XH 9655/460-2 Improves Bearing Performance While Withstanding High Temperature and Water Exposure OPPORTUNITY: The customer is a steel mill that produces long steel. In the final stages of manufacture, the steel moves through…

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Manufacturing Blue Star XH 9655/200-1/3M Case Study
May 26, 2023 -

Blue Star XH 9655/200-1/3M Improves Bearing Reclaim Rates and Load Wear While Withstanding Low Temperatures and Water Exposure BACKGROUND: Driving sustainable process improvements within the caster operation of a steel mill is very challenging. The…

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Manufacturing Al-Brite LK Effectively Cleans Weld Burn Without Etching Aluminum
Jul 28, 2022 -

OPPORTUNITY: The customer is an aluminum trailer manufacturer. After welding, the parts must be cleaned to remove the weld burn and brighten the aluminum. In this process, the customer was utilizing a competitor’s cleaner. While…

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Manufacturing DuBois Offers Innovative Solutions for Difficult Parts and Soils
Jul 28, 2022 -

OPPORTUNITY: The customer is a manufacturer of high-quality grain, seed, and fertilizing bins for the agriculture industry. The majority of these bins need to be welded together, cleaned, and painted to be ready for purchase….

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Manufacturing DuBois Offers Technical Expertise Across an Entire System, Saving Resources, Improving Quality, and Minimizing Process Waste
Jul 28, 2022 -

OPPORTUNITY: The customer manufactures a wide variety of construction equipment, including concrete vibrators, trowels, earth compactors, generators, pumps, and steer loaders. Their products are used on construction sites around the world and necessitate an extremely…

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Manufacturing Double-Cut Topaz 73S Eliminates Residue to Improve Tool Performance
Jul 28, 2022 -

OPPORTUNITY: The customer is a world-leading manufacturer of farm and ranch equipment, grain storage systems, strip joiners and metal buildings. One of their key products is tubing for cattle and livestock pens and gates. The…

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Manufacturing Double-Cut Topaz 82 Stands the Test of Time, Improving Product Lifespan and Promoting Cleaner Workspaces
Jul 28, 2022 -

OPPORTUNITY: The customer is a decades-old car part production facility, primarily specializing in aluminum die cast and forged parts for engines, transmissions, suspensions, and more. Years ago, this customer began to seek out methods for…

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Manufacturing DuBois Field and Lab Services Design Systems to Improve Quality While Reducing Capital and Floor Space Requirements
Jul 28, 2022 -

OPPORTUNITY: The customer is a manufacturer of axles for the trailers and caravans. Due to paint quality issues, the customer found themselves facing heavy threats from competitors. To address this, they investigated updates to their…

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Manufacturing Case Study DuJel 200 Removes Carbon Scale from Steel, Eliminating Corrosion and Adhesion Failures
Jul 28, 2022 -

OPPORTUNITY: The customer is a manufacturer of single component steel grain bins. These large steel bins must be cleaned and pretreated prior to powder coating to remove the plasma scale, mill scale, and weld burn…

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