Case Studies


Case Studies:

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

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

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

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

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

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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Manufacturing Ferro-TERJ 1070 Polishes Stainless Steel While Preventing Staining and Decreasing Energy Usage

OPPORTUNITY: The customer is a stainless steel sink manufacturer. Following production, the stainless steel sinks are processed through a washing line. Following the clean, operators conduct a visual inspection for quality. In the cleaning process,…

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Manufacturing GX Cool 2192BU Eliminates Tackiness to Reduce Required Downtime

OPPORTUNITY: The customer is a manufacturer of structural and roll-formed pallet racking and engineers warehouse storage systems for distribution centers, e-commerce fulfillment, and retail stores. Part of their manufacturing process involves the utilization of a…

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Manufacturing GX Cool 3890CSL Improves Performance while Controlling Odor

OPPORTUNITY: The customer is an aluminum wheel hub manufacturer. In their cutting and grinding operations, the customer utilized a competitor’s multi-metal semi-synthetic fluid. In these processes, the manufacturer was experiencing frequent tool failures and biological…

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Manufacturing Multi-Terj 4012 Cleans and Brightens Brass and Copper, Optimizing Processes While Eliminating Variability

OPPORTUNITY: The customer is an ammunition manufacturer that produces brass and copper casings. After these casings are formed and heat treated, they are cleaned in a part-on-part tumbling operation. Historically, this tumbling process utilized three…

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Manufacturing DuBois Quick Lift Effectively Removes Soils While Separating Oils for Easy Waste System Treatment

The customer is a manufacturer of kitchen and laundry appliances. The pilot plant for this opportunity primarily machines and assembles washing machine transmissions. This process involves several metalworking fluids, greases, and oils. Because of…

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