Case Studies


Case Studies:

Pulp & Paper Tissue mill gains over $1 million/yr in saving through process chemical saving and productivity gains

A tissue machine producing 100% recycled toweling with a fairly closed whitewater system desired to reduce operating costs by increasing CMC (carboxymethyl cellulose) use and minimize use of a proprietary wet strength resin. The…

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Pulp & Paper U.S printing and specialties paper mill gains an ROI of $250,000/yr using DuPulse and Nexus technologies

A mill producing Kraft specialty printing and pressure sensitive grades was experiencing poor press stability during on-the-fly felt washing. The competitive program provided insufficient cleaning and resulted in poor press felt dewatering performance. As…

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Manufacturing Dry-In-Place pretreatment decreases the number of stages while increasing part performance

A manufacturer of axles was facing a competitive threat from other manufacturers due to their paint quality. To address this competitive pressure, the customer began to investigate upgrades to their paint system for their…

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Manufacturing Zinc Phosphate Pretreatment Coatings and Wastewater

The customer has two facilities; each has a zinc phosphate immersion line for pretreating fasteners with unique corrosion resistance requirements. In addition corrosion resistance, the zinc phosphate crystals provide a surface structure that allows…

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Food & Beverage BHS BD 361 provides environmental benefits and cost savings while reducing chemical usage by 70%

The customer is a potato chip manufacturer. The manufacturer utilizes defoamer in two locations within the process of creating the chips. In this process, bins of potatoes are loaded onto a conveyor and submerged…

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Fleet Wash SuperClear Reclaim System

One of our largest customers expressed a desire to expand it’s green footprint as they add new wash sites across the country. They desired to look at reclaim systems, but expressed concerns about filtration…

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Fleet Wash SuperSmart Chemical Mixing System

The Fleet Wash Sector is always looking for continuous improvements in cost efficiency. DuBois was approached by a large freight company asking if we could develop and offer cleaning solution that would eliminate need…

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Manufacturing Ammunition Cleaning and Brightening While Reducing the Number of Chemistries Required

The customer is an ammunition manufacturing that had an operation brightening brass and copper in a tumbling operation. They currently had three powdered products that were required for complete heat scale removal and part…

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