Case Studies
Improving safety conditions in automotive plant
Challenge
Body shape area. |
Solution
The Chesterton 274 Industrial Degreaser was selected due to its aromatic free and high flash point characteristics. The importance of human and plant safety was clear, and the customer conducted flammability tests using sparks from a welding process to test. Subsequently, they made the decision to switch to Chesterton 274 Industrial Degreaser for their auto part cleaning process.
More about the Chesterton 274 Industrial Degreaser:
- Dissolves petroleum oil, grease, tar, and other inorganic soils
- Does not corrode metals
- Low evaporation rate, results in reduced consumption and replacement
- Safe for use on all metals
- Fast penetrating action; NSF registered
Testing area where the Chesterton 274 was checked for spark resistance |
Results
The use of Chesterton 274 Industrial Degreaser for the auto part cleaning process resulted in enhanced human and plant safety. Now they use 86 pails per year of 274 and are free from worry about plant worker safety.
Potential Total Saving = 1.6 million dollars
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