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Energy management; Boiler plant
News Release from: Maxsys | Subject: DS Smith
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 18 April 2008
Fuel+ helps packaging manufacturer pulp
gas bills
The increasingly popular Fuel+ system installed at DS Smith Speciality Packaging has led to a 5.8% reduction in gas consumption - resulting in an impressive savings of thousands of pounds per year
Established for 40 years, the Launceston facility of DS Smith Speciality Packaging, part of the GBP1.7 billion DS Smith international group, is a hybrid plant manufacturing both conventional packaging and speciality packs, and claims to be the UK's foremost corrugated packaging manufacture Products include high volume cardboard transit cases as well as speciality, decorative and heavy duty packaging
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 24 May 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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This factor has long been realised by DS Smith Speciality Packaging, both in terms of its products and processes.
"With the cost of energy escalating massively and the increasing need to reduce carbon footprint, it seemed sensible to stage a review of our boiler plant," explains the company's quality manager Steve Porter: "I'd retained a mail drop from Maxsys about Fuel+ a few months earlier and I decided to give them a call".
The ISO 9001:2000 and ISO14001-accredited company runs two ageing Danks gas-fired, steam-raising boilers at Launceston, which are used for both general heating and process heat.
"Looking at the mail drop I was impressed by the many testimonials listed by satisfied customers," says Mr Porter.
In the months leading up to winter 2006, Maxsys fitted a Fuel+ system to each of the Danks boilers at DS Smith Speciality Packaging.
Fuel+ is a well established fuel treatment technology that improves combustion by applying a finely calibrated magnetic field directly to the fuel.
"The results have been fantastic," states Mr Porter: "Not only have we reduced our carbon emissions by cutting gas consumption by 5.8%, we have also made substantial financial savings in the 12 months since installation".
A test protocol, for the assessment of the boiler plant performance with and without Fuel+ technology in place, was produced and agreed by both parties.
Meter readings were then gathered three times a day by DS Smith Speciality Packaging for the duration of the test protocol period.
The evaluation was based on the established CUSUM statistical model with regenerative analysis.
The results identified that average oil consumption was 5.8% lower following installation of the Fuel+ systems.
The new technology also helped the Cornwall plant carry off the top prize in the paper and packaging category of the National Green Apple Awards 2007, which recognise environmental achievement.
The facility won the prize for reducing emissions to air, water and ground as well as working closely with local residents on environmental issues.
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