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News Release from: Spirax Sarco | Subject: Steam trap survey
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 02 March 2007
Steam trap survey earns rapid payback
for Heinz
Energy savings have enabled Heinz to realise a payback of less than nine months after investing in a Spirax Sarco steam trap survey and undertaking the resulting remedial work
Energy savings have enabled Heinz to realise a payback of less than nine months after investing in a Spirax Sarco steam trap survey and undertaking the resulting remedial work The Heinz factory in Wigan is the largest food factory in Europe
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 24 Apr 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Steam trap surveys payback within four months!
Spirax Sarco steam trap surveys are highlighting energy and maintenance savings that have achieved paybacks of less than four months at a chemicals producer in Warrington
The 55-acre site produces canned soups, baked beans, pasta and puddings for the UK and continental European market, and its on-site energy centre generates up to 140 tonnes of steam per hour to keep the canning lines running.
The site has more than 550 steam traps, but there hadn't been a systematic trap survey for over five years.
"We decided to have a full survey in light of our commitment to energy efficiencies and improvements," said the site environmental compliance manager: "We decided to buy in the necessary steam system expertise by calling in Spirax Sarco".
The Spirax Sarco engineers were on site for 10 days.
They surveyed 559 traps, of which 75 were found to need maintenance to improve their energy efficiency.
The subsequent remedial work was undertaken in-house by Heinz maintenance teams.
According to the environmental compliance manager, Heinz intends to prevent possible future losses by adopting a new planned approach to steam trap maintenance, including bringing in Spirax Sarco to carry out annual surveys from now on.
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