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- Our company typically spends about $90,000 per year cleaning thick fluid containers so that they can be properly disposed. What can I expect to spend on container cleaning costs by using a PerfectFlow system?
- Can I fill a grease gun using a PerfectFlow system?
- If the PerfectFlow system is sealed, how can I tell how much product is left in it?
- Can I tell how much is in a PerfectFlow system from a remote location?
- We spend about $210,000 per year on semi-solid product that we dispose of (residual product), and that's ignoring disposal costs. Can we save money on our residual product costs using the PerfectFlowsystem?
- We spend about $141,000 on "housekeeping" costs between the product storage area and the production floor. What can we save on these housekeeping costs?
- In our small plant, our semi-solid storage area costs run about $9,600 per year. Can PerfectFlow systems save money for us in this area? What impact can we expect on hang-up problem expenditures from using PerfectFlow systems?
- Changing out my empty drum of lipstick for a full drum usually takes about 30 minutes. How long would it take to change out one of your PerfectFlow systems?
- Follower plate hang-up problems cost our firm about $204,000. The PerfectFlow system uses an internal piston, not a follower plate. Will this solve our hang-up problem and save us money?
- We use a great deal of grease per year, and we are spending about $342,000 annually on problems associated with air pockets in semi-solid fluids. Can the PerfectFlow system save us money in dealing with the air pocket problem?
- We continue to have dented semi-solid container problems although we have tried everything. Even though we are able to share a lot of the cost of dented containers with our supplier, our plant still spends $36,600 per year on dented container problems. Can the PerfectFlow system save money on dented containers?
- Our automated grease injection system is highly sensitive to product contamination causing us to experience about 35% downtime on our production lines. We have tried everything to eliminate contamination including wrapping the entire drum dispensing assembly in cellophane. Can the PerfectFlow system help us eliminated contamination?
- We spend about $81,000 per year disposing of contaminated semi-solid fluids. Will the PerfectFlow system save us money?
- Our expense to dispose of our semi-solid fluid containers is running about $33,000. Will the PerfectFlow system save us money on container disposal?
- All of our drums, kegs, and pails have liners, and their disposal costs us $18,000 annually. What is our cost with a PerfectFlow system?
- The semi-solid fluids that we use are fairly "aggressive" fluids. What are the fluid limitations of a PerfectFlow system?
- We need to pump product at about 3,000 psi. Can a PerfectFlow system do this?
- What are the limitations on container size for the PerfectFlow system?
Our company typically spends about $90,000 per year cleaning thick fluid containers so that they can be properly disposed. What can I expect to spend on container cleaning costs by using PerfectFlow™?
For many thick fluid applications, PerfectFlow systems are not cleaned after each use because the system is sealed and protects product quality and prevents contamination. As a result, a PerfectFlow system is cleaned typically only when it is prepared for new duty with another fluid. Therefore, you can expect to save about $90,000 per year from using PerfectFlow systems.
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Can I fill a grease gun using a PerfectFlow™ system?
Yes. Not only can you fill it, you can fill it in seconds without even getting your hands dirty!
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If the PerfectFlow™ system is sealed, how can I tell how much product is left in it?
There are several options available for a level gauge. For those applications where a pneumatic system is appropriate and the system is not kept at a constant pressure, a reliable level gauge is our pressure gauge that is installed on top of the container. For those applications where the system is kept under constant pressure, a reliable level gauge is a scale that is calibrated to display the amount remaining in the system.
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Can I tell how much is in a PerfectFlow™ system from a remote location?
Yes. Using CHI TECH's smart system technology, you can remotely assess the amount of product left in a PerfectFlow system.
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We spend about $210,000 per year on semi-solid product that we dispose of (residual product), and that's ignoring disposal costs. Can we save money on our residual product costs using the PerfectFlow system?
Yes. With a PerfectFlow system your residual semi-solid cost is typically zero, so you could save about $210,000 per year. Your costs are zero because you only pay for the product that you use because the PerfectFlow systems are weighed in upon their return to your fluid supplier. If the weight of the container is greater than the tare weight of the container, you receive a credit on your next fluid invoice.
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We spend about $141,000 on "housekeeping" costs between the product storage area and the production floor. What can we save on these housekeeping costs?
Because PerfectFlow systems are sealed, there have been virtually no housekeeping costs associated with use of the PerfectFlow systems. Therefore, you can expect to save $141,000 per year.
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In our small plant, our semi-solid storage area costs run about $9,600 per year. Can PerfectFlow systems save money for us in this area?
Customer experience has shown that semi-solid storage area requirements are reduced about 87% with PerfectFlow systems.
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Changing out my empty drum of lipstick for a full drum usually takes about 30 minutes. How long would it take to change out one of your PerfectFlow™ systems?
Changing out a PerfectFlow system takes about 97% less time than a traditional semi-solid system. Therefore, your change out should take you only 1 minute instead of your usual 30 minutes.
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Follower plate hang-up problems cost our firm about $204,000. The PerfectFlow system uses an internal piston, not a follower plate. Will this solve our hang-up problem and save us money?
A unique, proprietary feature of the PerfectFlow system is an internal piston that does not go wall-to-wall like the follower plate in a traditional system. Many believe that this is the reason why there have been no hang-up problems with PerfectFlow systems. Therefore, you should expect to save virtually all of the $204,000 you are currently spending.
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We use a great deal of grease per year, and we are spending about $342,000 annually on problems associated with air pockets in semi-solid fluids. Can the PerfectFlow system save us money in dealing with the air pocket problem?
Our experience has shown that there have been no air pocket problems associated with using PerfectFlow systems. This is attributed to the manner in which the PerfectFlow systems are filled with semi-solid fluid. PerfectFlow systems are filled from the bottom.
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We continue to have dented semi-solid container problems although we have tried everything. Even though we are able to share a lot of the cost of dented containers with our supplier, our plant still spends $36,600 per year on dented container problems. Can the PerfectFlow system save money on dented containers?
The PerfectFlow systems are more robust than traditional systems, and there have been no dented container problems. Your dented container problem should be solved, and you could save about $36,600 per years.
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Our automated grease injection system is highly sensitive to product contamination causing us to experience about 35% downtime on our production lines. We have tried everything to eliminate contamination including wrapping the entire drum dispensing assembly in cellophane. Can the PerfectFlow system help us eliminated contamination?
Several years ago a major automotive component manufacturer was experiencing 40% downtime after installing an automated grease injection system. They also tried the cellophane approach. The PerfectFlow system solved their problem and eliminated contamination.
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We spend about $81,000 per year disposing of contaminated semi-solid fluids. Will the PerfectFlow system save us money?
Because the PerfectFlow systems are sealed, experience has shown contamination to be virtually eliminated along with contaminated fluid disposal costs.
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Our expense to dispose of our semi-solid fluid containers is running about $33,000. Will the PerfectFlow system save us money on container disposal?
PerfectFlow systems are 100% recyclable, reusable, and refillable, so you can expect to eliminate virtually all of your expenses associated with disposing of your semi-solid fluid containers.
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All of our drums, kegs, and pails have liners, and their disposal costs us $18,000 annually. What is our cost with a PerfectFlow system?
Zero. PerfectFlow systems do not use liners.
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The semi-solid fluids that we use are fairly "aggressive" fluids. What are the fluid limitations of a PerfectFlow system?
We have found no fluids that are not compatible with PERFECTFLOW. The PERFECTFLOW system material of construction is selected to be impervious for the group of fluids to be transferred. There are many different materials of construction that are suitable for PERFECTFLOW systems including mild steel, stainless steel, and composites, which can be either clear or opaque.
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We need to pump product at about 3,000 psi. Can a PerfectFlow system do this?
PerfectFlow systems can be designed and manufactured to provide operating pressures exceeding 220 psig or more.
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What are the limitations on container size for the PerfectFlow system?
The container for a PerfectFlow system is fully scalable. PerfectFlow containers can range in size from very, very small up to 400 gallons or more.
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