How F.S. Repair, Inc. Reduced Coolant Costs and Maintenance Demands with an Abanaki Belt Oil Skimmer
F.S. Repair, Inc., a family-owned and operated business, provides a range of services including industrial repair, machine shop, welding & fabricating, gearing, and CNC capabilities. Located in Kingsley, Iowa, they incorporated in 1987 and continue striving to be the number one customer satisfaction company out there. Between Floyd Sitzmann and his two sons, Craig and Jamie, they have over 100 years of combined experience to offer their customers.
At F.S. Repair, Inc., the goal is to always deliver quality products at a responsible and affordable price throughout the Midwest. So when an F.S. Repair, Inc. customer began experiencing wastewater challenges, Jamie took action.
Keeping Wastewater Clean is Key to Quality
The Problem: Jay Sitzmann’s customer, a leading poultry company, was experiencing a problem quite common in the food processing industry: they needed an efficient and cost-effective way to eliminate and dispose of unacceptable levels of oils and greases in their wastewater from the plant’s food processing operations.
Jamie went looking on the Internet for an efficient, cost-effective way to remove the contaminants, maintain a high level of quality, reduce cleanup costs, and reduce associated liabilities. He discovered one of the easiest ways to accomplish all of these goals was to install a belt oil skimmer. He found a low maintenance, easy to use solution: the Abanaki Oil Grabber® Model 8. The unit specifically targets applications with a high risk of oil and grease in wastewater discharge.
Lowering Hydrocarbon Levels, Quickly & Easily
Abanaki Model 8 Oil Grabber Oil Skimmer
The Solution and Measurable Results: With the help of the Abanaki technical staff that Jamie calls “second to none,” he chose to distribute the Model 8 to his customer. Its belt-driven design works on the differences in specific gravity between oil and water, where water has a specific gravity of one and most oils have a specific gravity of less than one. This causes oil to float to the top of the water, where it can be removed when the Model 8’s belt action breaks the surface tension of the water to attract and collect the floating oil. The belt passes through a set of wiper blades via a motorized head pulley where the oil is wiped off both sides of the belt and allowed to flow into a proper disposal container.
Low Maintenance Benefits to Boot
The Model 8 is designed for virtually maintenance free operation using minimal operating space and maximum pick-up capacity. Because the unit’s stainless steel belt material does not attract water, almost nothing but contaminant is picked up. The belt’s resistance to corrosion also makes it well suited for operating in high temperatures without added expense. Flanges on the tail pulley allow it to roll freely on the inside of the belt without becoming dislodged. It requires no bearings, and doesn’t need to be fastened to the tank. If turbulent conditions exist, an optional tether and cage assembly prevents the tail pulley from being dislodged.
DOWNLOAD MODEL 8 BELT OIL SKIMMER BROCHURE
Jamie reports that the Abanaki belt oil skimmer, which has the ability to separate oil at a rate up to 40 gph, was particularly appealing for its ability to produce “significant” savings in both time and money.
How’s it working for F.S. Repair’s customer?
According to Jamie, the experience has been good from start to finish: “The people at Abanaki were extremely helpful in advising the right solution at the right price. Since the Model 8 was put into service, their customer has only had to replace the belts. It’s proven to be a very reliable machine with good benefits,” he says.
