Carolina Filters Invests in a Second Deecom® Unit to Meet Growing Demand for "Green" Cleaning Technologies
Sumter-based Carolina Filters Inc. (CFI) officially placed an order for a second DEECOM unit in April 2011 and will commission the unit in early third quarter. Using water and heat, this technology allows for the efficient and cost effective cleaning of metal parts, filters, and other process equipment and parts used in the textile, bottle resin, plastics, and petrochemical industries.
Traditional cleaning technologies use chemicals at elevated temperatures and can degrade the parts being cleaned. Associated raw material costs are tied to the price of oil. Environmentally, traditional cleaning processes generate waste streams that must be treated, or disposed of in landfills. The DEECOM technology does not chemically change the contaminant and creates a product that could be recycled, which minimizes landfill disposal needs, as well as the demands placed on waste water treatment resources.
"We are excited to be installing our second DEECOM unit ahead of schedule. This investment will allow us to convert existing business over to cleaning processes that are more energy efficient, have lower emissions, and use less petroleum-based feed-stocks. The new equipment will also allow us to initiate research and development for reclamation processes in new markets and end uses. This process will reduce manufacturing costs and shrink our environmental footprint." said Coles Dwight, CEO of Carolina Filters.
"Adding an additional DEECOM unit to our facility is another step in moving Carolina Filters from traditional cleaning methods to sustainable and environmentally friendly processes that have a minimal carbon footprint. The sustainability of the increased DEECOM® capacity will lead to long-term cost and pricing stability which will be beneficial to the economics of operation of our facility, as well as, that of out customers. In a time when our customers are competing globally for market share, Carolina Filters will be contributing to their cost competitiveness which could make a difference in American-made and Foreign-made.", said Susie Reynolds, VP of Technology at Carolina Filters.
About Carolina Filters Inc.
Carolina Filters Inc. is a cleaning and reclamation service provider, with headquarters and operations in Sumter, SC. Service and distribution centers are located in Greenville and Charleston, SC, with an additional service center opening in Columbia, SC later this year.
CFI is a total solution provider of air, liquid and gas phase filtration products, installation services and maintenance programs for: the health care industry, manufacturing & warehousing, retail establishments, banks and data processing centers.
Looking to the future, Carolina Filters is investing in R&D clean technologies for the cost effective reclamation of carbon fiber composites to support the recycling requirements for the aerospace, automotive and sporting goods industries'.
For more information, please contact :
Dan Conrad Director Sales and Marketing - Carolina Filters Inc.
P: 803-418-9732
F: 803-775-6190
dan@carolinafilters.com
www.carolinafilters.com
