Testimonials
Dairy processor in Northeast Texas resolves contamination issues using Xpel® containers.
key takeaways
Challenge
Switching from drums to pails for LE products reduced contamination issues but did not fully resolve them, as improper handling and storage continued to expose oil to contamination, leading to early drain intervals and oil loss.
LE solution
The local LE lubrication consultant suggested using Xpel® containers with color-coded lids and labeling to easily identify the products inside.
Results
By using Xpel® containers, the company eliminated contamination issues and recouped the container costs within a few months through product savings.
Customer Profile
This dairy processing plant in northeast Texas produces dry powdered milk and butter for the food industry and overseas Kosher markets. They have been an LE customer for more than 20 years.
Challenge
When this location started using LE products, they ordered products in drums to take advantage of price discounts. This worked well until the first oil changes came up on the units and refill was not easy because they could not bring the drums into the processing area. Smaller containers were needed to transport make-up and refill oil to the units. Contamination became a real nightmare. Open five gallon buckets and open gallon fill bottles were sitting everywhere with unlabeled product in them and the oil was exposed to the working environment and contamination. Mixing oils was common which brought about early drain intervals and other problems. In an effort to solve this problem they switched to ordering in pails. This helped, but they still had issues using the pails. Pour spout caps were being left off the pails and the pails were being left in the processing area and were still getting contaminated, causing oil loss when it had to be disposed of.
LE Solution
The local LE lubrication consultant, recommended Xpel® containers with color coded lids and labeling for identifying the product contained in them.
Results
Using the Xpel® containers, the product they saved over the next couple months quickly paid for the containers and the contamination issues have been eliminated.