COMPLETE FINISHING SYSTEMS REDUCE ENERGY COSTS

Energy costs are typically a major component of overall operating costs in surface fi nishing plants, and as manufacturers struggle to stay competitive in such a challenging economic climate, many companies are looking to energy savings to improve their bottom line.

Thankfully, a well-established U.K. based plant manufacturer has not only addressed this concern, but has successfully developed, and been installing carbon trust funded energy saving plant systems for several years. Andrew Grice, General Manager of Midlands based Complete Finishing Systems explains. Coming back into the surface finishing industry after a decade or so working in the automotive sector, it was clear that little had changed by way of the development or use of energy efficient technologies. The focus still appeared to be on how new plant equipment could be manufactured at the lowest price point, but with the inevitable impact of the increased and hidden operational costs for the end user remaining largely overlooked. The approach of CFS was simple, to develop new and energy efficient technologies that could be manufactured to give our customers a plant with the highest levels of performance, efficiency, and quality. Furthermore, with the lowest possible operational costs and shortest return on investment. Our first purpose-built energy saving plant system proved to reduce the total energy consumption of a pre-treatment plant by around 90%. The efficiency, quality, and reliability of all our systems have proven to demonstrate similar savings. This has enabled many of our customers to secure Government energy efficiency grants of up to 100% of the capital purchase price. Complete Finishing Systems continues to demonstrate our unrelenting focus on carbon footprint reduction via innovation and technology. Our systems not only enable our customers to rapidly accelerate their Net Zero target, but the dramatic reduction in their operating costs also gives them a hugely competitive edge, and improved profit margins. A case study of one of our recent installations of a fully automatic, ultra-high efficiency powder coating plant system showed that, when compared to a conventional plant system, we were able to reduce our customers operational energy costs from 3 shifts each consuming 841Kwh, to a single shift consuming only 290Kwh. Whether it be a new plant, or a retrofitted system, the savings that our customers are making are so significant, that they are not only surviving in the current economic climate but are thriving with such a competitive edge over their rivals. CFS are part of the Surface Finishing Equipment Group and have been well established within the surface finishing Industry for over 100 years. SFEG are a Surface Prep Company which consists of a group of UK based companies. Complete Finishing Systems also employs Service/Commissioning Engineers and has an Internal Service & Spares Department available to look after clients after sales requirements. The group employs further engineers enabling unrivalled service coverage throughout UK. Telephone: +44 (0) 1902 601 321