Savings by the ton at Boise Cascade

Precise, consistent, repeatable flow rates and minimal maintenance are the primary reasons why Boise Cascade switched from diaphragm pumps to Watson-Marlow peristaltic pumps for dye addition.

Overall shade losses at the Oxford Speciality Papers Division were costing as much as 60 tons of off-quality paper a month. In addition, stripping, cleaning, and repair of the diaphragm pumps were causing excessive downtime and lost productivity.

Since installing the Watson-Marlow pumps, losses due to colour irregularities have been negligible and productivity has increased substantially. Maintenance now consists of only scheduled tubing cbangeovers which take only minutes..