Veyance Technologies Inc.’s Bowmanville plant is one of the oldest rubber production facilities in North America. The plant produces rugged conveyer belts sold under the Goodyear brand, used to move materials in heavy industries such as mining, pulp & paper, and oil sands. The plant also produces mixed rubber compounds.
The Challenge: Prove the Value of Doing Things a New Way In the face of stiff international competition and rising costs for rubber, oil, resins and other inputs; Veyance management is committed to continuous improvement of processes. They have mandated their plants to look for cost-effective energy and process savings across all utilities. Bowmanville’s maintenance team was well aware that the vulcanizing press was losing steam and heat – and wasting valuable energy – using the conventional temperature gauge steam discharge system. Click here to read more…
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