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Alternative Cleaning Methods

Pollution Control Products Co PTR Burn-Off Oven V Chemical Paint Stripping Method

PTR Burn-Off Oven: £12,741.00 fully installed and operating.
Operational cost p.a. based on 40 jigs per load (120 per week)

Number of Jigs per cycle

40

 Cost Per Jig

Process Time

 4 Hours  
Natural Gas\Electric (High Tariff

£5.03

0.12 pence
Natural Gas\Electric (Low Tariff

£2.39

0.05 pence
LPG (Tanked)

£10.21

0.25 pence
Diesel Oil (Tanked)

£3.13

0.07 pence
Labour Per Cycle

0.50 hours

  
Paint Stripping Method by Chemicals

Average purchasing cost of chemicals per year
(involves laborious handling of jigs during cleaning)

£10,000.00
Disposal Costs

£100.00
Total Cost per year

£10,100.00

EFFECT/PAY-BACK ON FULL YEARS PROFIT
Overall Saving

(£10,100 - £400.00)

£9,700.00
Less Depreciation

(£12,741.00 @ 10%)

£1,274.00
Effect on Full Years Profit  

£8,826.00
     
PAY BACK PERIOD

£12,741.00
(£8,826.00 + £1,274.00)

1.3 YEARS

(Above figures kindly supplied by NT Legge)
 

Pollution Control Products Co PTR 260 Burn-Off Oven V Fluidised Bed Method
Based on a Burn-Off Oven with a 4-hour cycle, and Fluidised Bed process time of 1 hour.
Operating Description

Burn-Off Oven

Fluidised Bed Method
Nat. Gas/Electrical (High Tariff)**

£6.09

£5.50
Process Time

4 hours

1 hour
Labour Time Per Load (load/unload)

¼ hour

1 hour
Labour Time Per Load (ash removal)

½ hour

0 hour
Labour Cost Per Load (£5.50 p/hr)

£4.13

£5.50
Production items per day to be cleaned

4500

4500
Estimated Load Size

1000

1000
Loads Per Day Estimated

5

6
Daily Operating Costs

£51.10

£66.00
Annual Operating Costs (typically 250 days)

£12,775.00

£16,500.00
Equipment Cost PTR260 Vs Fluidised Bed**

£19,300.00

£31,250.00**
Annual Cost of Capital @ 10% per year

£1,930.00

£3,125.00
First Years Cost including purchase

£34,005.00

£50,875.00
Saving Compared to Fluidised Bed Process

£16,870.00

  
**Please note that all figures stated on alternative process has been taken from competitors own literature.  The figures stated above may not be accurate and therefore we can not be held responsible for changes or accuracy in the calculation’s or comparisons to our own operating costs.