Maynard, Mass., headquartered Ecochlor records that, because of a substantial upswing in orders for its ballast water monitoring system (BWMS), its production companion, ProFlow, Inc., has actually opened up a brand-new manufacturing facility in North Haven, Ct., for manufacturing of the chlorine dioxide generator utilized in the system.
ProFlow had the ability to rapidly enhance manufacturing ability and also performance by including LEAN production treatments while preserving its ISO 9001 accreditation.
The brand-new manufacturing facility will certainly be specifically utilized to make the generators, which ProFlow has actually been developing for Ecochlor considering that 2001.
“This past year we have seen increased orders from Ecochlor, so our manufacturing volume had to grow to match the high demand,” claimed Kurt Uihlein, President of ProFlow. “With this extra manufacturing facility area, we have the ability to relocate from one-off personalized shipments to quantity manufacturing setting up cells. In enhancement, we have actually developed a stock of parts and also sub-assemblies for faster distribution times. These modifications in our manufacturing procedure have actually permitted us to lower our production time by greater than 25% while additionally boosting our performance.
The making website and also brand-new setting up treatments have actually permitted Ecochlor to enhance shipments to over 200 devices each year. The brand-new setting up procedure has each generator device in a manufacturing cell for about 2– 3 days, adhered to by state-of-the art manufacturing facility approval examination (FAT) cells that enable several generators to be examined all at once.
The manufacturing facility’s place was picked tactically, as it is positioned near the Ecochlor business design workplaces and also an extra ProFlow making website for the generator’s sub-assemblies.
Steve Candito, Ecochlor chief executive officer mentioned, “This new factory is a reflection of Ecochlor’s dedication to providing an exceptional product to our customers in a timely manner. The additional production cells and work space in the factory, along with increased staffing, has allowed ProFlow to more than double our delivery capacity from last year.”
The Ecochlor BWMS utilizes a two-step therapy procedure– purification adhered to by chlorine dioxide. The system’s efficiency is not hindered by variants in salinity, temperature level, turbidity, organics, and also resonance. The computerized system is crew-friendly, has reduced power intake and also is fit for mid-sized vessels with to the biggest ships on the planet. There is no therapy or neutralization on discharge. Ecochlor BWMS has IMO and also USCG Type Approva.