IRMCO® CASE STUDY
Industry: Appliances/White Goods
Components: Cooktop, oven box & misc. parts
Material: Enamel Iron and Galvanized
Fluid Technology: IRMCO FLUIDS® 146-492
Number of parts trialed: 12,000
Client Objective
Wash stages used to reduce startup smoke
Appliance product rejects caused by galling and splits
Lubricant over application waste and washer energy costs
Improvements Achieved
New IRMCO® FLUIDS lubricant technology eliminated the need to wash
30% of the appliance parts before assembly
Lowered appliance part rejects by 22% by reducing galling with proper application and lubricant
Used higher performance IRMCO® FLUIDS lubricant to reduce applied residue resulting in lower wash temperatures
Business Value
- Not having to wash some parts – freed up valuable wash capacity
- Decreased at-the-press rejects which improved press performance and overall quality
- Wash temperatures reduced 15 degrees lowered energy costs significantly
