Skyrocketing Defoamer Costs
Silicone prices have been going through the roof. They have jumped in excess of $1.00 per pound and that has caused many manufacturers that produce these defoamer products for food and industrial [...]
What If Your Defoamer Is Compromised? – 3 Plant Challenges
1. Defoamer Product Quality and Performance * Has it been contaminated microbially? Is the packaging clean? * Check color, odor, separation, and for drop out (sludge at bottom) * Placing an air [...]
How to Reduce Defoamer Costs in 5 Painless Steps
Foam remediation is a necessary evil in the food processing business. It is a messy problem, is expensive, and is a consensus candidate for the # 1 nuisance in the food processing industry. The [...]
A Chemical Free Solution to Foam Remediation – Finally!
I can remember my first visit to a potato chip plant 25 years ago – stainless steel tanks, water lines, electronic controls, piercing noises, operators rushing from here to there, and that [...]
HIDDEN COSTS OF A DEFOAMER PROGRAM
Have you considered the extra costs of using defoamer in your plant? Yes, I know it may be the cost of doing business now, but if you implement the ChemFree DeFoam system you may be able to toss [...]
THE DEFOAMER BUCKET BRIGADE
Have you ever seen an operator walk over to a 275 gallon tote of defoamer with a 5 gallon bucket and fill it up? I have and it always scared me. The old adage, “more is better” does [...]
WHERE DID THE FOAM GO?
Well, that was the question the Production Manager asked me when he was looking down at a huge rectangular tank that dewatered potatoes prior to entering the blancher. This plant [...]
