• Company: Old Flatts Farm Pet Crematorium
• Industry: Process & Manufacturing
• Services: Oil Filtration System, Oil Analysis, Cloud-based Reporting
• Location: United Kingdom
• Cost-Saving: £10,000

The Overview

A Europafilter system was installed on a crematorium’s incinerator, which was suffering from sporadically shut downs . The system removed contamination particles in the tank, eradicating incinerator issues caused by debris in fuel. This saved the client £10,000, the cost of a replacement tank, 48 hours of downtime and fuel replacement.

The Situation

Old Flatts Farm Pet Crematorium, a family-run business based in South Yorkshire, was experiencing issues with their incinerator, a critical piece of equipment that is fundamental to business operations.

The Challenges

The crematorium’s incinerator was sporadically shutting off. Root cause investigation was carried out by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) who changed the inline filters, tiger loop and fuel injectors but the sporadic shutdowns still occurred.

The Solution

The client was eager to explore alternative options to extend the service life of their fuel tank, as this was during an extremely busy production period for the business.

In this case, a Europafilter system was ideal due to the product’s capability to filter out debris as large as 5cm in diameter.

The Results

A fuel sample was taken from the top, middle and bottom of the fuel tank and sent back to our laboratory for testing and analysis.

On visual inspection of the initial samples, brown and black non-ferrous debris was found, more so on the samples taken from the bottom of the tank.

Figure 1: Filter insert showing unique absorption mechanism

The analysis confirmed high ISO codes and water contamination prior to fitting the Europa Filter system.

Regular sampling and analysis was carried out over a set period of time to measure the effectiveness of the oil filtration system.

Once the contamination analysis started to improve, the tank was blown with air to disturb the heavy debris settled in the bottom of the tank.

Figure 2: Europafilter Oil Cleaning System

The ISO codes significantly improved, removing contamination particles in the tank and eradicating incinerator issues caused by debris in fuel.

A replacement fuel tank would have cost £10,000 and resulted in 48 hours of downtime and a significant amount of fuel waste. The client can now plan and schedule a system overhaul to fit in with business operations.