Improved Efficiency
Although the new Able plating operations' square-
footage increased more than 500 percent, the company
didn't expand its capabilities more than what it had in the
previous facility in Phoenix.
"We already had these processes going, but we didn't
have them lined up very efficiently," Hoverson says.
"That was the key in designing the new space, and we are
certainly seeing the quality of our lines improve, because
we now have dedicated lines and dedicated rinses. Plus
we'll be a zero-discharge facility."
Also included in the installation was a new hot water
system from Parker Boiler. The Los Angeles company
installed two of its high-efficiency, direct-fired hot water
boilers, which each offer as much as 2.16 million Btu input.
The atmospheric burner is about 85-percent efficient.
Hoverson says that his company initially investigated
using electric heat but then talked with Michael Leeming
from Parker Boilers at the 2012 NASF Sur/Fin Show in Las
Vegas.
"None of us had much experience with boilers, but when
we met the folks at Parker Boiler and went through all
they had to offer us, it just made sense to do it their way"
after looking at calculations and comparing utility costs,
Hoverson says. "The return on investment is superfast with
their boilers, so we actually ended up getting two of them."
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Boilers for Able's new systems were built and
installed by Parker Boilers.
Able performs more than 8,000 Federal Aviation
Administration-approved repairs.
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