OVERVIEW OF SAVINGS 

Case Study #1: A Steel Manufacturer

A floating tube system from Oil Skimmers helps a steel

manufacturer with a 148” plate mill and 86” hot strip mill save

approximately $400,000 per year.

By recovering the high-grade lubrication oil that leaks into the

cooling water, the company not only saves money but recovers

an average of 15,000 gallons of oil each month, as well.

Case Study #2: A Producer of Canned Meats

An Oil Skimmers system helps a producer of canned foods

including turkey, chicken, ham and beef not only save money

– but make money.

By using a skimmer on its treatment lagoon to draw off the

fat generated in the cooking process, the company

recovers approximately 10,000 pounds of fat or waste oil

per week. Further, by selling it to a reclaimer at the going

market price, the company earns anywhere from $2,500 to

$5,000 a month.

Case Study #3: A Grinder Coolant Pit

A company extends the life of its coolant using an Oil

Skimmers floating tube system – and saves $12,000.

With a coolant pit capacity of 14,880 gallons that uses 295

gallons of coolant concentrate at $1,500 per charge, the

company was able to save money by using the system to extract

the waste oil as it passed by in the normal circulation of coolant,

extending the length of time before the coolant was dumped.

Environmental Considerations.

Since 1974, the Environmental Protection Agency has

issued guidelines and standards regarding effluent

limitations for more than 50 industrial categories. These

rules are aimed at reducing the discharge of conventional

pollutants by at least 115 million pounds per year at an

annualized cost of $1.9 billion.

In a review of manufacturing facilities that produce oily wastes,

the EPA found oil skimming to be an effective and

environmentally friendly option. As noted by the EPA, skimmers

are cost-effective and efficient at removing waste from water.

According to the agency, skimming, along with water

conservation, leads to generating less pollution and leads to

more effective treatment of wastewater. Skimming is also

more effective in removing effluents, saving industry over $40

million in annualized costs.

Because skimmers assist in helping companies reuse water,

this in turn helps businesses save money by reducing water

consumption bills.

Again, the oil and grease collected by a skimmer can be

valuable to other industries. For example, industries with

vegetable oils or animals fats as by-products can be provided

to industries that make products ranging from biodiesel to

soap to animal food. Waste petroleum oil can be reused to

make new petroleum products.