oil skimmer collector tube Articles

Case study – oil removal from central collection basin

Customer Profile: Largest manufacturer of newspaper stock and toilet tissue in Toronto, Canada using recycled paper as the primary ingredient in their production process. Customer collects paper, newsprint and magazines from “blue boxes” and other sources throughout Ontario Province. Customer separates the paper collected and makes recycled paper products. The Problem: ...

May 23, 2012

By SkimTech Inc.

Case study - oil removal prior to evaporation

Customer: Locomotive Service Company located in Texas - repair and maintenance of railroad locomotives and cars. The Problem: Customer installed a water evaporator system to reduce waste water volume and disposal costs. Evaporator system included a small oil/water settling tank, but no oil skimming system. Customer needed an automatic oil skimming system to continually remove the ...

May 23, 2012

By SkimTech Inc.

Case study - oil removal from oil water separator

Customer: Food Processor; forming and precooking prepared food items for the fast food industry. Plant located in Upstate New York. The Problem: Customer operates three shifts of production. The third shift is responsible for washing and sanitizing all food process equipment and surrounding areas. Oil and grease from sausage and hamburger cookers, and drippings on the plant floor from ...

May 23, 2012

By SkimTech Inc.

Super-duty tube type oil skimmer delivers instant ROI for salt water disposal facility

Salt water is a byproduct of oil and natural gas extraction. Typically, the salt water contains residual oil. For companies involved in the disposal of salt water, removing the residual oil from the water offers potentially significant economic benefit. One salt water disposal facility successfully used a Model 6V Brill® oil skimmer with the free floating collector tube, from Oil Skimmers, ...

Mar. 1, 2018

By Oil Skimmers, Inc.

The Better Belt Skimmer - Solving the Issues Customers Experience with Traditional Belt Skimmers

Recognizing the limitations of belt skimmers and other oil removal methods, 50 years ago we invented the “better belt skimmer”, the Brill® tube type oil skimmer. Using the right type of oil skimmer can be just as important as deciding to skim oil in the first place. Whether your business is considering a new skimming solution or has traditional belt skimmers in operation already, ...

Jan. 3, 2019

By Oil Skimmers, Inc.

4 Ways Automated Oil Skimmers Save Power Plants Time and Money

The pumps, conveyors, cranes and turbines that make power generation possible operate with numerous moving parts. Lubricants help keep these critical components moving continuously so power-generation plants can meet ever-increasing electricity demand. The Energy Information Administration expects total electricity demand in the U.S. to grow 28 percent from 2011 to 2040. Meanwhile, power plants ...

Aug. 30, 2013

By Oil Skimmers, Inc.

In the Hydraulic Fracturing Wastewater Disposal Business? Oil Skimming is for You

Recently, an increasing number of companies in the oil and gas industry’s hydraulic fracturing wastewater disposal business have found employing efficient, low-maintenance oil skimming technology can bring sustained improvements to their bottom lines. We’re talking added monthly profits of $3,000 to $18,000. Sound appealing? Wastewater disposal companies in Texas, West Virginia ...

Jul. 8, 2014

By Oil Skimmers, Inc.

How Effective Oil Skimming Cuts Maintenance Costs and Machine Downtime

Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in 2013 and has been updated for comprehensiveness. Metaldyne Corp.’s Hatebur Operations in Royal Oak, Mich., produces driveline and transmission components at a rate of 120 parts per minute. To keep pace with demand, the plant can’t afford extended downtime because of inefficient equipment. Unfortunately for Metaldyne, ...

Nov. 12, 2018

By Oil Skimmers, Inc.

3 Key Benefits of Proper Coolant Maintenance

Many industrial and manufacturing processes require the use of coolant. After all, coolant plays a critical role in both lubrication and temperature regulation. It’s vital in metalworking, machining and many other industrial processes—any that use or create ...

Feb. 8, 2019

By Oil Skimmers, Inc.

Oil Skimmers Help Chemical Plants Meet Clean Water Act Requirements

Chemical plants that manufacture or otherwise process chemicals (on a large-scale) face unique challenges when it comes to wastewater management. While the equipment, technology and processes used at chemical plants varies, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Water Act requires plants to meet certain performance standards aimed at water pollution prevention and treatment. ...

Nov. 12, 2015

By Oil Skimmers, Inc.

Providing Skimming Solutions For Industries Worldwide

Product Overview Skimall Model AG25 "Mini David" Oil Skimming System The Model AG25 Oil Skimming System is designed to remove free-floating oils, grease and other material from the surface of water in indoor and outdoor applications where space is limited. The compact design makes it ideal for applications including oil/water separators, "tramp oil" removal from metal cutting machine coolant ...

Jan. 16, 2013

By SkimTech Inc.

Get An Up-Close Look at the Tube-Type Oil Skimmer (VIDEO)

Oil plays a part in just about every industrial process on earth. While oil can play crucial and beneficial role in industrial operations, it can also cause many challenges once it has served its purpose and ends up in the wastewater stream. To increase the efficiency of wastewater treatment processes and maintain environmental compliance, organizations must first remove the oil before ...

Mar. 28, 2019

By Oil Skimmers, Inc.

Oil Skimming Equipment Recycles Quench Oil at Midwestern Heat Treatment Plant – Reprinted from Fluid & Lubricant Ideas - Case study

AMAC Enterprises Inc., Cleveland, OH, has found a simple yet effective way to reduce the cost of its heat-treating operations – recycle 100 gallons of quench oil each day, and thus save more than $20,000 each year. From six employees in the 1950s, AMAC has grown to 90 employees and approximately 130,000 square feet of manufacturing and office space. Forty percent of the operation involves ...

Aug. 9, 2019

By Oil Skimmers, Inc.

Tube-Type Skimming in Mining operations – A Simple Oil Removal Solution

A steady flow of technological innovations in electronics, construction, healthcare and other fields is driving the resurgence of copper mining throughout the world. In Peru alone, copper production jumped nine percent in the first three months of 2014.* Industry observers predict that the demand for copper will continue to grow at a fast clip for at least the next five years. Along with the ...

Feb. 25, 2015

By Oil Skimmers, Inc.

Tube type skimmers deliver Profits for White Oil Producer - Case study

In the mid- to late 1800s, the mid-western region of the United States emerged as the epicenter of a historic oil drilling boom. Speculators, inventors, laborers and curious souls converged to seek fortunes and adventure. Life in the oil fields was rough and often dangerous. And, if the work wasn’t demanding enough, the men had something else to contend with – rod wax – a dark, ...

Aug. 9, 2019

By Oil Skimmers, Inc.

Turning coolant contamination into a profitable oil-reclamation program - Reprinted from Fluid & lubricant ideas - Case study

What started out as an expensive problem of metalworking coolant contamination has been turned into a profitable oil-reclamation program. Van Huffel Tube of Warren, Ohio – a manufacturer of welded tubing – was spending about $3,000 per year in recharging a soluble-oil coolant tank that would become contaminated with tramp lubricating oil. The 1,000 gallon tank had to be recharged ...

Dec. 26, 2011

By Oil Skimmers, Inc.

Removing Waste Oil to Improve Wastewater Treatment to Meet Discharge Regulations - Case study

50 Years of Providing an Affordable, Customizable Oil Removal System Throughout the United States’ economic ups and downs, the railroad industry has always delivered, and today it remains an essential component in the country’s multi-mode freight-delivery system. Cleveland, OH-based Oil Skimmers, Inc. has been a supplier to the railroad industry for more than 50 years, providing ...

Aug. 9, 2019

By Oil Skimmers, Inc.