Solution
The plant runs about 200 tyre presses. The
thermodynamic steam traps on the presses were
replaced with float traps, yielding a benefit of about
10-15% in steam consumption reduction.
To bring percentage uptime of the process steam
traps to benchmark levels, Forbes Marshall
implemented a Maintenance, Repair and Operation
(MRO) programme at the plant. SOPs were set up
to record uptime. With regular visibility, defined
maintenance procedures, and periodic training to their
maintenance teams, uptime of the traps was
significantly increased.