Case Studies

Abrasive-Form

Abrasive-Form
Bloomingdale, IL     PDF
Before Abrasive-Form Before Abrasive-Form
Abrasive-Form Annual Savings
Energy Savings - $5,565
Displaced Energy - 83,940 kWh
Abrasive-Form Environmental Impacts*
CO2 Reduction - 905 tons/year
SO2 Reduction - 3.9 tons/year
NOx Reduction - 1.9 tons/year
Abrasive-Form Environmental Equivalents*
Planting 170 acres of trees
Removing 150 cars from the road annually
Saving 76,652 gallons of gasoline annually
Reducing oil demands by 1,825 barrels annually

Established in 1976, Abrasive-Form is a multimillion-dollar contract manufacturer specializing in creep-feed grinding. Within our modern 62,000 square foot plant we have built a world-class manufacturing factory with 37 creep feed grinding machines. Our quality system is ISO and Aerospace certified. Our skilled operators and their state of the art equipment are supported by a complete corporate staff which includes, tool making and quality control. This combination allows Abrasive-Form to provide you with the most advanced manufacturing solutions using cree-feed grinding.


Accord Carton

“These new Orion fixtures will provide numerous benefits to Accord Carton, including better lighting, decreased energy bills and a reduced carbon footprint.”

Tony Vlastelica
Orion Business Development, Accord Carton
Alsip, IL     PDF
Before Accord Carton Before Accord Carton
Accord Annual Savings
Energy Savings - $18,287
Displaced Energy - 192,899 kWh
Accord Environmental Impacts*
CO2 Reduction - 127 tons/year
SO2 Reduction - 0.51 tons/year
NOx Reduction - 0.19 tons/year
Mercury Reduction - 0.01 grams/year
Accord Environmental Equivalents*
Planting 35 acres of trees
Removing 31 cars from the road annually
Saving 15,924 gallons of gasoline annually
Reducing oil demands by 379 barrels annually
Accord Carton has been manufacturing quality custom folding cartons since 1940. They are a family owned, third generation company with complete in-house manufacturing capabilities. Whether it is large or small format, their state of the art equipment assures the capabilities and capacity to accommodate most any volume level, while being competitively priced. Accord Carton’s core customer base: food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, consumer and hardware packaging. They are ISO 9001:2000 certified with a facility that has a superior rating with the American Institute of Baking (AIB).

Atlas Putty

“We are amazed with the performance of our new fixtures from Orion. We increased our lumen output two fold, while cutting our energy consumption by two thirds.  We recognized the savings immediately in our first month's electric bill.  The maintenance staff was equally satisfied with the ease of installation. ”

Matt Payton
Vice President of Operations, Atlas Putty
Tinley Park, IL     PDF
Before Atlas Putty Before Atlas Putty
Atlas Annual Savings
Energy Savings - $17,286
Displaced Energy - 167,831 kWh
Atlas Environmental Impacts*
CO2 Reduction - 110 tons/year
SO2 Reduction - 0.44 tons/year
NOx Reduction - 0.16 tons/year
Atlas Environmental Equivalents*
Planting 31 acres of trees
Removing 27 cars from the road annually
Saving 13,855 gallons of gasoline annually
Reducing oil demands by 330 barrels annually

Atlas Putty Products Company manufactures glazing compound, spackle, lightweight spackle, putties, wood fillers, caulks, industrial soaps and special mastics. Additionally, Atlas Putty provides contract packaging and toll manufacturing for a variety of construction, industrial and consumer products. Atlas Putty specializes in turn key manufacturing of viscous products (pastes), liquids or powders for wholesale, industrial and private label customers.


Badger Paperboard, LLC

Badger Paperboard, LLC
Fredonia, WI     PDF
Before Badger Paperboard, LLC Before Badger Paperboard, LLC
Badger Annual Savings
Energy Savings - $5,184
Maintenance Savings - $259
Displaced Energy - 58,640 kWh
Badger Environmental Impacts*
CO2 Reduction - 39 tons/year
SO2 Reduction - 0.15 tons/year
NOx Reduction - 0.06 tons/year
Badger Environmental Equivalents*
Planting 11 acres of trees
Removing 9 cars from the road annually
Saving 4,841 gallons of gasoline annually
Reducing oil demands by 115 barrels annually

Badger Paperboard, Inc. was started by Mark Smiley in 1990. Badger Paperboard, Inc. is a manufacturer and distributor of converted paperboard products. We convert a variety of paperboard grades into sheets and pads that are ultimately used in packaging applications. We also have a corner board line on which we product “CornerGuard,” a laminated v-board that is used to protect corners of goods in shipment. Badger Paperboard, Inc. strives to be a low cost, just-in-time supplier of quality paperboard products that meet or exceed our customers’ expectations.


Bagcraft

“The Orion technology works exactly as advertised. It has made a dramatic improvement in light quality on the plant floor, plus we are saving tons on our electric bill!”

Steve Primmer
Bagcraft
Chicago, IL     PDF
Before Bagcraft Before Bagcraft
Bagcraft Annual Savings
Energy Savings - $120,040
Displaced Energy - 1,412,240 kWh
Bagcraft Environmental Impacts*
CO2 Reduction - 927 tons/year
SO2 Reduction - 3.71 tons/year
NOx Reduction - 1.37 tons/year
Mercury Reduction - 0.04 grams/year
Bagcraft Environmental Equivalents*
Planting 259 acres of trees
Removing 228 cars from the road annually
Saving 116,582 gallons of gasoline annually
Reducing oil demands by 2,776 barrels annually

When it comes to paper based flexible packaging, BagcraftPapercon has long been a leader in supplying the Supermarket, Bakery, Foodservice, Convenience Store and Processor Industries with value-added solutions. They offer the broadest line of paper based flexible packaging in North America. Their deep line of products allows you to consolidate your purchases from many vendors to BagcraftPapercon improving your efficiency and turns.

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*Environmental impacts and equivalents calculated using state emission factors per the EPA’s eGrid database.
 

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