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Challenge/Solution Case Study: Increasing Packaging Line Capacity for a Major Sugar Refiner
Challenge/Solution Case Studies

Per EFI Group’s layouts, five new packaging lines, along with their associated sugar feed systems and support structures, were successfully built and installed. These lines continue to operate in a reliable manner at the specified production rates.

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Challenge/Solution Case Study: Reducing Maintenance Costs and Downtime by the Re-Design of an Extruder Drive Stand for Ceramics Manufacturer
Challenge/Solution Case Studies

The design for a new drive stand arrangement reduced downtime on the primary clay extruder, ultimately decreasing maintenance costs and improving overall efficiency.  

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Challenge/Solution Case Study: Resolving Ongoing Equipment Failure in Chill Rolls through Root Cause Analysis
Challenge/Solution Case Studies

EFI Group’s timely and cost-effective solution to ongoing equipment failure enabled the client to engage the OEM with specific evidence, as well as take action to prevent recurrence of this failure.  

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Challenge/Solution Case Study: Correcting Overheating of Large Rectifier Unit for a Primary Aluminum Manufacturer
Challenge/Solution Case Studies

EFI Group was able to determine the root cause of overheating for two large rectifier units, develop a comprehensive solution, compile the required equipment specifications and obtain detailed quotes from several vendors for equipment that would allow the rectifiers to operate at maximum capacity.

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Challenge/Solution Case Study: Reducing Costs and Improving Reliability for Dense Phase Limestone Transport System
Challenge/Solution Case Studies

Eliminated $1,000,000 in trucking expenses and increased overall system reliability by designing and supporting the implementation of a continuous dense phase system.

The project was completed on time and the trucking contract was cancelled two months after start-up. The solution met savings and reliability improvement goals.

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EFI Group is a manufacturing engineering firm practicing process engineering, process design, design engineering, manufacturing technology and engineering services. EFI Group is based in Baltimore, Maryland (MD) and serves clients nationwide, including those in Delaware; Maryland; Pennsylvania; Virginia; West Virginia and Washington, D.C.