Case Study: MEGTEC Equipment Provides Customer With 93% Reduction In Gas Use

By MEGTEC Systems

Madico Inc., a pioneering leader in the window-film industry, was literally burning money to operate its coating lines.

Madico produces thin solar-control laminated films used to screen UV rays, block heat, reduce glare, increase occupant comfort, and enhance aesthetics. Madico also makes multi-ply safety and security films that reduce hazards when glass shatters. Madico's products are used on vehicles, homes, and buildings worldwide.

In recent years, the company's manufacturing plant in Woburn, MA, was using a recuperative thermal oxidizer to destroy solvents from the drying ovens on its three process lines. Thermal energy from the oxidizer exhaust was recovered by heat exchangers and used to operate the process ovens and other in-plant systems. Unfortunately, the oxidizer's operating efficiency and capacity limitations created problems.