“Our 2008-2009 initiative was to go green; one of the first places we started was by replacing our water-cooled induction sealers with air-cooled systems,” said Steve Sampson, Vice President of Operations. The efficiencies of current air-cooled induction sealers provide many benefits for the company.

In addition to the energy savings obtained by the eliminating water recirculators, the new induction cap sealers have  reduced downtime, maintenance and the defective products. In fact, Catania-Spagna reports that they have saved thousands of dollars a year by upgrading their equipment.

“The water recirculator had to be flushed on a regular basis. We also struggled with rust and corrosion from the water recirulator. Now, the down time is practically non-existent,” says Sampson.

 The induction sealing machines seal high density polypropylene (HDPE) containers ranging from 3 liters to 2.5 gallons. The cap sealers from Enercon feature an All-in-One sealing head which seals caps ranging from 20-120mm.

Catania-Spagna’s green initiaitve also  includes the installation of energy efficient air compressors, variable-frequency drive pumps and motors, a new lighting system and an in-house recycling program. In the proces sof being green Catania-Spagna has saved upwards of $100,000 a year on energy costs.

Catania-Spagna efforts were the subject of a recent article in Packaging Digest magazine and more information about the induction sealers used to seal their cooking oil products can be found be following the underlined links.