Tanker offloading time reduced from six hours to just two

Offload time is critical in chemical and raw materials delivery as most operations must pay for the time a tanker is on-site, in addition to their costs in supervising the delivery.

• Corroline+ hose dramatically speeds up offload time
• 储蓄four hours in the tanker and supervisory costs

At this pharmaceutical manufacturing facility, the tanker would normally arrive on-site at 9 am, offload to three separate points using standard 3” convoluted hose and leave at around 3 pm. A total of six hours in the tanker and supervisory costs.

Aflex proposed Corroline+ hose to help speed up offloading time. With its unique patented PTFE liner design, this offered a high flow, low friction, smooth bore fluid path, whilst its external convolutions provided excellent flexibility and kink resistance.

After trialling 2.5” Corroline+ hose with dry-break couplings in one of their offloading bays, the customer found that they could realise the flow rate of the larger hose, saving time and money, yet retain the benefits in handling and changeover of a smaller, lighter product. The customer quickly opted to change to Corroline+.

Note: Aflex hose recently expanded its Bioflex Ultra, Pharmaline N and Corroline+ ranges to include 2.5” and 3” bore sizes, carrying their unrivalled benefits into a larger hose.

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