ecoBiz Partner Biography
Compressed aluminium blocks from Ferra's swarf briquetting machine
Ferra's coolant recycling pump
Ferra Engineering supplies hi-tech light-metal components to the automotive and aerospace industries, from their facility in Tingalpa. Ferra identifed two projects capable of increasing their production efficiency from 55 to 90%. The first project was the installation of a swarf briquetting machine which compresses aluminium shavings into 500g blocks that are re-used on-site or sold on. Now 80-95% of all waste metals go through this process. The company also began recovering expensive coolant for re-use in machinery.
Annual Savings:
- Energy 34% (53 Queensland homes or 2,900,781 MJ)
- Greenhouse Gas 21% (110 cars or 438.62 t CO2-e)
- Potable water 29% (524 kL)
- Efficiency savings $73,585
Savings as at July 2008
Last updated 16 December 2011