Sold as Industrial Gas by the Serisi Company, Mazatlan, Sin., Mexico

RICE FOUNDRY
Location: Mazatlan, Sin., Mexico
Contact: Sr. Aristeo Aispuro
Title: Production Superintendent
Address: Av. Rios Espinoza #88 Col. Benito Juarez

COMPANY INFORMATION:

Rice Foundry manufactures propellers for the fishing boat industry. They have been in this business for several years.

USE OF LPG:

Initially the factory utilized diesel as a source of energy, but two years ago they changed to LPG for economic reasons. Presently they have 2 tanks with a capacity of 5,000 liters each and 2 boilers.

USE OF INDUSTRIAL GAS:

Rice Foundry started using Industrial Gas in July of 1998 in all LPG fired machinery and boilers. They then adjusted the burners and obtained a better flame.

RESULTS:

In September of 1998 the foundry measured the results. They were judging the effectiveness of Industrial Gas by the time required to process. They found that after they started using Industrial Gas they were saving ½ an hour. This is a time savings of 11%.

The net Fuel consumption savings have amounted to an estimated 13% for Rice Foundry.