Significant Financial Savings for Biffa

The Challenge 

A Godswill baler, valued at approximately £500,000 and used for processing aluminium and cardboard, suffered five major breakdowns within just six months of installation. Despite being under warranty, the machine experienced two pump failures and three valve failures, resulting in £15,000 in direct repair costs and significant production downtime. Specialist oil analysis revealed that the heavily polluted waste-processing environment was introducing extreme levels of particulate and varnish-like products that conventional maintenance could not identify or remove. 

Customer Savings & Impact 

After the installation of a Delta-Xero DX1003-T three-cartridge filtration system alongside an inline particle counter: 

• Eliminated Downtime: No further breakdowns occurred on the baler following the installation of the Delta-Xero system. 

• Drastic Cleanliness Improvements: The system achieved a 99.98% reduction in particles >14 µm and a 100% reduction in Membrane Patch Colourimetry (MPC) levels within the first weeks of operation. 

• Significant Financial Savings: Biffa saved £15,000 in repair costs alone and avoided a full oil change of 5,000 litres, allowing the existing fluid to be used indefinitely. 

• Rapid ROI: The solution delivered a full return on investment within just one month of installation. 

The full case study provides detailed ISO 4406 cleanliness trends, showing how the system successfully "scrubbed" legacy contamination from the machinery while operating in a polluted atmosphere. 

Download the complete Biffa hydraulic baler reliability case study, including laboratory ferrography reports, MPC baseline comparisons, and the technical breakdown of the 99.98% contamination reduction.