About the Facility
A food processing plant specializing in delicatessen and sausage products in Morocco faced significant limescale challenges across their critical equipment.
The Challenge
- Limescale problems in steam boilers, sterilizers, and heat exchanger
- Client had to use water softener
- Sterilizers had scale built up over 15 years with no cleaning
Years of Scale
Vulcan Units
Scale Layer (Boilers)
Installation Details
Location
Facility: Food processing plant for sausage products
Location: Morocco
Type: Delicatessen food production
Vulcan Installation
Model 1: Vulcan 3000 for the boilers
Model 2: Vulcan 3000 for the heat exchanger
Model 3: Vulcan 5000 for 2 sterilizers
Installer: STE ETCT INDUSTRIE, Morocco
Installation Gallery
Vulcan 3000 treats the heat exchanger
Vulcan 3000 treats the steam boilers
Vulcan 5000 treats 2 sterilizers
Results by Equipment
Steam Boilers
Before: Non-stop running for more than 1 year, 0.5mm limescale layer found
After 2 months: Limescale can be removed easily by a finger
Heat Exchanger
Treatment: Vulcan 3000 installed
Result: Water softener replaced, old scale becomes soft
Sterilizers (2 units)
Before: Limescale built for 15 years, never cleaned
After 3 months: Limescale already coming out
The water softener is replaced with Vulcan and old scale becomes soft.
15 Years of Scale – Finally Removed
The sterilizers had accumulated limescale over 15 years of operation with no cleaning. After just 3 months with Vulcan 5000, scale began coming out.
Timeline:
- 15 years: Scale accumulation, no cleaning
- Installation: Vulcan 5000 on both sterilizers
- After 3 months: Scale visibly coming out
Benefits for Food Processing
Boiler Efficiency
0.5mm scale removed, easy cleaning
Sterilizer Performance
15-year scale finally removed
Water Softener Eliminated
Chemical-free solution
3-Month Results
Visible scale removal
| Max Pipe Diameter: | 1.5 inches |
| Max Water Flow: | 13 GPM |
| Wattage: | 2.0 W |
| Dimensions: | 5.1" x 3.1" x 1.2" |
| Pipe Materials: | All types |
| Maintenance: | Zero |
| Max Pipe Diameter: | 2 inches |
| Max Water Flow: | 35 GPM |
| Wattage: | 2.0 W |
| Dimensions: | 5.9" x 3.3" x 1.2" |
| Pipe Materials: | All types |
| Maintenance: | Zero |
Installation Summary
| Equipment | Model | Result Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Boilers | Vulcan 3000 | 2 months – scale removable by finger |
| Heat Exchanger | Vulcan 3000 | Water softener replaced, old scale soft |
| 2 Sterilizers | Vulcan 5000 | 3 months – 15-year scale coming out |
15 Years of Scale – Gone in 3 Months
This Moroccan food plant proves that Vulcan delivers results even on the most stubborn, decades-old scale. The sterilizers hadn't been cleaned in 15 years. After just 3 months with Vulcan 5000, scale began coming out. The water softener is history, and old scale becomes soft.
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About the Author
Waslix provides non-chemical, maintenance-free scale prevention using Vulcan technology. This case study documents three Vulcan units (two 3000s, one 5000) protecting boilers, heat exchanger, and sterilizers at a Moroccan food processing plant, removing up to 15 years of scale.
