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Recycling IPA for 3D Printing with SolvTrue™

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Industrial Solvent Recyclers RECYCLING IPA for 3D Printing When printing in large batches recycling IPA can save significant sums of money As 3D printing adoption continues to expand demand for IPA to clean parts is increasing in tandem At Formlabs we re increasingly having conversations with customers about how to better incorporate sustainability best practices into their print operations Concerns over the environmental impact of consuming large quantities of IPA especially for companies printing with a significant amount of resin each week have many looking for ways to recycle and reuse IPA When you couple increased 3D print adoption with the launch of the Form 3L addressing IPA usage has become an imperative READ MORE cbgbiotech com 800 941 9484 30175 Solon Industrial Parkway Ohio info cbgbiotech com

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Industrial Solvent Recyclers USING SOLVTRUE BY CBG BIOTECH TM Due to the amount of IPA we were using the IPA recycler paid for itself in about one month Spectra Photopolymers Spectra has been recycling IPA for several years originally investing in machines made for recycling small batches of liquid In 2020 Spectra greatly increased their printing capacity to deal with the influx of COVID cases impacting Ohio jumping into action to produce thousands of nasopharyngeal test swabs As the team ramped COVID swab production the amount of used IPA rapidly increased They investigated multiple different IPA recycliers before choosing the CBG SolvTrue S1500 Solvent Recycler The SolvTrueTM Systems returned used IPA to 99 of their original state meaning they can be reused in the Form Wash In our experience evaporation will eliminate 20 of your original IPA over the course of one lifecycle with close to no IPA being lost during the recycling process itself But the savings offered by the SolvTrueTM machine significantly reduces the amount of IPA needed for big projects A SolvTrueTM System at Spectra Photopolymers Now we use the machine everyday recycling about 25 30 gallons of IPA which we pour back into the Form Wash add in new IPA to replace evaporation and start the process back up Spectra Photopolymers READ MORE cbgbiotech com 800 941 9484 30175 Solon Industrial Parkway Ohio info cbgbiotech com

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Industrial Solvent Recyclers RETURN ON INVESTMENT REPORT WITH COST SAVINGS Total Monthly Solvent Purchase Volume Cost Per Gallon Total Monthly Solvent Disposal Cost Total Annual Solvent Cost Total Annual Disposal Cost Industry Solvent Type Waste Contaminant Product Total Annual Combined Costs Estimated Annual Savings with Recycling Return On Investment Comments PLEASE NOTE This ROI cost analysis tool is intended as an estimate only Other equipment may be better suited for your application Call us at 800 941 9484 to request a custom cost analysis of your operation cbgbiotech com 800 941 9484 30175 Solon Industrial Parkway Ohio info cbgbiotech com