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Cleaver Brooks Boilers Reliability allows the Corrugated Paper Industry to Rely on One Boiler - NO STANDBY!

The corrugated paper industry typically uses one boiler only (no standby) for process steam needs.  These boilers are not for comfort heat; if the boiler is down, the plant is down.

Cleaver Brooks is the boiler of choice for the following California corrugating companies, the manufacturer of their only boiler, furnished and serviced by R.F. MacDonald Co.

• Box USA International Paper Stone-Smurfit Container
• Corru-Kraft Key Container Tharco
• Gaylord Container Longview Fibre Weyerhaeuser Paper
• Georgia Pacific Owens Illinois Willamette Industries
• Inland Container Packaging Corp. of America 

Case History No. 1:

One Reason R.F. MacDonald Co. and Cleaver Brooks Dominate In the Corrugated Paper Industry: Response!

STONE CONTAINER
Salinas, CA

One Friday afternoon in December, R.F. MacDonald Co. received a frantic call from Stone Container in Salinas, CA.  Moments earlier their 1955 Wickes watertube boiler experienced a low water condition but the burner failed to shut-off.  A long story short; the boiler was beyond repair and a rental boiler was required to get them back on line as soon as possible.

Cleaver Brooks has an inventory of rental boilers available nationwide. The nearest boiler available in a size suitable for this site was in Seattle; an 800 HP firetube boiler.  A tandem team of drivers had the boiler on-site by Sunday morning.  Piping by our crews had begun Friday afternoon and by Sunday all was ready for receipt of the temporary boiler.  On Sunday evening the boiler was on-line and producing steam.  Monday morning the plant was back in normal operation – not a single production day lost in downtime.

R.F. MacDonald Co.’s performance regarding the rental boiler installation didn’t hurt our chances of landing the order for the permanent replacement boiler.  In February we were awarded the contract for a new Cleaver Brooks 500 HP boiler including installation.  We are proud to add Stone Container to our comprehensive list of satisfied corrugated paper customers in the area we serve.

 Case History No. 2:

GAYLORD CONTAINER
Gilroy, CA

Gaylord Container was presented with two options; spend considerable money on pressure vessel and refractory repair of an existing mid-50’s vintage B&W boiler or invest in a new, more efficient replacement boiler.  With Gaylord’s expanding presence in the corrugated paper industry and long-range commitment, the choice became obvious: a highly efficient Cleaver Brooks 4-pass firetube boiler would be installed.

R.F. MacDonald Co. received the order for the equipment and installation.  Other bidders proposed removal of the existing boiler but this would have involved either expensive downtime or the installation of a temporary boiler as well as significant asbestos abatement requirements.  In lieu of those unnecessary additional expenses, R.F. MacDonald Co. installed the new boiler in existing space in the boiler room avoiding these costs.  All tie-ins to the existing system including steam, water, power, etc., were made during normal down time.

Not a single production day was lost and on completion, the job is professional in appearance with ample clearances for proper maintenance.