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Wolfgang Kuhn sees any fluff or lint as a natural enemy. His business is cleaning with zero tolerance. He founded CONTek IBC-Service GmbH 20 years ago to produce and deliver intermediate bulk containers (reusable containers used for hazardous goods), as well as cleaning them after use and returning them to the customers. It's a fairly simple business model, actually. But in 1995, when Kuhn and his partner set up the company, there was nothing comparable on the market. In those days, he worked for a company that produced printing inks. "I realised there wasn't a single company on the market that offered a one-stop concept for IBC production, cleaning and logistics." Kuhn saw the gap in the market and positioned CONTek accordingly as a full-service provider. With success. Today, around 150 voluminous steel containers are brought to the factory in Ellrich, Thuringia, every day where they are cleaned ready for the next transport order. Each container can take between 300 and 1200 litres of liquid, paste or pourable bulk materials. Returns from the automotive industry frequently contain paints, and printers leave kilos of residual ink in the containers. But no matter what the contents, it is CONTek's job to remove all the residues completely and on time. "If one of our customers keeps the production line going at night, he expects to have the right containers on his yard by the next morning," explains Wolfgang Kuhn. The facility in Ellrich therefore cleans round the clock, six days a week. After going through an initial inspection for possible mechanical damage, the used containers are cleaned by machine in a complex process. Subsequently, they undergo a finishing process that consists of manual end cleaning with special cleaning cloths. All staff involved here know just how important this job is. "Say for example that ink or oil residues in the container contaminate a subsequent load of paint. A car manufacturer may then have to stop the whole production line," says Kuhn in order to describe the problem. "Every second in which the line is at a standstill creates huge downtime costs. This is why we guarantee our customers that the cleaned containers are 100% free of fluff or lint, smears, silicone, grease, oil or paint residues." Altogether it takes between one and seven hours to clean an IBC, depending on the contents and degree of soiling. To optimise the manual cleaning process, in 2011 the company looked for an alternative to replace the cotton cloths used hitherto for end cleaning, as these were not able to produce 100% lint-free results. CONTek tested cleaning cloths of various makes; following extensive trials, the company opted for the Tork Heavy-Duty Cleaning Cloth. "The Tork cleaning cloths have helped us to enhance the quality of our work without costing a single cent more," says Wolfgang Kuhn. CONTek has an annual consumption rate of around 100,000 cloths. 100,000 opportunities not to worry about pieces of fluff.
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Wolfgang Kuhn svaku dlačicu ili vlakno doživljava kao prirodnog neprijatelja. Njegov je posao čišćenje s nultom tolerancijom. Osnovao je CONTek IBC-Service GmbH prije 20 godina za proizvodnju i isporuku IBC kontejnera (spremnici za opasne tvari koji se mogu ponovo upotrebljavati) te njihovo čišćenje nakon upotrebe i vraćanje klijentima. Zapravo se radi o prilično jednostavnom modelu poslovanja. No u 1995. godini, kada su Kuhn i njegov partner osnovali tvrtku, na tržištu nije bilo ničega sličnog. Tada je radio za tvrtku koja je proizvodila tintu za ispisivanje. „Uvidio sam da na tržištu nema ni jedne tvrtke koja nudi cjelokupan koncept proizvodnje IBC kontejnera, čišćenja i logistike.” Kuhn je uočio nedostatak na tržištu i postavio CONTek kao davatelja potpune usluge. Uspješno. Danas se približno 150 velikih čeličnih spremnika donosi u tvornicu u Ellrichu u Tiringiji svaki dan; tamo se čiste i pripremaju za sljedeću narudžbu transporta. Svaki spremnik može primiti između 300 i 1200 litara tekućine, paste ili sipkih materijala. Povrati iz automobilske industrije često sadrže boje, a iza pisača ostaju kilogrami tinte u spremnicima. No bez obzira o kojem se sadržaju radi, posao tvrtke CONTek jest u potpunosti i na vrijeme ukloniti sve otpatke. „Ako jedan od naših klijenata ima proizvodnu liniju noću, očekuje ispravne spremnike u svom dvorištu do sljedećeg jutra”, objašnjava Wolfgang Kuhn. Stoga poslovnica u Ellrichu čisti neprekidno, šest dana u tjednu. Nakon početnog pregleda i provjere ima li možda mehaničkih oštećenja, upotrijebljeni spremnici prolaze složeni strojni postupak čišćenja. Nakon toga prolaze kroz završni postupak koji se sastoji od konačnog ručnog čišćenja posebnim krpama za čišćenje. Cjelokupno uključeno osoblje dobro zna koliko je ovaj posao odgovoran. „Recimo da, primjerice, ostaci tinte ili ulja u spremniku kontaminiraju sljedeću pošiljku boje. Proizvođač automobila bi tada morao zaustaviti cjelokupnu proizvodnu liniju”, kaže Kuhn pokušavajući opisati problem. „Svaka sekunda u kojoj je linija zaustavljena rezultira velikim troškovima. Zato jamčimo svojim klijentima da su očišćeni spremnici 100 % čisti u smislu dlačica, mrlja, ostataka silikona, masti, ulja ili boje.” Za čišćenje IBC kontejnera potrebno je sve zajedno između jednog i sedam sati, ovisno o sadržaju i razini nečistoće. Kako bi optimizirala postupak ručnog čišćenja, tvrtka je 2011. tražila alternativu za pamučne krpe upotrebljavane za konačno čišćenje jer nakon njih spremnici nisu bili 100 % bez vlakana. CONTek je testirao razne krpe za čišćenje, nakon opsežnih ispitivanja tvrtka se odlučila za krpu za čišćenje Tork Heavy-Duty. „Krpe za čišćenje Tork pomogle su nam da poboljšamo kvalitetu svog rada, a da nismo potrošili ni jedan cent više”, kaže Wolfgang Kuhn. CONTek godišnje troši približno 100.000 krpa. 100.000 razloga zbog kojih ne morate brinuti o dlačicama.