New product concept from JohnsonDiversey

By JohnsonDiversey

In today’s climate of sustainability it is every company’s responsibility to provide sustainable solutions for their customers. In its continued commitment to “pursue innovation in every form likely to make the lives of our customers simpler and more profitable”, JohnsonDiversey introduces SafePack – a new innovation in chemical packaging. The cost of drum disposal is an increasing problem; to the environment and to the farmer, including storage, rinsing and collection of empty containers. The design of SafePack gives significant reduction in waste packaging compared to a standard 20lit drum.

JohnsonDiversey, the leaders in dairy hygiene technologies, have unveiled a system which is claimed to be the biggest development in circulation cleaning for over 20 years, reducing the problems of waste packaging and greatly improving operator safety.

SafePack is an integrated, automated circulation cleaning system which slashes waste packaging by 70% and greatly improves health and safety when cleaning the parlour.

“The SafePack system uses patented technology, proven cleaning materials and an award-winning packaging design to deliver safety, simplicity and efficiency,” explains Dave Aveyard, European Sales and Market Director: Agriculture.

With the SafePack system, the chemicals are delivered in a completely sealed container so eliminating chemical spills and the risk of accidents during handling. The container is connected to a pump which automatically dispenses the correct amount of chemical at the press of a button.

The system can be quickly and easily installed and being wall mounted it greatly reduces the obstructions caused by chemical drums in the dairy.

Farmers can choose from two different formulations designed to suit all parlour types and both are formulated to deliver exceptional cleaning performance at every wash.

The system contains a built in ‘lock and key’ safety mechanism in both the container cap and the connector to the pump which ensures no spillage when the container is changed. The container completely empties saving money and providing maximum safety when handling empty containers and eliminating a common problem with traditional chemical drums which always contain a residue of product which must be washed out.

When the container is empty the majority can be recycled and in total it produces 70% less plastic waste than a standard 20 litre drum.

“The SafePack system tackles the most common complaints associated with circulation cleaning, namely the problems of chemical handling and waste container disposal. At the same time it offers outstanding efficiency and consistency of cleaning,” Mr Aveyard concludes.

According to Devon dairy farmer, Robert Lammie, the JohnsonDiversey SafePack system is the ultimate in chemical handling because as he puts it “We don’t handle cleaning chemicals anymore!”

Robert, who runs the farm with his wife Jayne and sandwich student Lauren, has been using JohnsonDiversey SafePack since early April on his 14:28 parlour which is used to milk 150 cows twice a day and is totally sold on the system.

Before moving to JohnsonDiversey SafePack he was manually measuring a liquid circulation cleaner into the plant for the daily hot wash. “We had to use protective clothing and I doubt we ever used exactly the correct amount of chemical, especially with several people possibly doing the measuring out. This meant cleaning was inconsistent although we never had any real problems.

“But now all we have to do is press a button at the end of milking and we can be confident the parlour is cleaned correctly every time as the pump accurately measures the amount of chemical needed.”

Robert uses JohnsonDiversey Suma Des T30 and has to change the container every 16 days on his regime. “We know how often we have to change containers and it is really easy to monitor how much is left. Changing containers is really simple, but not as simple as getting rid of the empties!”

Robert no longer has to go through the ritual of triple washing 25 litre drums before flattening them with a tractor. “Now we just take the completely empty bag out and recycle the cardboard box,” he explains.

He is also pleased with the all round health and safety benefits of JohnsonDiversey SafePack. “As well as eliminating chemical handling, we only have to lift 10kg boxes compared to the big drums we used to have to shift. In addition as the system is wall mounted there are far fewer drums in the dairy which makes it a whole lot safer. JohnsonDiversey SafePack really is a huge step forward in circulation cleaning.”

Dairy hygiene is particularly important for organic channel island milk producer Chris Miller who farms near Modbury in Devon and the JohnsonDiversey SafePack System clearly fits the bills.

As organic producers can not use proprietary dry cow therapy and because high fat Jersey milk can leave additional deposits in the milk plant, Chris needs an effective parlour cleaning routine to help keep cell counts and bactoscans down. Since May he has been using the JohnsonDiversey SafePack System to dispense Suma L52 and hypochlorite through a two pump system and is delighted with the results with bactoscans as low as 10 and averaging between 15-20.

“To get rid of fat deposits in the milking plant we need to use a high concentration of chlorine and previously we could only use powdered products. We had to scoop the powder out manually with a scoop and this meant potential problems with getting high caustic material on our skin which could cause burns and powders can be dusty which isn’t pleasant to work with.

“In addition, how much is a scoop-full? It’s a very imprecise science and it wouldn’t surprise me if the amount used varied by 50% day to day. Too little concentrate meant a poor clean while too much meant we were wasting money. Now with JohnsonDiversey SafePack all these problems are history.”

The wall-mounted SafePack unit dispenses the highly effective caustic liquid Suma L52 from the unique sealed container while a second pump measures out the required volume of hypochlorite for the hot wash system which is used after every milking.

“Everything about SafePack is safe and simple,” Chris explains. “The sealed containers mean there is no risk with handling chemicals and changing the containers is very straightforward. To start cleaning all we do is press a button and we can be confident an accurately measured quantity of chemicals is going to be dispensed. And once the containers are empty they are far easier to dispose of.

“SafePack is an example of technology making things safer and more accurate for farmers and is a major step forward in chemical handling, parlour cleaning and waste reduction.”