--- title: If You Are A Molder, Here's Something to Consider description: Purging Expert Kevin Cradduck shares a case study that illustrates great cost savings achieved by introducing a purging compound like Asaclean. 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How does an immediate return and prolonging the life of your equipment sound. If you are not considering using a purge compound as a cost savings, then you might want to reconsider. Introducing a purge program is one of the most effective ways to get immediate savings. A large injection molder in the South, supplying automotive interior parts, asked if we could help them save and minimize their cost of color changes. It was costing them approximately $198.00 per color change on a 1,000 ton injection molding machine, cleaning screw, barrel, and valve gated manifold. We were able to decrease their machine downtime time by 35 %. Cutting there purge usage by 43%. We were able to save them a total savings for a single color change of $73.00. If you have 5 – 1,000 ton machines and you perform 2 color changes per week, based on a 48 week year, your possible savings would be $34,925 per year. If you have costly material or color changes, [request a free consultation](https://offers.asaclean.com/free-consultation) and we will help you achieve great cost savings. **Ready to reduce your ****production downtime**** to protect your profits? Learn more about how ****purging compounds**** and process efficiency work in tandem.** ![Yoko Tanaka](https://www.asaclean.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Yoko%20Tanaka%20Headshot%203-25-16.jpg?width=150&name=Yoko%20Tanaka%20Headshot%203-25-16.jpg) #### [ Yoko Tanaka ](https://www.asaclean.com/blog/author/yoko-tanaka) Yoko Tanaka is the Marketing Manager at Asaclean. She has been helping molders and extruders learn about Asaclean purging and how to improve their processes for the past eight years. - [Share On LinkedIn ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/yokotanaka/) ## Related Posts [![Purging for Extrusion: Screw & Barrel vs. Downstream](https://www.asaclean.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Header-extrusions%20screw%20vs%20downstream.jpg?width=450&height=250&name=Blog%20Header-extrusions%20screw%20vs%20downstream.jpg) Purging for Extrusion: Screw & Barrel vs. Downstream Chemical... / 4 min read / February 01, 2022 ](https://www.asaclean.com/blog/purging-for-extrusion-screw-barrel-vs.-downstream) [![Extrusion Defects–Pinstriping](https://www.asaclean.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/This%20image%20shows%20navy%20blue%20vertical%20pinstripes%20on%20a%20white%20background.jpeg?width=450&height=250&name=This%20image%20shows%20navy%20blue%20vertical%20pinstripes%20on%20a%20white%20background.jpeg) Extrusion Defects–Pinstriping Troubleshooting / 2 min read / October 25, 2019 ](https://www.asaclean.com/blog/high-cavitation-injection-molding-0) ## Comments Get Started ## Ready to start improving your efficiency and increasing your profitability? - [Request a Consultation](https://www.asaclean.com/blog/if-you-are-a-molder-heres-something-to-consider#) - [Contact Sales](https://www.asaclean.com/blog/if-you-are-a-molder-heres-something-to-consider#) ![](https://www.asaclean.com/hubfs/assets/images/icons/icon-layers.svg) #### Free Sample Request a free sample of Asaclean® Purging Compounds for your plant and start saving today. 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