Process Equipment Update
Contamination control made easier ... and better
While cleaning hose and tube assemblies has traditionally been done using a fluid flushing method, a relatively new ‘dry’ technique is gaining popularity. Eric Van Alphen reports.
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Fig. 1. An optional Projectile Verification System and Containment Barrel catches and verifies that the projectile and contamination have been expelled from the hose or tube. The Hand-Held Launcher comes in a variety of kits with different size nozzle options.
ontrolling contamination is par for the course in any industry, and for any company, that must prevent costly breakdown of machinery - both in terms of money lost during downtime, and expensive repairs.
But when contamination does occur, one of the first places
a culprit can be found is within a machine’s hydraulic system - its hoses and tubes. Crucial fluids that pass through hose and tube assemblies and are the lifeblood of often enormous machines, can cause them to choke, sputter and spew on
something as simple as a speck of dust or a microscopic particle of plastic, unintentionally sheared off when a newly- cleaned hose was capped for shipping. Ultra Clean Technologies, a leader in the hydraulic hose
and tube cleaning industry, offers a system that employs air pressure to shoot a foam projectile through a hose or tube assembly using a gun-like pneumatic launcher. The projectile picks up any dirt, dust, oil and other unwanted particles before exiting the hose. The system makes hose cleaning quick, clean, easy and affordable. More importantly, Ultra Clean’s system is extremely effective, enabling cleanliness levels of ISO 13/10 to be achieved. The Hand-Held Launcher is available in a variety of kits,
each featuring different size launcher nozzles to accommodate different sizes and types of projectiles, including abrasive and grinding types for heavy duty jobs. There is a kit available to fit almost every need, no matter the size of the hoses and tubes to be cleaned. The Bench Mount Launcher is ideal for production-type facilities, allowing the operator to use a foot switch launcher, and freeing his hands to keep production moving quickly. For even higher volume production, there’s the AutoLoader, which uses a high-tech system to automatically count, store, fire and verify projectiles of
Fig. 2. The foam projectile picks up any dirt, dust, oil and other unwanted particles.
different sizes. A Projectile Verification System (PVS) ensures the projectile has exited the hose. Recently, Ultra Clean Technologies introduced two
new products that expand their line and mission of making contamination control easier, cleaner and more effective.
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