Processing parts in aqueous or semi-aqueous systems without paying attention to details is the quickest path to failure, loss of revenue, and frustration. All parts cleaning systems create key issues to address, that ACT effectively safe guards against.
1. Soil loading of the processing medium- This one issue creates more devastating and immediate complications to parts washing than any other we encounter.
In the zeal to replace systems using hazardous materials, many companies swapped vapor degreasing, for instance, without considering the cumulative effect of washing with closed-loop technologies. These are typically supplied by other manufacturers with questionable design engineering to keep the system producing consistently. All too often we find minimal in-line filtration, no clean-out systems, and old belt or disc skimming methods.
The better ACT approach includes:
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Enhanced filtration of main processing tanks with redundant vessels.
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Polishing of rinse solutions with auto-cascade systems to deliver high rinse quality.
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Dragout-to-rinse ratios in excess of 5000:1 are available.
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Rinse “kidneys” of our design successfully deliver ultra pure water back to the final rinse stage when required.
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Thin film contaminants are continually pulled from the process tank with a patented technology as shown below when oils jeopardize detergent bath life and potentially re-contaminate parts.
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We can even retro-fit your poorly performing system with our newer technologies. Get more out of your system!
A patented thin film removal system in action. It applies Bernoulli’s Law of Physics that explains the pressure differential (or lift) created by a winged surface.
As oily water enters from the left, the oily solution is pushed against twin inverted “wings”. The resulting pressure differential created splits the oil, water, and cleaner from the solution. The oil being lighter in specific gravity builds a thicker and thicker layer of oil which is then automatically discharged to a collection container.
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The system returns refreshed detergent and water solution back to the process tank 24/7.
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Independent analysis of the oily discharge has been shown to be 99+% oil.
Contact us for an analysis of your oily water separation needs, or a demonstration on-site!
2, Waste disposal for any company seeking an environmentally friendly aqueous system cannot be overlooked. Our systems are “clean and green” but the soils removed can be a problem. Most local and state governments, including the EPA, prohibit the discharge of spent, untreated wash water to the POTW or ground.
Don’t pay to haul it all away! Minimize it first! ACT can design the entire part processing system to function with an automatic waste reduction system using safe, and approved evaporation technologies. In many cases, we engineer the system to automatically monitor tank conditions, take on fresh solution, and automatically dispense the waste solution to our evaporation system. The evaporation system reduces the total volume to dispose in many cases by 98%.
