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Problem solving

We offer a complete range of products and services for filtration, but above all the advice and technical assistance necessary to identify the most advantageous treatments for our customers, because they can improve the performance of the machines and, thanks to the programming of maintenance plans, hoc, help prevent breakdowns and arrests in production. La Ricambi Udinese offers hydraulic advice on filtration and similar, retrofitting sizing on filtration in pre-existing hydraulic systems.

WASHING MACHINE

The problem

Customer of ours, hydraulic pump and motors manufacturer, claimed an high solid particles contamination level on testing items.

The cause

The particle analysis on hydraulic fluid used to test the produces items, showed that the contamination was mostly composed by small metal particles not coming from the tested items. Starting from this point, we tried to find out the origin of this contamination and we discovered that quite all this particles come from a procedure of sandblasting which pump and motor housing went through. Even if this parts, after this procedure, went through a washing procedure, they come out uncleaned. Checking the washing machine, we found that it was highly contaminated by the same particles found on the housings. The filtration system of the washing machine, was designed to block only big sized particles, with 80-100 microns rating filter medias. Smallest particles were able to pass this filters and remain in the system.

The solution

We choose to modify the washing machine filtration system, replacing housings and using new 10 microns elements. In this way the problem was solved.