Managing Water in Rolling Mill Lubricating Oil
In our last post, Improving Rolling Mill Oil with Vacuum Dehydration, we discussed how the
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Oil Vacuum Dehydrators: Managing Water in Rolling Mill Lubricating Oil
Topics: hydraulic fluid contamination water Water Contamination rolling mill lubricating oil vacuum dehydrator VUD
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Improving Rolling Mill Lubricant Oil with Vacuum Dehydration
Benefits of Vacuum Dehydration for Rolling Mill Lubricant Oil
Steel mills typically use lubricants with high demulsibility for rolling mill back-up roller bearings and chocks since relatively high levels of water contaminate the oil from quenching and descaling processes. These rolling mill lubricant oils may be known as Morgoil as they are commonly used on Morgan rolling mill systems.
Topics: hydraulic fluid rolling mill lubricating oil vacuum dehydrator VUD
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Hy-Pro's Product Spotlight: Compact Offline Filter (COF)
Hy-Pro's Compact Offline Filter
Our newest and smallest unit yet, the Compact Offline Filter is able
to fit where no other filtration equipment can. Ideal for smaller systems or where a larger offline system wouldn't fit, this solution can be permanently installed or made portable for ease of use.
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Fluid Life Extension
Extending Fluid Life Saves Money and Helps the Environment
Our mission is to make our customers as efficient as possible, and we achieve that with the highest quality filtration products and total system cleanliness strategies to maximize uptime, productivity and prevent costly fluid contamination related failures. Been there. Done that. Going to do it again tomorrow. But that's not the only way we make our customers efficient. Extending the useful life of in-service fluids pays big dividends in reliability, saves money on premature fluid replacement costs, and reduces the environmental impact of industry by reducing the amount of fluids used and discarded. Enhancing reliability, saving money, and protecting the environment are not only good business, they're our responsibility. To help reduce oil usage, let's first understand why fluids are condemned and prematurely replaced.
Topics: varnish in hydraulic oil hydraulic fluid dirt vacuum dehydration filter housing sizing oil darkening mining fluid samples oil analysis filter performance paper mill fluid transfer filters filter cart gearbox LCS duplex high-pressure indianapolis filter elements lube oil turbine oil desiccant demulsibility
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Understanding ISO Codes
ISO Cleanliness Codes Explained
The ISO Cleanliness Code (per ISO4406-1999) is used to quantify particulate contamination levels per milliliter of fluid at 3 sizes - 4µ, 6µ, and 14µ. It is expressed in 3 numbers (example 19/17/14) where each number represents a contaminant level code for the correlating particle size. The code includes all particles of the specified size and larger.
It is important to note that each time a code increases, the quantity range of particles is doubling. Inversely, as a code decreases by one the contaminant level is cut in half.
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Questions You Need to Ask About Fluid Filtration
The world of industrial fluid filtration can get a little...murky. Whether it's a lack of information or just simply not knowing, there are many concepts that may not be clear to someone just entering the industry. That's why we're here -- fluid filtration experts that can guide you through any issue you have. To shed some light and educate, here are some frequently asked questions and their answers.
Topics: hydraulic fluid fluid filtration
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When a Pump Fails, the Whole System Fails: Hydraulic Pump Reliability
The Problem: Hydraulic Pump Failure
Pumps are the heart of hydraulic systems. When the pump fails, the entire system is down until the pump is operational again. This poses a serious threat to any operation relying on hydraulic systems for productivity.
Recently, a hydraulic valve manufacturer was losing 25 pumps a year on their centralized hydraulic system at a cost of $2,440 each -- and that’s only the pump cost. When you account for maintenance resources, lost oil and lost production, each failure costs ~$25,320.
Topics: hydraulic fluid ISO 4406 breathers case study hydraulic pump
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Vacuum Dehydrator Called On to Save Fishing Season
One of our V1S vacuum dehydrators was recently put to the test in a marine application with hydraulic oil contaminated by more than 2500 ppm of water. Did it sink or swim? Find out below.
The Problem: Failed Hydraulics Seal and Lost Productivity
When a seal fails on a net hauler hydraulics system out at sea, the costs and lost profits stack up quickly. In this instance, salt water began entering the hydraulic fluid on a 245 ft (75 m) purse seine through a seal leak, rendering the net hauler out of commission.
Faced with frequent fluid exchanges at a cost of $9,300 plus disposal, or worse, substantially larger lost profits from downtime for replacement of the seal, the vessel owner was in desperate need for a solution to allow him to continue operating without fear of malfunctioning equipment.
Topics: hydraulic fluid contamination vacuum dehydrator case study VUD
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Conditioning New Oil
Subpar fluid handling practices and inadequate filtration are the leading cause of system reliability issues today. Contaminated hydraulic fluids foul valves and other components causing them to eventually fail and bring your production process to a screeching halt.
This also happens when contamination
Topics: hydraulic fluid contamination new oil contaminination conditioning
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Download the Contamination Tool Mobile App
Have you downloaded our mobile app? It's an essential tool that allows you to calculate contamination levels even if you're away from your desk. All you need is your phone and this app!
The Hy-Pro Filtration Contamination Tool is now available for download on your iPhone or Android.
What can you do with Hy-Pro Contamination Tool mobile app?
With the mobile app, you'll be able to:
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Calculate the amount of contamination passing through system components annually by specifying current flow rate, daily hours of operation and ISO fluid cleanliness code.
