Customer: Manufacturer of cast iron and bronze machined HVAC components
Item to Clean: Variety of machined cast iron and bronze valve housings
Contamination: Machine coolant and cast iron/bronze chips
Process Parameters: Wash and heated blowoff
Cleanliness Required: Visually clean and oil break free
Dryness Required: Residual moisture is acceptable if dry within 5 minutes
Production Rate: Not specified
Machine Type: Aquamaster CB-1800E (Conveyorized Belt)
Customer Background
An innovative, leading manufacturer of components and controls for residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional HVAC systems, with manufacturing and distribution operations in North America and a sales network in South and Central America, the Middle East, and Asia.
Challenge
The customer required a conveyorized system to clean and dry a variety of items within two specified component groups. The machine must maintain segregation of the two groups throughout the process and allow parts to accumulate on the unload conveyor.
Solution
Alliance provided an Aquamaster CB-1800E conveyorized parts cleaning system with wash and heated blowoff modules. Machine utilized a specially-engineered dual conveyor system for maintaining segregation of the two groups throughout the cleaning and drying process. Each conveyor was equipped with custom product guides designed for optimal transfer of the respective component groups, and included a part accumulator on the exit.
