Keywords

Contamination Control, Hydraulics, Hydraulic Systems, Hydraulic Fluids, Fluid Conditioning, Fluid Life, Maintenance, Warranty, Warranty Costs, Filtering, Flushing, ISO, Condition Monitoring, Sensors, Quality

Track

Condition Monitoring I (Session 3J)

Roll-Off Cleanliness as an Important Factor to Cost Control

More and more manufacturing firms discover the high cost of warranty claims after the products have been delivered. A significant reason has been insufficiently cleaned hydraulic systems and fluids, which caused failure within the warranty time. By addressing the fluid cleanliness of new oils, appropriate fluid processing in the plant and fluid filtering and flushing of the systems during assembly and/or final testing, the warranty costs can be substantially lowered. Besides cleaning the fluids to recommended ISO levels, the monitoring with contamination sensors and recording of data for quality control play an important role.

Authors and Company/Institution

Dan Zoller, HYDAC/Schroeder Industries, Leetsdale, PA