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News Release from: Curtis Assemble & Test | Subject: Component wash modules
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 09 February 2006
Fixture introduced for component wash
modules
High-pressure wash modules for cleaning machined components have a redesigned wash fixture for easier integration with automated production processes.
Curtis Assemble and Test, (CAT), manufacture high-pressure wash modules for cleaning machined components They consist of an electrical control panel, a service unit and either one or two wash fixtures
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 10 Jan 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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High-pressure wash modules for cleaning machined components can now be installed under a typical workbench or production line platform, thus utilising what would otherwise be wasted space.
For convenience, the wash fixtures and control panel can be installed up to 5m away from the service unit.
The wash fixture has been redesigned for easier integration with automated production processes.
Most noticeably, the external hoses that feed wash fluid and air, and handle debris removal, have been replaced with an internal porting system.
Additionally, the new fixture has 10% extra capacity to accommodate larger components.
In operation, the cleaning cycle starts with a component being loaded into the fixture, either manually or automatically.
It is cleaned with jets of oil (ISO 4113), pumped at 100 bar pressure from an array of nozzles located at both ends of the wash fixtures.
The flow is pulsed from each end alternately at a rate of 50 Hz.
'Used' oil is drawn into a centrifuge where 'heavy' debris is removed.
The oil is then passed through a two-stage filtration system and re-circulated.
Controlled by a PLC, CAT wash modules normally have a wash time of 10 seconds followed by a 5 second air blast.
Production may be increased by using two wash fixtures with each service unit.
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