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News Release from: Shell Lubricants | Subject: Portable, easy to use UV light source
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 10 September 2007
UV light device detects oil leaks
A portable, easy to use UV light source helps operators find oil leaks and identify their location to help to improve process, reliability, safety and food safety.
An ultra-violet (UV) light source accurately and conveniently detects oil leaks in plants where equipment such as hydraulic pumps, gear boxes, can seamers and compressors operate It can also keep a check on areas such as work surfaces, conveyors and floors
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 28 Jun 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Shell's team of experienced and dedicated food sector technical specialists will be utilising the new UV light tool as part of the value added services supplied to customers to help improve process, reliability, safety and food safety.
Shell said that lthough UV flood lights have been used to detect oil spillages and leaks for some time, they have never really been accurate, powerful or flexible enough for widespread application.
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The traditional equipment required a 240V power supply and was cumbersome to operate.
Shell Lubricant's UV light source represents a major leap forward in UV detection technology, offering a range of features which were previously unavailable.
The equipment is portable and convenient to use, and has a powerful light source which can be manoeuvred into tight spaces.
It is battery operated, lasts up to two hours and is rechargeable in car.
Dr Paul Savage is a member of the Shell lubricants development team responsible for introducing the new UV light source.
"We recognised the need to refine UV detection so it can be used in all industrial settings.
Plant operators used to be put off by the need for a separate power supply and the difficulty of gaining access with the old technology.
A UV inspection would often cause significant disruption to the production processes".
He said: "We have overcome all these problems and made UV leak detection a much easier option for plant operators.
We have shocked some sceptical plant managers, who assumed their processes were leak free, by showing them exactly what is happening in their factories".
The UV detection method with be of particular benefit in food processing plants where stringent regulations govern permitted spillage levels.
For example, the US FDA regulations state that for food grade lubricants, the maximum contamination level permitted is 10 parts per million (ppm).
For non food grade lubricants, zero ppm is the permitted level.
* About Shell Lubricants - the term 'Shell Lubricants' collectively refers to Shell Group companies engaged in the lubricants business.
Shell lubricants companies are global leaders in branded finished lubricants and market Shell lubricants in approximately 120 countries worldwide.
They manufacture and blend products for use in a range of applications from consumer motoring to food processing and heavy industry to commercial transport.
Shell's portfolio of lubricant brands appeals to top tier and mass market consumer segments and includes Pennzoil, Quaker State, Shell Helix, Shell Tellus, Shell Cassida, Shell Rimula, Shell Spirax, Tongyi, a portfolio of car care products and Jiffy Lube and Shell Autoserv services. Request a free brochure from Shell Lubricants ...
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