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Cleaning Your Production Parts Washer

This residue clogs the machine, and makes it
difficult for the washer to produce a clean8.  Remove  solution  and  dispose.
product.
9. Inspect all gaskets, nozzles, and filters.
It is common for a company to believe thatReplace  if  necessary.
"cleaning the washer" means replacing the
water and solution in the machine that is10.  Fill  wash  tank  with proper chemistry.
used for the cleaning. Simply changing the
water in the machine is not enough to cleanCleaning the washer is a difficult and long
the washer. To truly clean the machine,task. Performing this process will require a
attention must be paid to the entire process.person or team willing to handle one of the
dirtiest jobs in a plant. There are products
Soil accumulates in every part of the washer.and add-ons that can be purchased that will
Nozzles, heating devices, inside pumpstretch the length of time between total
housings, material-handling components, assystem  clean  outs.
well as the side walls of the fluid and blow
off stages. There can also be a tremendousNothing can replace manual cleaning, however
accumulation of soil inside the plumbingthese products will help keep the washer
itself. The soil contamination prevents thecleaner  for  longer.
washer from performing to its abilities,
resulting in parts that are not clean, which1. In-process fluid treatments.a. Screen
means the washer becomes a waste of floorbaskets to catch large particles before the
space.cleaning fluid re-enters the tank.b.
Particulate removing filter bags or filter
Cleaning the washer to ensure highpaper systems that hold tighter microns as
performance can take from 4 to 12 hours.water is pumped from the tank to the spray
Naturally many companies do not wish to losemanifolds.c. Magnetic collection units to
this amount of production time, but makingattract metal dust.d. Oil-water separation
the time sacrifice when it is deemedsystems to remove free-floating oil from
necessary will ensure parts are clean to thewater, and thereby return clean water to the
specification of the customer and avoidtank.e. Cleaning chemistries that split oil
future  problems.instead of holding it in suspension, making
oil-water separation easier.f. Making use of
Cleaning the machine and restoringoil-based or semi-synthetic metal forming
performance capability to affected areas canlubricant, allowing oil-water separators to
be  broken  down  into  a  nine-step process.do  their  jobs  easier.
1. Schedule 4 to 12 hours of production down2. Use quick fit nozzles. These nozzles can
time  to  clean  the  washer.be removed easily with a quarter turn and
pull,  and  then  replaced  within  seconds.
2. Add descaling solution, at a 10-15%
concentration ratio, to attack hard water3. Use quick-fit Victaulic or grooved piping
salts, sludge, and scale buildup. Theinstead of threaded piping for manifold
surfactants in the solution loosen theconnectors. These pipes can be cleaned
buildup,  making  removal  easier.quickly and easily with compressed air and a
snake.
3. Remove nozzles and filter media from the
washer.4. Install a Blow off section spray down
manifold. This manifold is automatically fed
4. Turn up the heat and run the pumps with nofrom the rinse pump for 5 minutes each time
nozzles or filters for up to an hour.the washer shuts down. This sprays away oils,
(Running with no back pressure, which isdried chemicals and particles that have been
created by the nozzles puts too much pressurecarried over to the blow off stage. With the
on the pump motor. This will burn the pumpspray coming on with only the blower and the
motor out if allowed to run free for anconveyor running, the fluid easily drains
extended  period.)back to the rinse tank where it can be
treated  with  the  other  soils.
5. Replace the nozzles only and run the
heated descaling solution while the conveyorUsing a combination of these products will
and blower are on. Run machine for 4-8 hourskeep your washer running cleaner, longer.
to  dislodge  caked  soil.This is especially useful for companies that
have a difficult time finding employees to
6.  Remove  solution  and  dispose.perform the manual maintenance necessary.
While these products do not replace manual
7. Power spray the inside of the entire unit.cleaning, when the time comes, the company
Spray the tank, conveyor, fluid stages, blowcan place a call to the washer vendor and
off stage, heating coils and anywhere soilbegin a maintenance contract to ensure the
can  be  seen.work is performed correctly.



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