When air flows through a gearbox breather, it can introduce moisture into the system. Temperature fluctuations cause the water in the air to condense, which can cause corrosion on the drive gears and oxidize oil, possibly leading to serious damage of components. With Stauff’s desiccant breathers, air first passes through a drying agent of non-toxic…

Quadrafoam air filters offer low pressure drop, fire resistance, and the ability to capture large amounts of airborne dust in industrial enclosure applications. Quadrafoam is ideal for use in equipment in which permanent, cleanable filters are appropriate. Elimination of electrical equipment fire hazard is a key concern for managers of commercial buildings and data centers.…

The STAUFF Mini Water Vac purifies hydraulic system oil, eliminating water, gas and particulate matter. The purified oil satisfies the most stringent quality requirements. The STAUFF Mini Water Vac dehydrates and cleans most types of oils such as lubricating, hydraulic, transformer, and switch oils while it neither removes nor alters oil additives. The water removal…

PREMO has extended filters in four wire (3 phase + N) technology for higher power application. FVNSB filters range is now rated from 8 to 600A at 50°C and offer 3-ph+N sum filtering for potentially noisy machines connected to low-voltage electricity networks. The FVNSB series is standard solution for machine tools with up to 12…

Dr. Steve Dye /Business development and marketing manager /Condition Monitoring Business Unit /Parker Hannifin, Kittiwake Developments /www.kittiwake.com   When people think of condition monitoring, they often think of vibration trending. But it’s more than that. Things can happen to a turbine that don’t necessarily generate vibration but do cause detectable wear. Wear-debris sensors, including simpler…

A recently developed oil filter produces a cyclone flow, a tangential flow path, to ensure a uniform flow around the filter element and drive heavy particles to the outside. This prevents the filter material from getting clogged too quickly. The particles collect in the groves of the redesigned filter bowl, from where they can be…

  Hy-Pro Filtration recently broke ground on its new 122,500-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing facility in Anderson, Indiana. The company is moving from a two-building facility in Fishers where it makes hydraulic, lubricating oil, and diesel-fuel products. “We’re out of space,” says Operations Manager, Aaron Hoeg. “We need this new facility and we’re going to fill…

Windpower Engineering and Development staff members have left Chicago and AWEA’s Windpower 2013 conference, but the photos endure. Below is the final installation of the Windpower 2013 photoblog. Enjoy! And that’s it for the AWEA Windpower 2013 photoblog series. I hope you had a great time in the windy city and helped make business move.…

  Custom wind-turbine air filters are the answer for power generation engineers looking to prevent energy production loss due to harsh environments. Wind-turbine filters provide superior water and airborne contaminant protection in compliance with stringent industry standards including NEMA and IP enclosure codes. UAF filters replace OEM supplied products for improved contamination control, durability and…

Matthias Jung /Product Manager for Filter Elements / Argo Hytos GmbH /www.argo-hytos.com Recent detailed analysis of fluid flow through a range of filter materials has led to a better understanding of conditions inside a working hydraulic-fluid filter. The work has let our company identify the key factors responsible for pressure loss in the folded material. The…