EcoCBelt – a standard solution to fulfill all requirements
At present EcoCBelt is operating as a stand-alone
solution but plans are already in progress
to interlink the system with production machines.
Milling operations always produce metal shavings. It is also a well-known fact, however, that those shavings tend not to drop to the ground but – like other residues – they frequently stick to other surfaces instead. That’s why the parts used in the production of oil pump casings must be thoroughly cleaned before they are passed forward to the next stage of manufacture. The best way of doing this is to use a Dürr Ecoclean EcoCBelt cleaning system.
Gates GmbH at Aachen (Germany) - until recently a company recognized mainly as a manufacturer of high quality V and toothed drive belts - extended its operations last year by adding assembled die cast oil pump casings. Gates Corporation, with its headquarters at Denver (USA), is a supplier to major automobile and machinery manufacturers and to the spare parts market.
The new cleaning system is needed to remove shavings and other residues from the oil pump covers and casings after mechanical machining. The parts themselves are fairly small and light but because of their complex geometry, some spots can be difficult to clean. Blind bores, for example, are particularly critical.
EcoCBelt, a Dürr Ecoclean product launched in 2006, is a belt cleaning system designed to deal with tasks of just this kind, and its flexibility and ease of operation make it even more persuasive. A chamber cleaning system could not handle the capacity required by Gates and other belt systems would have been too expensive. Stephan Engel, the Production Engineer responsible for the new oil pump business line at Gates, opted therefore for the Dürr Ecoclean solution. “The standard model of the system meets almost all of our requirements “, Mr. Engel explained. It takes the system 1.6 hours, for instance, to heat the water to 65°C – less than the time required by Gates. Special requirements, such as intake and outlet interfaces, were tailored to the customer’s individual needs. Customization included a doubling up of the filters to guarantee continuous operation even when one filter needs to be replaced, as well as a light column as a visual indicator of the machine’s operation mode.
The Ecoclean system also gained additional points because only four hours of training were necessary for operating personnel – proof of the ease with which the system can be operated. This is also true of maintenance: the customer receives a service manual indicating when which wear and tear part needs to be replaced to guarantee smooth running of the system. This is the way in which Dürr Ecoclean enables the end-user to carry out minor maintenance work himself.
Your contact:
Jens Haase - Jens.Haase(at)ecoclean.durr.com
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