3 Easy Steps to Improve Your Cleaning Process
Things that you can do right now to make your cleaning process more effective!
If you are already using the Ultra Clean System then you already know the importance of cleaning your hydraulic lines. But did you know that you can maximize your efforts without spending a penny more? Just take a look at these three simple suggestions: Continue reading
Many of today’s sophisticated construction and oilfield hydraulic systems utilize servo controlled Piston style hydraulic pumps. These servo’s are mounted on the pump and use an electric signal to port servo or pilot pressure to stroke the pump to a desired position in order to obtain optimum flow and pressure. These valves are extremely dirt sensitive and when contaminated will cause a perfectly normal pump to perform as if it is no longer capable of producing optimum flow or pressure. As the problem may appear to be a general pump failure and not a specific servo problem the complete pump will often be sent in for repair.
When the repair facility evaluates the pump they are bound to rebuild it to function at factory new specs up to their stated warranty period which may be 12 months depending on the shop. Therefore the repair shop will replace or rebuild any components which may possibly fail during the warranty period; not just the offending servo.
So a pump which failed due to a contaminated servo valve which may cost between $500.00 and $1,200.00 to replace new could cost upwards of $5,000.00 to rebuild. Obviously this is just the tip of the iceberg as downtime can be a much greater expense than the repair.
Rubber and metal particles from a seemingly innocuous “NEW” hose assembly can foul a servo immediately and put a piece of equipment on the maintenance board for a week to 10 days unnecessarily. New hose assemblies are contaminated and must be cleaned properly in order to protect expensive downstream components.
~Contributed by Mark Raumaker, Outside Sales Manager (South-Central USA), Ultra Clean Technologies Corp.
Photo Credit: apexhydraulics.com.uk
Ultra Clean Tech. CEO wins the 2016 Marcum Innovator Award in the Manufacturing (Small) Category.
Founder & CEO, Bruce Riley
Bruce Riley, founder and CEO of Ultra Clean Technologies Corp., has been named winner of the 2016 Marcum Innovator of the Year Award in the Manufacturing (Small) category. The awards program recognizes the Greater Philadelphia metropolitan area’s most innovative individuals and organizations in their fields.
Nomination for the award came from Ultra Clean Technologies’ sales representative, Mike McCormick, who has been a long-time supporter of the company and personal friend of Bruce. “Bruce has always been a leader in his field and built a dynamic company through hard work and perseverance,” Mike explained. “McCormick & Associates, Inc. is proud to represent Ultra Clean’s innovative products in the market for the past fifteen years and feel that the company deserves this recognition.”
The Marcum Innovator of the Year awards program, hosted in partnership with Philadelphia SmartCEO, celebrates businesses in Greater Philadelphia that are pioneering new advancements in the fields of Biotech/Healthcare, Business Services, Manufacturing, Real Estate, and Technology. Ultra Clean Technologies was honored in the Manufacturing category for their revolutionary method of cleaning and sealing hoses, tubes, and pipes in the Fluid Power Industry.
“It’s really the people at Ultra Clean – sales, engineering, service teams, and others – who do a great job. Our success is really the people at the company for sure,” acknowledged Bruce in his acceptance speech. “We’re really pleased to have won this award – especially for being from a small town in South Jersey.”
The award recognition coincides with the company’s fifteenth year anniversary of incorporation in 2001.
Winners of the Marcum Innovator of the Year awards were determined by a panel of six judges from top-tier Philadelphia businesses in the digital, financial, legal, banking, and biotechnology fields.
The Ultra Clean sales & marketing teams are joined by friends and supporters as they accept the Marcum Innovator Award for Manufacturing.
