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The Need For Industrial Oil Filtration
A major survey, conducted by The Fluid Power Research Center, found that there is a 50% chance that new oil added to a
hydraulic system initiallly, as make up, and as total system replacement will be dirtier than the contaminate tolerance
level recommended by the system manufacturer.
Contamination levels as high as 22,000 particles per milliliter greater than (10) micrometers that is more than 2,000,000
particles per cupful (higher than an ISO Contamination Code 23/20) may be in your new oil when it is added to the system.
Although this was a survey of hydraulic oil, the results indicate that almost any kind of oil being sold today could be
loaded with contamination. Add this to the other reasons for particle contamination and the wonder is not that the machine
breaks down occasionally, but rather that it runs at all. Remembering that particles, no matter how they get in, are soon
generating more particles.
As machines become more sophisticated and powerful, their need for clean oil becomes more and more critical. It is generally
agreed by those who design and manufacture them that about 75% of all hydraulic system failures are caused by various kinds
of contamination. If this statement is true, it would be a very wise investment to take the necessary steps to insure clean
oil.
Glanon International manufactures a portable filtration unit called a Filter-Cart that is a wise investment. The Filter-Cart
will remove that contamination, water and particulates. Typical oil purity levels after processing are:
* Water 0.0050 0.01% (50 to 100 PPM)
* Particulates ISO Contamination Code 15/12 or 70 particles larger than 10 micrometers per milliliter (SAE Class 2)
For more information contact:
Alex Kardy
VP Engineering
Glanon International, Inc.
Manufacturers of Engineered Reclamation/Filtration Products
94B E. Jefryn Blvd.
Deer Park, NY 11729
1 (800) 345-6556
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