“We tested the Expel filter in a side-by-side test against a standard filter, and the Expel was far more effective at protecting our equipment.”
Ashley Bowyer, Preventative Maintenance Engineer, Aggregate Industries
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Project Background:
Preventive Maintenance Engineer Ashley Bowyer had long been experiencing what he termed “historical issues” with water in the compressed air systems on two locomotive trains at the Bardon Hill site in Leicester.
The trains’ brakes operate pneumatically. Without compressed air, the trains would be unable to halt when needed or offer a smooth ride for cargo. The brakes can cease and fail if impurities enter the compressed air lines. Ashley Bowyer knew these problems all too well. At least once a week, Bowyer’s team had to strip out the brakes, free them, reassemble and refit them.
Like all compressed air systems, the solution is to stop contaminated compressed air from reaching pneumatic equipment. Ashley Bowyer decided to act against the problems and install an inline compressed air filter that works
Summary:
300- 400 ml. Ten times more than traditional compressed air filters.
“The Expel filter system discharged around 300- 400 ml of water per working day. In contrast, the “old” filter system discharged a maximum of 30- 50 ml.”
Ashley Bowyer, Preventative Maintenance Engineer, Aggregate Industries
After hearing about Expel from Steve Pointon (see this case study here), Bowyer was keen to test it for himself. They replaced the conventional filters with Expel on one of the trains, leaving the other train with the standard filters.
Both trains were left to their regular working week, operating with a similar working schedule and payload. Expel removed approximately ten times more liquid water than the traditional filter, making it far more effective for protecting pneumatic equipment against contamination.
“…on a cursory inspection of pipework internals at both the outlet of the Expel and further along the pipeline to the brakes, there was no sign of moisture (‘looked bone dry’ was the report I received). Again, this was in contrast to the ‘older system’, which showed visible and tactile signs of moisture”.
Ashley Bowyer, Preventative Maintenance Engineer, Aggregate Industries
We are pleased to report that the site has not experienced any problems with compressed air contamination since installing Expel.
Bardon Hill is one of many Aggregate Industries sites that have had remarkable results by installing Expel. In response to these results, Operational Procurement Manager Sam Henson is keen to scale the success. He has requested site reports from Original AVG to eradicate issues with compressed air contamination from all their sites. Regardless of the application, Expel increases site efficiency by eliminating production downtime caused by the three primary sources of contamination.
The Results:
Reduced Maintenance: Since installing Expel, the team has not experienced brake failures caused by moisture in the compressed air lines. Therefore, the site no longer wastes time and resources stripping and reassembling the brakes.
Reduced Costs: Replacement elements for traditional filters will no longer generate unnecessary expenses. Additionally, part replacement costs caused by liquid water damage to equipment will no longer exist.
Increased Productivity: Thanks to Expel, the team does not constantly deal with problems caused by compressed air contamination. They can now deliver a far more efficient and reliable service.
Increased Safety : The pneumatic brakes no longer fail due to Expel continually removing contaminants from the compressed air lines.
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