How Can the Des-Case TC Series Filter Cart Restore Industrial Oils?
The Des-Case TC Series Filter Cart is a heavy-duty, high-capacity portable fluid filtration system engineered to remove particulate contamination and free water from industrial lubricants. Capable of handling a wide viscosity range from ISO VG 2 to ISO VG 680 (measured at 100 F), this versatile cart allows reliability and maintenance teams to restore fluid cleanliness across diverse applications. By actively removing microscopic contaminants, it helps operations target specific ISO cleanliness codes and prevent premature machinery failure.
Equipped with a continuous-duty gear pump with flow rates ranging from 1 to 40 gpm, the system is designed to handle demanding industrial environments. The frame is constructed from rugged carbon steel rectangular tubing coated in industrial powder-coat paint, ensuring stability and durability in field conditions. Heavy-duty, industrial-style canisters featuring bolt-down lids and thick cylinder walls accept various high-capacity media, including microfiber glass, depth filtration, water removal, and molecular sieve elements.
Where Should the Des-Case TC Series Filter Cart Be Applied?
The TC Series portable filtration system is designed for broad industrial usage. Maintenance professionals deploy this cart for several critical reliability and fluid-conditioning tasks, including:
- Decontaminating systems: Removing built-up particulate and water contamination from active reservoirs.
- Flushing new or repaired systems: Cleaning piping and components prior to commissioning to eliminate manufacturing debris or residual particles.
- Dispensing and pre-filtering new oil: Filtering fresh lubricants straight from storage drums prior to machine entry, as new oil is rarely clean enough for immediate use.
- Topping off reservoirs: Transferring clean fluid into operational equipment without exposing the system to ambient airborne contaminants.
- Collecting oil samples for analysis: Utilizing integrated sample valves to capture representative oil samples safely while the system is under flow.
What Are the Key Technical Specifications of the TC Series Cart?
The Des-Case TC Series Filter Cart is engineered around strict safety and performance specifications to safeguard both the operator and the machinery. Understanding these limits is key to successful deployment:
- Operating Temperatures: Designed for ambient operating temperatures ranging from -25 F to 104 F (-32 C to 40 C) and a maximum process oil temperature of 175 F (79 C).
- Pressure Limits: To prevent over-pressurization, a built-in high-pressure switch automatically shuts down the washdown-duty motor at 65 psi (5.49 bar), while an internal pump relief valve opens at 75 psi (5.17 bar).
- System Weight: The total system weight ranges approximately from 260 lbs to 650 lbs (118 kg to 295 kg), varying heavily based on chosen components, canisters, and motor selections.
- Material Compatibility: Built with carbon steel frames, zinc-plated steel, brass, bronze, stainless steel, and cast iron fittings. Pumps are constructed of steel, iron, graphite, Buna-N, and Viton, with hose selections available in EPDM or nitrile.
How Can Maintenance Teams Customize the TC Series System?
To match the diverse demands of different plant locations, the TC Series offers modular configuration options. Maintenance managers can customize system flow rates, sample valves, strainer types, and overall frame color. Additionally, power configurations can be tailored to the plant’s electrical grid, offering options in both single-phase and three-phase industrial-duty power setups with NEMA 4 rated industrial switches.
For filtration pathways, a manual bypass valve is integrated into the design. This allows operators to bypass the filters entirely when evacuating or disposing of highly degraded waste oil, preserving the life of the high-capacity filter elements. Built-in differential pressure gauges for each canister monitor element loading, visually indicating exactly when a filter change-out is required.
Summary
- The Des-Case TC Series Filter Cart processes high-viscosity lubricants ranging from ISO VG 2 up to ISO VG 680 at 100 F.
- Safety features include a high-pressure automatic motor shutdown switch at 65 psi and a pump relief valve configured to open at 75 psi.
- Heavy-duty canisters accept microfiber glass, depth media, water removal, and molecular sieve elements to target specific fluid contaminants.
- The cart is built on a heavy-duty rectangular steel tube frame and maneuvers on solid 16-inch rubber wheels with integrated lifting eye bolts.
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