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Clean Fluids Enhance Product Quality, Lower Maintenance Costs, and Improve Productivity

Reducing maintenance expenses and improving product quality are a highly sought-after win-win for metalworking manufacturers.

The good news is this goal isn’t so lofty if the operation has an efficient fluid filtration program.

Fluid filtration’s primary goal  is to remove suspended solids and contaminants from process fluids, which is key to extending fluid life and meeting zero manifesting goals.

But ultrafiltration goes even further.

This advanced process filters finer particles (down to 0.1 microns) from incoming water, process water, and wastewater. This guards against machine wear and surface imperfections on finished parts, and lets manufacturers to actualize significant savings through waste reduction and lower new fluid and haul-away costs.

How Ultrafiltration Improves Performance

Ultrafiltration uses a pressure-driven process to remove particulates, oils, metal hydroxides, and other matter from various fluids – and the benefits to manufacturers are many: 

  1. Improves product quality by removing contaminants throughout production, protecting against surface scratches, burrs, and other product flaws
  2. Improves efficiency by enhancing machine performance and reducing maintenance
  3. Maintains fluid purity and stability, allowing for reuse which reduces new fluid expenses
  4. Reduces disposal costs by minimizing the amount of haul-away wastewater
  5. Helps maintain compliance and sustainability with less water consumption and discharge

These highlight the value of ultrafiltration as a critical system for improving operational sustainability, workplace safety, and reducing expenses – all of which contribute to better production and an elevated bottom line.

The PRAB Ultrafiltration Solution

PRAB’s custom Ultrafiltration Systems are proven to reduce oily water volumes by up to 98% without chemical additives, and total wastewater haul-away costs by up to 90%.

“Ultrafiltration is really great when it comes to solids, oil, and grease removal,” said Jacob Boone, Senior Application Engineer at PRAB. “It’s a trouble point for lots of companies trying to go to sewer, and grease is a big focus we’ve seen around the country. So, it’s going to take care of not only your free-floating oils but emulsified oils, too.”

Each modular system is designed to meet a facility’s unique fluid and filtration characteristics while helping to meet zero manifesting goals and maintaining compliance with federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act requirements.  Operations can take advantage of the Ultrafiltration Systems’ key features which include:

  • Turnkey system; fully assembled, tested, and ready to install
  • Automatic operation
  • Minimal maintenance
  • Pre-treatment and post-treatment modules available
  • Reduces wash water and detergent expenses by as much as 75%

After more than 70 years in the industry, PRAB’s expertise and innovative knowledge are second to none. To learn more about a PRAB Ultrafiltration System designed to help your operation recover critical fluids – and revenue –  contact a PRAB expert today.

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