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High-tech for the industrial cleaning sector
A BUCHEN UmweltService innovation is revolutionising the way the inside of heat exchangers is cleaned. Delivering an exceptional performance also depends on the equipment used. Thanks to BUCHEN UmweltService’s in-house technical developments, the company regularly helps grow levels of quality, efficiency and safety within the industrial cleaning sector. Its latest innovation is the HYDROMATE® that enables the inside of heat exchangers to be cleaned with a fully automated system – a unique solution and a world first.
Heat exchangers are commonly used across the industrial sector and are a key component of many different kinds of production processes. These systems must, however, be cleaned regularly for them to deliver an optimum performance. This work can now be carried out using the HYDROMATE®, a fully automated system that was recently unveiled by BUCHEN UmweltService. A huge improvement and a successful innovation that takes the cleaning of the inside of heat exchangers to a totally new level.
Innovative Technik für die industrielle Reinigung
BUCHEN UmweltService looked at how this industrial cleaning work is carried out in the field and took these specific requirements into account throughout the whole of the HYDROMATE® development process. As a result, this mobile system can be set up in less than 30 minutes and is attached to/positioned next to the heat exchanger’s flange. Certain processes deployed during the cleaning operation have been sped up to save time. The HYDROMATE® works with high-pressure water jetting technology just like conventional systems. However, the horizontal, vertical and curved jet trajectories are calculated automatically. This delivers a more reliable process, a reproducible performance and top quality results.
Driving forward technical progress is an important factor behind BUCHEN UmweltService’s success. The company currently owns around 20 patents and registered designs. It primarily focuses on developing innovations for high-pressure water jetting work – in particular remote-controlled automated systems and robots for cleaning industrial facilities and plant parts. The company’s technology department is the driving force behind BUCHEN UmweltService’s in-house innovations, working on around 30 projects every year to both further develop existing machinery and develop new technology.
Greater levels of accuracy and staff safety
This innovative cleaning system is controlled via a tablet or the control cabinet equipped with a screen and operator interface. The camera attached to the HYDROMATE® scans the hole pattern of the tube sheet. This scan enables the system to calculate the jet trajectories that are needed to clean the inside of the heat exchanger. The image appears on the screen immediately – something that is not only important for quality control but also allows the operative to make manual adjustments should they be required. The teams benefit greatly from using HYDROMATE® as it makes their work considerably easier and safer. Instead of cleaning the heat exchanger with hand-held, high-pressure water jet hoses, they can now control this process from a safe distance.
Schritt Richtung Industrie 4.0
The HYDROMATE® is not BUCHEN UmweltService’s first break-through industrial cleaning innovation. The company has already brought out a number of technical developments that have helped to simultaneously drive forward its range of services and increase safety standards. Automation is key here and an important step to moving the industrial cleaning sector towards Industry 4.0.
Further information about DIRV (German Industrial Cleaning Association) can be found on its website
