Economic replacement filters outperform OEM products

Citation

(2002), "Economic replacement filters outperform OEM products", Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, Vol. 54 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/ilt.2002.01854aad.006

Economic replacement filters outperform OEM products

Keyword: Filter

The new Filtersoft range of cartridge filters from Hi-Line Industries Ltd are claimed to offer savings of up to 50 per cent compared to the cost of other manufacturers products. These savings are achieved, however, without any loss of quality, performance or reduction in anticipated service life (Plate 7).

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Filters can be supplied for use with compressed air or gas, a wide range of process fluids together with hydraulic and lubricating oil applications. They have been designed with energy efficiency in mind, to help companies alleviate the effects of the climate change levy. Typical industries include food and beverage, pharmaceutical, pulp and paper, chemical, electronics, semi-conductor and automotive as well as many general industrial and processing operations.

Hi-Line are able to cross-reference over 47,000 different filters, covering a very wide range of filtration products from a large number of competitive manufacturers. Their Filtersoft range combines maximum chemical and thermal compatibility, with availability in a wide range of sizes and end cap materials and configurations to ensure that they can be used as drop-in replacements for most filters.

They can be supplied for particulate removal, vacuum mist elimination, instrument air, coalescing and odour absorption applications. They are also designed to fit directly into existing filter housings without modifications or the need for special fitting kits, with popular filter sizes available from stock.

The proprietary Microflex filter media used in the manufacture of Hi-Line products features a tapered-pore structure which ensures 99.9999 per cent particle removal down to 0.01 microns. In many cases, this performance is higher than original equipment specifications and is coupled with high flow rates, good dirt holding potential, low differential pressures and long servicelife.

As well as manufacturing replacement filter cartridges, Hi-Line can also supply a range of desiccant and fridge dryers for the treatment of compressed air. In addition, they offer a Total Filter Management (TFM) strategy, designed for supplying all company filtration needs from process chemicals to effluent strainers.

Further details on the new Filtersoft range of products is available from:

Hi-Line Industries Ltd, 52 Britannia Way, Lichfield, Staffordshire WS14 9UY UK. Tel: +44 154 3411122; Fax: +44 154 3411133; E-mail: enquiries@hilineindustries.com; Web site: www.hilineindustries.com