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Equipment Feeling The Burn? Fix It With Filtration.

Effects of Overheating on Hydraulic & Lubricating Systems

Rising temperatures during the summer months can make working conditions tougher for everyone, including machinery.

When equipment overheats, it can have serious effects up to and including catastrophic failure. This is due to two primary consequences of overheating: reduced oil viscosity, and accelerated oil degradation.

Reduced Oil Viscosity

• Higher temperatures lower the viscosity of lubricating oil, meaning the oil can no longer effectively lubricate.
• When lubrication fails in a system like a gearbox, the components clash together directly, dramatically increasing wear on the components.
• The increased component wear releases solid debris into the system, causing more damage within the system.
• Component damage can result in expensive repairs, unplanned operational downtime, and even catastrophic equipment failure.

Accelerated Oil Degradation

• Higher temperatures also ‘cook’ hydraulic and lubricating oil, which accelerates oxidation and breaks down additives.
• As the oil degrades, sticky compounds known as varnish are formed.
• Varnish becomes deposited throughout the system and causes a range of problems, including prematurely clogged filters, jammed valves and components, lost efficiency and failure, and costly part replacements.

Overheating can cause thousands of dollars in repairs and lost productivity.

Luckily, Schroeder Industries has engineered specialized filtration solutions that curb overheating and remove the solid particulates and varnish that can wreak havoc on your equipment.

Cooling Solutions from Schroeder Industries

Filter Tank Cooling Unit

7 Gallon Tank Volume

Ideal for mobile applications, the FTC combines an optimized TNK reservoir, advanced de-aerating filtration, and an integrated cooling unit. This compact, efficient system provides cooling and space savings for your equipment.

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Gearbox Cooling Skid

3, 6, 10, & 20 GPM

The Gearbox Cooling Skid is specially designed to protect gearbox systems from overheating and solid contamination, with an integrated cooling unit and dual-stage filtration. Air-cooling and water-cooling options are available.

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Improve Cooling Through Tank Optimization

Did you know that the hydraulic tank plays a big role in cooling?

In an optimal reservoir design, fluid circulates slowly through the reservoir, allowing air and heat to escape the fluid before it re-enters the system.

However, not all reservoirs are appropriately designed to allow this deaeration and cooling process.

Through a technical Tank Optimization analysis, Schroeder’s experts can examine the flow pattern, temperature, and other aspects of your reservoir to determine if the design can be optimized. Based on their findings, they can modify the tank design to function more efficiently.

Find out how you can improve the cooling and deaeration effects of your reservoir with a Tank Optimization analysis!

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Varnish Removal Solutions from Schroeder Industries

VEU – Varnish Elimination Unit

10 gpm (38 L/min) or 15 gpm (57 L/min)

Available through rental or purchase, this mobile unit is engineered to remove varnish and varnish precursors from mineral oils. An integrated heat exchanger enhances the varnish removal capabilities.

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VEU Compact

174 psi (12 bar)

The small footprint of the VEU compact enables installation in applications with limited space. Unlike other varnish-optimized filtration products, this solution effectively removes varnish without integrated cooling.

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Detect Varnish Through Bottle Sampling

Varnish and varnish precursors can be detected through sampling, allowing you to proactively protect your system!

However, not all testing services are capable of detecting varnish.

Unlike particulate contamination, varnish can be challenging to identify in a fluid sample due to the submicronic particles, chemical composition, and other factors.

Schroeder Industries can provide the specialized testing required to assess the varnish content in your fluid, providing a foundation for effective fluid monitoring and conditioning.

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Ask the experts how you can beat the heat!

Tell us about your application and its challenges, and the experts at Schroeder Industries can help find a solution.

Is Overheating Grinding Your Gears? Try the Gearbox Cooling Skid.

What is a gear box?

Gear boxes are a fundamental part of many industrial and mobile machines. They consist of an enclosed gear assembly used to change torque and speed between a drive (e.g. a motor) and a load.

These systems are frequently used in any power transmission application with rotary motion that requires a change in torque and speed. This can include:

• Machine Tool Applications
• Industrial Equipment
• Conveyor Belts
• Material Handling
• And More

When a gearbox fails, it can be a very costly problem.

Gear box systems are very vulnerable to the effects of overheating and insufficient lubrication. When a gearbox fails, total work stoppage is generally required to perform complicated repairs. This compounds both the repair expense and cost of downtime.

• The intense mechanical movements of a gear box can cause overheating, which reduces oil viscosity, limiting its ability to lubricate properly. Heat also degrades the lubricating oil over time.
• When the lubricating oil stops working, the gear box components come in direct contact. The friction accelerates component wear and releases metal debris into the system.
• This mechanical debris can cause extreme damage to the gearbox, resulting in total failure and expensive repairs.

Protect your critical gearboxes with a Gear Box Cooling Skid!

Schroeder Industries engineered the new Gear Box Cooling Skid to address these critical vulnerabilities in gear boxes.

The Gear Box Cooling Skid draws oil from the sump of the gear box. After passing the oil through a cooling or heat-exchanging unit, the oil is filtered, and returned to the gear box sump.

By cooling the lubricating oil and removing the metallic debris caused by the meshing gears, these skids can extend the working life of the gear box components and protect from unexpected, premature failure!

Ask the experts what the Gear Box Cooling Skid can do for you!

Schroeder Industries can help you protect your gear boxes and other critical assets. Tell us about your application, and our fluid care experts can guide you to the most effective solution: