Advanced Deaerating Filtration with Air Fusion Technology
Meet the ultimate solution for air-removal filtration. Schroeder Industries Air Fusion Technology (AFT) is an in-tank hydraulic filtration system designed to remove entrained air, reduce fluid turbidity, and improve reservoir performance.
What are the risks of air contamination in hydraulic systems?
Air contamination is a common, destructive intruder in hydraulic equipment across virtually every application. Without effective air removal filtration, your equipment (and budget) are vulnerable to the following:
Protect your equipment and oil quality by implementing air removal filtration!
Cavitation Damage
Varnish Accumulation
Why Choose Air Fusion Technology (AFT) Filtration?
An air removal in-tank filter is one of the best defenses against air entering the hydraulic circuit. When put to the test against a conventional in-tank filter, Schroeder Industries’ AFT reduced the amount of air which entered the suction line on the first pass by 20%.
Watch how rapidly the AFT coalesces and removes bubbles from the reservoir versus a conventional filter:
What makes Air Fusion Technology so effective?
Every inch of the AFT filter is engineered for optimal air removal and filtration performance:
1. Unique Filter Head Design
The unique filter head design swivels independently of the inlet port, allowing tool-less element change-outs. Fixed head options are available.
2. Specialized Bypass Valve
A specialized bypass valve in the head of the filter allows the filter to de-aerate fluid even when in bypass for greater filtration efficiency.
3. Patented End-cap Design
The patented end-cap design allows bypass flow to enter the top of the element while still being subjected to the diffuser shroud. This helps maximize filtration.
4. Lock & Key™ Quality Protection
Schroeder’s patented Lock & Key™ Quality Protection element design ensures only high-quality, approved elements are being used. To ensure that the AFT performs at its full potential, it’s important to use only high-quality filter elements.
5. Deaeration Diffuser Shroud
The de-aeration diffuser shroud significantly reduces fluid turbidity. Less turbulent fluid allows for faster bubble coalescence and improved air filtration
6. Internal Flow Distribution Cone
The internal flow distribution cone redirects fluid towards the top of the reservoir, allowing air to exit the hydraulic fluid more easily.
Air Fusion Technology (AFT) Specifications:
How can Air Fusion Technology help with reservoir downsizing?
Tank Optimization is the process through which Schroeder Industries identifies and resolves design flaws in hydraulic reservoirs, thus improving tank performance.
One of the key roles of a hydraulic tank is air removal. In order to decrease fluid velocity and allow time for air to coalesce and escape the oil, reservoirs are often made larger than needed for their application.
However, an over-sized reservoir is not an ideal solution, as it requires overall higher oil and material costs, adds weight to the system, and limits design capabilities.
Air Fusion Technology Schroeder Industries’ secret weapon for optimizing tanks.
Because the AFT is so effective at air removal, the reservoir does not need to be over-sized in order to allow air dissipation.
By implementing an AFT, customers have seen tank size reductions up to 60%!
Talk to the Contamination Control Experts!
Tell us about your filtration and air removal goals, and find out if the AFT is right for your application: