A Unique and Innovative flushing test bench for cleanliness assessment of hydraulic components that allows to increase test efficiency and reduce costs

Informazioni relative al progetto

CLEAN CABINET

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 808658

DOI

10.3030/808658

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 31 Gennaio 2018

Data di avvio 1 Gennaio 2018

Data di completamento 30 Aprile 2018

Finanziato da

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – Nanotechnologies

Costo totale

€ 71 429,00

Contributo UE

€ 50 000,00

Coordinato da

OILSAFE SRL
Italy

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - CLEAN CABINET (A Unique and Innovative flushing test bench for cleanliness assessment of hydraulic components that allows to increase test efficiency and reduce costs)

Periodo di rendicontazione: 2018-01-01 al 2018-04-30

Sintesi del contesto e degli obiettivi generali del progetto

Many failures in hydraulic systems caused by contaminant particles due to poor cleaning during manufacturing. Big impact on performance (losses in precision, efficiency and yield), rising overall energy consumption. So, end-users of hydraulic parts ask suppliers to guarantee cleanliness.
Tests are complex, not efficient and expensive 2-step processes:
1 extraction and collection of contaminants
2 analysis in clean room lab by skilled operators
CLEAN CABINET is a disruptive cleanliness test bench. It allows to test hydraulic parts at much lower cost and more efficiently, being a big jump from the state-of-art.
It is a single device that integrates contaminant extraction/collection and image analysis. Neither skilled operators nor costly lab are needed. This low-cost system is more efficient, much faster and can be easily integrated in manufacturing lines and in automotive and aeronautic sectors.

Lavoro eseguito dall’inizio del progetto fino alla fine del periodo coperto dalla relazione e principali risultati finora ottenuti

Technical
- flushing module
- analysis system
- control unit
Commercial
- very costly solutions: opportunity for new developments.
- Italy: 2nd hydraulic European producer. OilSafe placed in an area that holds 70% of Italian hydraulic sector
- The market drivers and potential risks have been analysed: contingency actions have been posed
- CLEAN CABINET is the only solution that integrates cleaning and analysis into same device: drastic reduction of cost/test ratio
- No IP right issues. Key developments to be patented
- Step by step commercial deployment
- Dissemination and communication: kick-off event during international fair. List of trade fairs and technical conferences in Europe.
Financial
- Projections with different scenarios
- Estimated selling prices
- Expected ROI (5th year) is 5.3 (+ more than 8 new employees).
We have decided to go for phase 2. We have outlined WPs and main tasks.

Progressi oltre lo stato dell’arte e potenziale impatto previsto (incluso l’impatto socioeconomico e le implicazioni sociali più ampie del progetto fino ad ora)

Procedure for cleanliness testing: contaminants extracted by rinsing and collected by filter. Then, analysis by skilled technicians in a clean room lab. Complex, long and expensive process.
CLEAN CABINET, a compact cleanliness testing system, integrates extraction and analysis into same device, automating the process and enabling non-skilled operators to use it. It is very efficient (more analyses in less time) and can be easily integrated in production lines. The costs drop abruptly.
It is a disruptive solution to improve quality in hydraulic systems (also in automotive/aeronautic systems through which a fluid flows). It leads to reduction of breakdowns and to significant energy savings.

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