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Mechanical Technology — May 2013
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Proactive maintenance, lubrication and contamination management
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New nanofibre technology
and extreme performance filters
Baldwin’s recently released Extreme Performance
heavy-duty air filters for the mobile aftermarket use
ProTura
®
Nanofiber to achieve higher initial efficien-
cies, greater holding capacities, lower flow restric-
tions, longer life and lower operating costs.
The ProTura
®
Nanofiber media has
a lattice-like structure composed of
sub-micron diameter fibres bonded to
cellulose media. This structure causes
fine contaminant particles to load onto
the media surface rather than penetrating
into the media.
Fluid technology and filtration specialist, Hytec Fluid Technology, is currently transforming
its Mobile Division’s range to better suit the servicing and protection needs of high
performance, heavy duty and off-road vehicles.
MechTech
talks to Sandor Bottyan, the
company’s general manager, about the company’s filter kit offering and the introduction
of the Baldwin range of air filters with ProTura
®
nanofibre technology.
A
s part of the Hytec Group
of companies, Hytec Fluid
Technology has its roots in
the protection of hydraulic
equipment, from filtration systems to
accumulators, accessories, cartridges
and coolers. Today, Hytec Fluid Technol-
ogy is a specialised fluid services com-
pany that offers filtration solutions
across the complete range
of fluids for all plant and
machine requirements:
air filtration solutions;
fuel and engine oil fil-
ters; hydraulic system
protection; and a host of
lubrication and contami-
nation management sensors
and systems “We are the only
filtration company in South Africa to
have our own in-house oil sampling and
analysis laboratory, not that we offer
independent oil analysis services, but
to do trending in support of our filter
offerings,” says Bottyan.
“Our diversified product range now
includes: custom-built offline fuel de-
watering and decontamination systems
from the likes of HY-PRO;
kidney loop oil fil-
ter trolleys that
remove both
water and particulate; online particle
counters for snapshot oil analysis;
industrial air filters, breathers and high
pressure and high flow in-line filters;
lubrication and fuel transfer pumps; oil
cooling systems; accumulators; car-
tridge control valves, gauges and other
hydraulic accessories; process filters for
low viscosity cutting fluids, for example;
electronic sensors and data recorders;
and a diverse range of customised
filter kits for the mobile aftermarket,”
Bottyan notes.
To meet the new recertification re-
quirements of the Pressure Equipment
Regulation (PER), Hytec Fluid Tech-
nology is now offering a recertification
service for hydraulic accumulators. “We
are much more than a filter company,”
he suggests. “We have a wealth of tech-
nical expertise that enables us to solve
contamination problems and customise
solutions to meet the requirements of
any original equipment manufacturer
(OEM) or end user,” he adds.
Hytec Fluid Technology is split into
three broad services: process filtration;
hydraulic filtration; and mobile solu-
tions. “Heavy machines like loaders and
off-road tippers all need to be serviced
every 250 hours or so, and filters are
a key replacement component in
order to validate the vehicle’s
warranty,” Bottyan explains.
“The OEM specifies the filter
requirements and we put
together a complete filter
package to suit each vehicle
and each model. And we also
include anything the customer
might routinely require in a
service kit to minimise servic-
ing downtime. This is a key area for us.
Off the back of our technical expertise
and extensive filtration experience, we
are aggressively expanding our market
share for the mobile aftermarket,” he
tells
MechTech
.
Citing the on-going relationship
with the mobile crushing and screen-
ing specialist B&E International, part
of the Raubex Group, Bottyan says
that Hytec Fluid Technology’s mobile
division now provides the service kits
for the company’s entire fleet, which
includes equipment from OEM’s such
as Mercedes Benz, Volvo, Caterpillar,
Liebherr and others. Our customised
filter servicing kits for vehicles include
air; fuel; hydraulic and coolant filters
and we also supply dust collectors, bulk
fuel filters and tank breathers for onsite
installations. And while we are not the
