Monday, June 29, 2009

USED FILTRATIOIN EQUIPMENT IS MORE VALUABLE THAN YOU THINK

Used filtration equipment is more valuable than its price tag. The main reason is that the lower cost of used filtration equipment means that liquid cleaning projects a plant may want to address become more realistic to economically justify. There are many projects placed on hold because the cost of new equipment could not offer the needed payback. Used filtration equipment usually can offer the needed return.

Also, used filtration equipment opens the opportunity to improve existing systems without going through a major revamp or spending huge sums of money.

Harrigan Solutions knows what a plant is up against when it comes to filtration projects. Therefore we carry a wide range of used filtration equipment and can help in selection and implementation. The used equipment can be filters, centrifuges, and other separators.

Harrigan Solutions also offers leasing and rental agreements for those who need a paced payment schedule in keeping with a usage plan. We also, provide service agreements which, when needed, can ease the burden of the plant's personnel for operating and/or maintenance.

For for information contact Bill Harrigan at 1-888-685-9603. My email is bharrigan@bharrigansolutions.com. Our website is www.harrigansolutions.com/index.html.

Friday, June 26, 2009

USED COOLANT CENTRIFUGES MAKE TRAMP OIL REMOVAL MORE REASONABLE

Used coolant centrifuges, properly reconditioned, can be a good economical way to address a tramp oil problem. They are usually priced at a fraction of the cost of a new centrifuge so a project is more approachable. A good high speed disc stack unit is so efficiency that it can maintain acceptable tramp oil levels at a relatively low flow rate. For example, a high speed used centrifuge handling 8 GPM can maintain a 30,000-gallon reservoir below 2 percent oil when the leakage rate is less that 192 gallons of oil per day. Smaller centrifuges (1 to 4 GPM) can satisfy smaller reservoirs just as effectively.

Harrigan Solutions has the experience in sizing and applying used centrifuges for coolant applications. Tramp oil is not the only target. Many installations use centrifuges to polish coolants on a sidestream basis.

Harrigan Solutions offers used centrifuges (as well as new units) as a lease or rental program. They have service agreements to ease the burden of the plant personnel to operate and maintain the equipment.

For more information contact Bill Harrigan at 1-888-685-9603. His email is bharrigan@harrigansolutions.com. The website is www.harrigansolutions.com/index.html.

USED CENTRIFUGES PROPERLY RECONDITIONED CAN BE A MONEY SAVER

Used centrifuges once they are properly reconditioned, can offer an economical option when there is a need for a high speed disc stack centrifuge on a liquid/solid or liquid/liquid separating application. Used centrifuges can be purchased outright at a fraction of the cost of a new unit. Or used centrifuges can be leased or rented at an tolerable monthly rate. Without these options many projects would be difficult to justify because of the cost of a new unit.

Harrigan Solutions has a wide range of used centrifuges available. Their strategy is to provide the hardware for the application and create payment options so the company has some flexibility in handling the financial part of the project.

In addition to offering three ways to pay for the use of the equipment, Harrigan Solutions offers various types of service contracts to assist the company in operating and maintaining the equipment.

For more information contact Bill Harrigan at 1-888-685-9603. His email is bharrigan@harrigansolutions.com. The website is www.harrigansolutions.com/index.html.

COOLANT RECOVERY IS CASH RETENTION

Coolant recovery operations can save enough coolant to reduce the number of coolant dumps a plant may experience. Even if the system is not ideal, as long as the cost to install and operate the recovery module is less than the savings in reducing the number of dumps, the project has a net positive cash retention which will be a direct credit to operations.

Many plants feel that if they can not put in the required system to maintain coolant reuse indefinitely the project is not justified. However, once they measure the cost of the module to savings of dumping, the whole project takes on a different perspective.

Harrigan solutions has the experience to assist in evaluating the merits of a coolant recovery module. They know that the module for coolant recovery can be fitted with one of many options of filters , centrifuges, and others. They also have reconditioned filters and centrifuges which make the economics more viable.

In addition Harrigan Solutions offers leasing or rental programs if the plant needs a different approach to pay for the coolant recovery operation. Service agreements can be offered to assist the plant at any level of involvement they wish. It could be a program ranging from operating to maintaining the equipment.


For more information contact Bill Harrigan at 1-888-685-9603. Email him at bharrigan@harrigansolutions.com. The website is www.harrigansolutions.com/index.html.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

COOLANT FILTRATION MAY BE A TERM USED, BY SOME, AS JARGON FOR ANY DEVICE WHICH CLEANS COOLANTS

Coolant Filtration is a term which has evolved over the years to cover any device used to clean coolants;even when it is not a filter. Industry jargon may be found in plants where centrifuges, magnetic separators or other settling tanks are referred to as filters. The basis for this loose term is that since they clean coolants they are filters. Filtration is one of many techniques used to clean coolants. A filter sends a contaminated fluid through a barrier which will intercept the contaminants and accumulate them on the media as the clean liquid permeates on the other side of the media. Separators use the relationship of a characteristic of the contaminant to the characteristic of the liquid to separate the two. A ferrous material can be pulled from a liquid with a magnetic field. Centrifugation takes advantage of the differences in weights of the contaminants with respect to the fluid. This could be a liquid from a liquid as well as a solid from a liquid. Settling utilizes the weight difference as well (only shorter holding periods). Contaminants which are either heavier or lighter settle to the bottom or float to the top respectively.

Although the usual approach is to select the one device to serve the need there are applications
where the selection may be more than one device depending upon the needs and the economics of the combination of cleaning units.


Harrigan Solutions knows the characteristics of these devises and has the experience to select the one device suited for the application. For more information contact Bill Harrigan at 1-888-685-9603. Email him at bharrigan@harrigansolutions.com. the website is www.harrigansolutions.com/index.html.

COOLANT FILTERS ARE AVAILABLE AS NEW OR USED

New coolant filters may be priced too high to be economically viable for a new installation or revamping an existing installation, but used coolant filters are on the market today which may offer a workable option. The workability comes from the flexibility in being able to adjust flow rates to match the capacity of the used filter while at the same time designing a system to meet the needs of the application on which it will serve.

There are many options utilizing today's knowhow on system design and performance.

Having said that if the desire for a new coolant filter prevails there are many from which to choose.

Harrigan Solutions has experience on almost all types of filters and knows enough about application needs to find the right combination of new or used filters, flow rates, and system performance.

They also have leasing agreements so the initial unit can be paid on a monthly basis. Service agreements are also available. For more information contact Bill Harrigan at 1-888-685-9603. Or email him at bharrigan@harigansolutions.com. The website is www.harrigansolutions.com/index.html.

USED COOLANT FILTERS CAN BE AN EFFECTIVE REMOTE RECOVERY MODULE

Used coolant filters regardless of their size can be used as remote, off-line coolant recovery operations. Finding a good used coolant filter is easier today because there is an active market promoting them. A unit may not be sized to go on line as a conventional full flow system, but it would be a good tool for off-line recovery systems. It could be also added to an existing system as a side-arm polishing unit.

As a module for off-line operations the used coolant filter can be fitted to other used tanks, pumps, etc so it would be an economically viable project. As a side-arm polishing unit, the used coolant filter will be fed from the existing clean reservoir and return cleaner fluid back to the same reservoir.

Harrigan Solutions has good reconditioned used filters and has the knowhow to select and design a system with available components. For more information contact Bill Harrigan at 1-888-685-9603. Email him at bharrigan@harrigansolutions.com. Website is www.harrigansolutions.com/index.html.