Protect your system better, for longer With Pall Athalon Filters Let’s make industry work better
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REMOVING MORE THAN JUST CONTAMINANTS
All hydraulic and lubrication oil filters are designed to remove contaminants. But Pall Athalon™ filters also reduce the risk of electrostatic discharge (ESD), a major cause of fluid breakdown and varnish formation, they provide maximum protect against system component damage, and lower the health and safety risks to operators not just more effectively than other filters, but for longer too.
WHY FILTERS MATTER
CONSISTENT FILTER PERFORMANCE
Filter performance in your hydraulic or lubrication
Due to its βx(c)≥2000 filter efficiency rating, Pall Athalon filters quickly reach and sustain the required level of fluid cleanliness throughout the full service life of the filter element
system can have a knock-on effect throughout your plant. Poor filter performance combined with inadequate maintenance procedures can lead to excessive system fluid contamination and insoluble deposits (“varnishing”) and associated consequences for: Valves and instrumentation
Using Laid Over Pleat (LOP) filter media geometry, Athalon filters provide the maximum filtration area and increased flow handling capacity, in a reduced filter element size. Pressure drop is minimised – extending useful filter life. And a low clean differential pressure helps to reduce system energy consumption.
Pipes and pipe systems Hoses and compensators Flange gaskets Pall Athalon filters use stress-resistant filter technology that’s rated 10x more efficient than many other standard filter performance ratings and maintains that level of performance for the full service life of the filter.
Figure 1. Conventional pleated filter element construction.
Figure 2. Ultipleat filter element construction.
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PROTECTING AGAINST ELECTRO STATIC DISCHARGE Today’s lube oil systems are more prone to electrostatic discharge (ESD). That’s because: Modern turbine lube oils are less polar, with lower conductivity Smaller lube systems have lower fluid volumes, and less time for charge dissipation Higher flow rates and densities lead to greater charge generation
WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR WHEN ESD OCCURS, IT CAN CAUSE Sparking, arcing, extremely high temperatures and safety risks Electrically charged filter fluid Filter and component damage
TAKE ACTION TODAY: The consequences of ESD reach further than just your filters. Jeopardising components in critical machines, resulting in failure potentially costing thousands of pounds in downtime, can you really afford to wait? Call us today to discuss Pall Filtration.
TURNING SAFETY ON ITS HEAD
Fluid breakdown Loss of lubricity Varnish - formed by oil breakdown, it builds up on machine surfaces, leading to numerous issues including valve stiction and bearing deposits
Athalon Auto-Pull mechanism When the filter cover is unscrewed, tabs on the filter element endcaps lock into hooks in the cover
As the cover is removed, the filter element is Traditional filter bowls are downward facing. This creates a safety risk if the bowl drops out on removal and has to be caught, potentially with slippy hands. The Pall Athalon range has an upward facing tube with a service cap and auto-pull mechanism. As the service cap is unscrewed, the filter element is automatically pulled from the tube – eliminating manual handling of the element and making removal easier. 54% reduced health and safety risk1 5 x faster installation1 1 Pall calculation
automatically pulled from the tube
Cover service for safer handling Cover service makes filter element change simple, quick and safer for users
The filter element is withdrawn as the cover is unscrewed
Predictable element servicing Athalon filters can be fitted with Pall’s Deltadyne™ electrical or mechanical differential pressure indicators, or on tank top mounted filters, a visual pressure gauge
Activation gives an early warning of the need for a filter change
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