OEI Core Technology

Benefits

CLEAN AND REUSE

• OEI products are reusable for 25+ years, and require minimal consumables. Conventional filters require frequent, costly change outs, and disposal.

PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE

• OEI Magnetic Filter Elements are effective predictive maintenance tools when used for condition monitoring. When removed for inspection, magnetic filter elements will have varying quantities of contamination. Abnormally high quantities of contamination indicate component failure. The composition of contamination will identify which components are stressed, worn, or failing.
• Visual analysis of the quantities of wear contamination collected on magnetic filter plugs can determine component failure. Analysis of wear particle compositions and sizes will determine early component wear.

GOES WHERE NO CONVENTIONAL FILTER HAS GONE BEFORE

• OEI magnetic filters can be installed on suction lines to protect pumps without risk of cavitation.
  Unlike conventional filters, they accommodate space restrictions and unique applications such as
  splash oil gearboxes, reservoirs, and small coolant lines.

CAPTURES NON-FERROUS CONTAMINATION

• Non-ferrous particles are magnetically captured because of cross-contamination. Particles become statically charged from flow velocity. This charge is a principal force of particle adhesion; iron particles contaminate non-ferrous particles by adhering to their statically charged surface. Another form of cross-contamination occurs when sub-micron iron particles embed in softer non-ferrous particles after abrasive impact.

PREVENT OXIDIZATION AND VARNISH

• OEI effectively removes iron and steel particles under 10 microns that are known to promote oil oxidation because of their catalytic properties. Oxidation can deplete additives that protect against wear, corrosion, sludge, varnish, and viscosity changes that affect the thickness of films between bearing surfaces, friction, control of temperature, and energy consumption.

NO WORMHOLING OR CHANNELING

• OEI filters eliminate the opportunity for wormholing and channeling that conventional paper,
  fiberglass, and polymer media filter elements are subject to.
  Wormholing: when wear contamination punctures the filter media.
  Channeling: when fluid flows through punctured holes because it takes the path of least resistance.