Hydraulic leakages in industrial and agricultural machinery seem like they just happen, there’s no way around it. But what if we told you that there’s a solution to prevent them and preserve the hydraulic connections on your heavy industrial and agricultural machinery?
The issue that the industry is facing is that the tightening for every hydraulic connection needs to be exactly right. This can be time consuming to make sure each tightening requirement is met because the “one size fits all” method doesn’t work, which in turn, results in a hydraulic leak.
Is it that big of a deal if some of the connections have a small leak? A hydraulic leak compromises reliability that causes expensive downtime, it also poses an operational hazard. This won’t make your customers happy, and when that happens it affects customer loyalty and damages your brand. So yeah, it’s kind of a big deal!
Tightening of hydraulic connections is often conducted with a click wrench. When the operator hears the click, the job is done. Then, it’s on to the next connection. But that click can be deceptive and not the sound of a quality assured tightening. Instead, there could be a number of things wrong.
Atlas Copco’s solution to preventing hydraulic leaks is more than hearing a “click” to ensure tightening quality. Atlas Copco’s Mechatronic Wrench System (MWR), is a proven technology that combines the productivity of a click wrench with the traceability of an electronic wrench. Empowered by data, the wrench can even detect a missing, or improperly seated o-ring. Error-proofing functionalities ensure the tightening quality of each connection, taking your tightening processes to a new level!
Some potential tightening mistakes that could lead to leakages that a simple click wrench cannot detect include:
- Over torque
- Missing tightening
- Loosening the connection by mistake when removing open end from connection
- Missing or misplaced o-rings
Real Life Example
A US manufacturer of industrial and agricultural equipment has sales operations in over 60 countries. Their customers rely on their products to keep their businesses efficiently moving forward. However, due to poor tightening processes, hydraulic leakages were something that was inevitable, which was proving to be very expensive for the manufacturer.
The warranty costs from their dealers and customers were costing millions of dollars every year. The situation was that the company was leaking money, their brand was taking a beating, and the environment was contaminated with leaking oil.
The Solution
In cooperation with Atlas Copco, the decision was made to implement Atlas Copco Mechatronic Wrench tightening systems. With help from the Atlas Copco Scalable Quality Solution (SQS), the tightening of the hydraulic connections and the quality of their products started to tighten up.
After implementing the Atlas Copco Mechatronic Wrench tightening systems, this customer reported a savings of nearly $2 million per year.
To sum it up
There is simply more than a “click” to the Atlas Copco MWR tightening system. It’s a smarter tightening tool solution for hydraulic connections that makes a real difference for your customers and to your bottom line.
If you’re interested in learning more about the Atlas Copco Mechatronic Wrench tightening system, contact usto schedule a demo today!