FilterMaster DPF cleans all types of particulate filters
In addition to particulate filters from cars and vans up to 3.5 tons, FilterMaster DPF also cleans particulate filters from commercial vehicles such as construction machinery, forklift trucks or trucks and buses. Ever stricter standards for exhaust emissions and the establishment of exclusion zones for vehicles with exhaust emissions above certain limits mean that more and more exhaust gas purification systems are in use. However well they are designed, at some point the load limit of every particulate filter is reached. The vehicle owner is then faced with the question: change or clean the particulate filter?
If you look at the pros and cons, the decision is often not difficult: especially with older trucks and commercial vehicles, it is not always easy to find a replacement for a diesel particulate filter. If it is possible to replace the particulate filter, the replacement filter usually costs several thousand euros. Such an investment is often not worthwhile, especially with older models. Therefore, cleaning the particulate filter is usually the only sensible measure to avoid a driving ban, especially for trucks and other commercial vehicles.
FilterMaster DPF has cleaned soot particle filters of various types from a wide range of vehicles. These included, for example, the particle filters from several different forklift truck models, particle filters from trucks of all types, construction machinery, agricultural machinery, buses, etc. Without exception, all filters could be cleaned without any cutting or subsequent welding work. This preserved the value of the particulate filters and catalytic converters, as the housing was not weakened by welding seams and no component changes were made.
FilterMaster DPF – the environmentally friendly particulate filter cleaning system from Kipp Umwelttechnik GmbH
As with any other product, the manufacture of particle filters requires resources. In the case of sintered metal filters, for example, these are catalytic precious metals such as gold, copper, palladium, rhenium, rhodium, etc. Therefore, in addition to the high cost of manufacturing a particle filter, the increasing scarcity of resources also speaks in favor of cleaning instead of replacing the filter. For these reasons, a new filter should always be the last choice when it comes to a clogged particulate filter or catalytic converter.
When cleaning soot particle filters, FilterMaster DPF relies on environmentally friendly processes using an environmentally friendly, even drinkable aerosol and correct disposal of the cleaning residues. The environmental protection concept of Kipp Umwelttechnik GmbH is thus also continued in this department. In addition, particle filters and catalytic converters are cleaned without separation. This means that the housing of the particle filter is not cut open and therefore no subsequent welding is necessary. Cutting it open would mean changing the component and also entail the risk of weld seams not being optimally set afterwards. In addition to a reduction in value, this may result in the filter being defective. FilterMaster DPF can eliminate this risk with its process.
FilterMaster DPF cleans heavily soiled VOLVO truck filters
The FilterMaster DPF department for the vehicle service division of Kipp Umwelttechnik GmbH is able to clean even heavily contaminated particulate filters. Even cases of hardship are no problem. A particular case of hardship in August was the cleaning of a Volvo truck particulate filter: the exhaust particulate filter of the Volvo FM was full of AdBlue due to a technical defect in the vehicle before cleaning. This dried and hardened, completely blocking the filter. The cement-like mass has become extremely hard and could not be removed from the filter with the means available to the customer. For this reason, the customer had already informed himself about the possibilities of a replacement filter, but was unable to find an adequate replacement. As a last hope, he then turned to Kipp Umwelttechnik GmbH, more precisely to the vehicle service department: FilterMaster DPF, to have the approximately 80x60x50cm truck particulate filter cleaned.
The FilterMaster DPF cleaning system was also able to cope with this challenge, of course without having to open the housing. After three cleaning cycles, the filter was completely clean. The customer was therefore happy to accept that a small surcharge was added to the normal cleaning price of EUR 400.00 plus VAT in this particular case.
After proper installation of the particulate filter and replacement of the AdBlue hoses, the AdBlue injection valve, the lambda sensor and flex pipes by the customer, the particulate filter is now working perfectly again.
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Press contact: Maike Küppershaus, FilterMaster DPF by Kipp Umwelttechnik GmbH vertrieb@filtermaster-dpf.com
