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A STRONG FILTRATION SOLUTIONS PARTNER FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY
Hengst will exhibit a wide portfolio of fuel cell-related technologies through to the aftermarket range in brand quality.
Built to meet the most stringent requirements: construction machinery and vehicles must operate flawlessly and safely on a daily basis in adverse conditions. Intelligent fluid management and advanced filtration technology are essential in protecting the engine and for reliable operation. Hengst will demonstrate its accumulated know-how and new technologies at the bauma 2022 trade fair in Munich. A filtration specialist and development partner to renowned manufacturers, Hengst will be represented at the world’s leading trade fair in the areas of engine and mobile filtration, hydraulics, and a wide range of aftermarket products.
cathode filters protect the core components of the fuel cell from gases and particles.
Filtration solutions for fuel cells
Further improvement of ecological effectiveness and the prevention of greenhouse gas emissions pose significant challenges for the construction machine industry, as in many other sectors. Fuel cell-based systems will play a vital role here. Hengst is already working on new types of filtration solutions andwill demonstrate various developments in Munich, in keeping with one of bauma’s themes this year: ‘The way to zero emissions’.
One of the challenges for safe and efficiency-oriented operation is the solubility of ionic components in the coolant circuit. This can result in an increase in electrical short-circuit effects and also power losses in the fuel cell. The ion exchanger recently developed by Hengst provides a dependable remedy here, ensuring safe operation of the coolant with electrical conductivity kept to a minimum.
Intelligent filtration technologies can also protect the core components of the fuel cell from gases and particles. A cathode filter designed by Hengst for this purpose provides exceptional separation of sulfuric gases and ammonia, thereby preventing damage to the catalyst and the fuel cell membrane.
Water management, on the other hand, is decisive in order to prevent fluid retention and thus secure effective long-term operation of the fuel cell. To meet this requirement Hengst has created a new type of separator module for anode gas recirculation. Using an innovative valve system, this combines the functions of water-drop separation and gas discharge.
Separator module for anode gas recirculation ensures effective water management.
The intelligent fuel filter system
For conventional combustion engines, the company will also exhibit its intelligent Blue.maxx fuel filter system at bauma. It provides highly effective water separation and can be optimized for any application. It enables engine efficiency to be further improved for numerous on-highway and off-highway applications.
The electrified Blue.ion interior filter achieves ahigh degree of separation at minimum installation size.
Blue.on – the alternative to the spin-on filter.
In the field of oil filtration, Hengst Filtration also offers its Blue.on sustainable filtration concept for in a new and robust design for heavy duty applications as well. This award-winning alternative to spin-on filters can be replaced without tools, creating 25% less weight and 90% less waste: ideal for the drive systems of today.
Spin-on filters are used for numerous applications. Each time the filter is changed the entire filter unit is completely replaced, when actually only a new filter element is needed. The housing that contains the other functions is disposed of with the filter, thus generating millions of tons of waste each year and causing great harm to the environment. In most cases, there is no recycling due to the large number of different materials built into the units. Worse still, the spin-ons must be disposed of as special waste due to the fluid residues that they retain.
The Blue.maxx fuel filter system achieves highly effective water separation and thus always ensures a high level of fuel purity.
The Blue.on filtration concept consists of three components: A cover made of plastic, a filter element and the valve adapter, of which only the filter element has to be replaced, and the rest of the components remain on the engine for its entire lifetime. Applying the Blue.on to the existing spin-on interface is child’s play, whether in cars, commercial vehicles, agricultural and construction machinery or even marine applications.
The sustainable and award-winning Blue.on filtration concept is also available for commercial vehicles and off-highway applications.
Cyclone-effect line filters
With the takeover of Bosch Rexroth’s hydraulic filter business in 2021, Hengst expanded its product portfolio to include complete filters and filter elements for extreme industrial and mobile hydraulic applications. The bauma trade fair offers the perfect opportunity to present this technologically demanding and growing range to a professional audience. One of the highlights in the field of hydraulics are line filters with the patented ‘cyclone effect’. These designs sustainably reduce operating costs while optimizing filtration performance. Heavy dirt particles are transported away, so that premature blocking of the filter element is avoided.
The product portfolio now also features complete filters and filter elements for extreme mobile hydraulic applications.
Hydraulic filter competences increased
‘PURE POWER’ represents another ingenious technology to be found in Hengst hydraulic filter elements. These elements remove up to 50% more particles at a comparable retention rate and low differential pressure. All filter elements are fitted as standard with an electrically conductive fleece that ensures an exchange of charges between oil and the filter material.
Hengst offers intelligent filter systems in an enormous range.
Wide selection for the aftermarket
As ‘The SMART Alternative’ Hengst is also a sought-after partner in the independent aftermarket. Close to its customers and with intelligent solutions, the company supports aftermarket dealers across the world. The broad product range in brand quality includes oil filters, fuel filters, air filters, interior filters, transmission oil filters, and tailor-made special filters from hydraulic oil filters to oil filter centrifuges.
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