Engine & Parts Rebuilders

THE PROBLEM:  Many of the replacement automotive engines, transmissions and parts purchased today are remanufactured to original equipment specifications using highly sophisticated rebuilding processes. Parts used in this remanufacturing include engine blocks and heads, transmission housings, starters, alternators, water pumps, brake shoes, stators, crankshafts and others. Some parts, such as field coils, are salvaged for their copper windings, which can be resold.

Usually the parts to be rebuilt are coated with grease, oil, gaskets, and dirt. Before the rebuilding process begins, these parts must be cleaned thoroughly. In the past the most frequently used cleaning process for many of the parts was to soak them in a solvent to dissolve the grease. No longer is chemical cleaning a viable alternative for either today's high volume rebuilders or the local garage rebuilding an engine per week.

THE SOLUTION:  The parts to be cleaned are loaded onto a rollout cart or a forklift movable carrier, which is then placed in our Controlled Pyrolysis® Cleaning Furnace. There, the parts are cleaned of grease and oil, insulation, varnish, epoxy, and paint by pyrolysis - the vaporizing of these contaminants into smoke as the parts are heated to 700-800°F (371-427°C). The smoke is then burned in an afterburner running at 1400° F (760°C) to completely consume it before it can be discharged into the atmosphere. The exhaust stack discharge is thus reduced to invisible, odorless and harmless water vapor and carbon dioxide.

Controlled Pyrolysis® Cleaning completely eliminates the mess and hazards of chemical strippers and the hassle of handling and disposing of chemicals. Parts come out clean and ready for processing with a minimum of preparation. Cost savings usually pay for the furnace in a short time and continue to pay dividends year after year. The Controlled Pyrolysis® Furnace has been proven in over 1000 automotive and rebuilding installations around the world.