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Customer Comments:
"The first time we used the FOD BOSS we swept a total of seventeen miles and picked up one hundred sixty-four pounds of debris on our asphalt ramp. The next time, we used it right after a FOD walk by about fifty people. It took them right around forty-five minutes total time to get out there, do the FOD walk, and then get back to work. That's just about thirty-seven man-hours. The exact same area was then swept by one guy pulling the FOD BOSS. It took him about one hour. The people picked up around five pounds of FOD. The FOD BOSS picked up forty-four pounds of FOD. That's close to ten times the amount of debris in one-twentieth the man-hours."
Air National Guard Unit
"We have been using the FOD BOSS for almost a year now. Four months since I took over this position and I must say that it works extremely well for us. I keep all metal and hard plastic FOD after every area is swept and bag and tag it. It has given me a good history of where we need to concentrate our efforts. Also it impresses our pilots and will be used as support to procure more FOD BOSS sweepers in the future."
Eglin AFB, Florida
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POWER BAR Magnetic Sweepers
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Customer Comments:
"In our flying unit's Midwest location, FOD concerns are typically compounded during winter operations. The need to remove ice from the ramp drives us to a half nylon/half steel broom to effectively clean the pavement surfaces after snow removal, simultaneously reducing the FOD potential caused from migrating bristles. We use vehicle mounted magnets to pick up the bristles after sweeping and find that by including hand magnets we can clean well into the grass on FOD walks. And we are able to clean the ramp edges and continue to remove the bristles that lawn mowing equipment/high winds tend to throw back onto the ramp and around the edges. The hand magnets do not require any special packaging for transport and fall well within the gauss emission requirements to transport via airlift enabling their use deployed."
Indiana ANG - FOD NCO
"Gary, This product is fantastic! There has been a drastic positive impact on our production and a major decrease in lost/wasted man hours. Prior to receiving your power magnet sweeper, all the lost/missing tools and parts had to be found by sight. It was an "all hands" effort which took our Marines away from their primary missions. It had a less than perfect success rate. Since the incorporation of the magnetic sweeper minimal personnel are used. Our less than perfect recovery success rate has changed to 100% recovery to date. The postive recovery of lost/missing tools prompted the base to purchase Power Bar sweeper magnets for all the fighter and support squadrons. Thanks again for sticking with and bearing the time to get thru the supply system. It was well worth the effort. There has been 'NO FOD INCIDENTS' within my squadron since the adoption of your product."
Quality Assurance
NCOIC VMFA(AW)-224 MCAS
Beaufort, SC
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How high off the ground should the Power Bar be used? |
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For the M & MW Series units the recommended operating height from the ground is the lowest possible height up to a maximum of five inches (12.7 cm). This is typically 3" to 5" (7.5 to 12.7 cm). Measure the highest known obstruction that will be driven over in the operations area, and use that as a starting point. Raise or lower until optimum performance height is reached. For specific high intensity sweeping missions, adjust sweeper down as low as safely possible, then slowly drive in a grid pattern avoiding known obstructions during that particular sweep. Raise unit back to normal height for subsequent general everyday use. The standard design of our T-Series Power Bar with wheel kit uses a 2" operating height. Other T-Series heights are available without cost on request. For flight deck operations aboard Navy Aircraft Carriers we can -- and have -- set up the unit for one-half inch "deck to magnet". Tell
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What size will work best on my vehicles? |
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Our standard sizes are in 18-inch (45cm) increments. They are 18, 36, 54, & 72 inches (45, 90, 137, 182 cm). The 72" size works well on full size trucks. The 54" unit was designed for compact trucks like the Dodge Dakota, Chevy Blazer, Toyota's, and Nissan's. The 36" Power Bar fits most aircraft tugs. We can build them any size up to 24 feet (7.2 m). Measure the vehicles or equipment you need them on, and call or e-mail us for details. |
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Aeroprobe Tool Finder System
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Customer Comments:
"An FA-18 aircraft was transferred to a new location and it's paperwork indicated an extensive but unsuccessful search had been conducted for a possible missing tool. The crew at the new location used the Aeroprobe and the tool was located within 10 minutes. (Note: Many tools have enough of an internal residual field, without even being activated, to be detected by the Aeroprobe.)"
"At the end of a day shift tool inventory was performed and it was determined that a four inch Phillips head screwdriver was missing. Flightline maintenance had been performed on a number of aircraft that day, so all personnel were required to participate in a standard misplaced tool search. After a short time the maintenance officer directed a team to use the Aeroprobe Tool Finder. With it they located the tool, hidden from sight behind the "Z" bar inside the engine bay door on an F404 engine, in just five minutes! The estimated cost avoidance to the engine was $2.5 million dollars."
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What is the effective distance the Aeroprobe can detect a tool at? |
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Signals can be picked up to a distance of 14 inches (35 cm); the typical range of detection of most tools is approximately 8" (20 cm). |
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Can tools be detected through the skin of an aircraft without being in the direct line of sight? |
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Yes, most high quality tools can be detected through the surface of an engine, wing, fuselage, etc. The Aeroprobe effectively adds sound to sight and touch in the lost tool search. |
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The Trey - Small Parts Organizers
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Customer Comments:
"The FOD (parts trays) boxes that we ordered from your company are very handy and useful. We use them as hardware and small parts storage for transportation out to the work areas, i. e. Cherry Max rivets, HUCK rivets, solid A.D. rivets, monel rivets etc. Each bin is identified as a given size for that range of rivets kept in any one tray. Example: one tray is labeled Cherry Max and it contains eight different lengths of that particular size rivet, 4-2 to 4-9. In the Electrical/Avionics side, we have small screws, nuts and washers, small grommets, wire splices and crimps etc. in those and in the Mechanical side they will have common hardware assorted in those trays. This very time saving device assists our mechanics by allowing them to have the necessary hardware on hand, at the site, with spill control so that no mishaps occur that could create a FOD situation. There is a given amount of hardware in the trays, which makes it easy to keep track
of. Mechanics no longer waste valuable time by making trips to the hardware bins each time they need a different size or style of hardware needed to complete a task."
CCAD (Corpus Christi Army Depot)
"One Trey was issued to each mechanic to organize and control common hardware items for everyday use like washers & cotter pins. The balance of the treys were used in our portable bench stock cabinets and really worked well in preventing the parts from getting all mixed up during transport to and from annual training."
Aviation Safety Officer, Kansas Army National Guard
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FODBUSTER ROCKSWEEPER Series
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Customer Comments:
"Over the last nine years the 507 ARW, formerly the 507 FW has owned and operated three FODBUSTERS in the Tri-Link configuration distributed by the FOD Control Corporation.The FODBUSTERS have been and still are an integral part of this Wing's fight to eliminate Foreign Object Damage to our weapons system. The FODBUSTERS are primarily used to augment the base sweeper to ensure that the flightline is kept clean during all phases of aircraft operations. The FODBUSTERS are operated approximately two to four hours per day Monday through Friday and during drill weekends. During a recent deployment of unit aircraft for a Joint Mission with the U.S. Army the FODBUSTER was deployed with the unit. The use of the FODBUSTER during this deployment directly resulted in ensuring that no damage was incurred by unit aircraft engines and the safe generation of all sorties during the deployment. The FODBUSTER has been a key resource in the continuing record of
the 507 ARW not having a major FOD incident since February of 1990. The use of the FODBUSTER at the 507 ARW has greatly enhanced the overall capabilities of this unit in the prevention of Foreign Object Damage to unit assigned aircraft and equipment."
Fod Program Manager, USAFR
507 LG/LGQ
Tinker AFB, Oklahoma
"We run our RS-150 Tri-Link on all three shifts, a total of about 18 hours operating time per day. Our "limited duty" personnel pull it behind a baggage tug. It's excellent at picking up small nuts and bolts, and luggage hardware like wheels and nametags. It's really a nice unit."
Facilities Maintenance Manager
Continental Airlines
Newark Intl Airport, New Jersey
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How long does the FODBuster's brush last? |
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Brush lifespan is primarily related to the surface texture of the area swept. The smoother the surface finish, the longer the brush lasts. Maximize brush life on all surfaces by following adjustment and operating instructions conveniently located on top of the sweeper. Brush life is typically 400-600, or more, hours of sweeping time. |
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How fast can you sweep? |
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The standard production design of our "Direct Drive Gearing System" is configured to provide good sweeping action within the suggested range of 3-15mph (5-24kp/h). Maximum sweeping speed is 20mph (32kp/h) but is not recommended for general operations. At this speed the brush will propel debris forward too fast for a 100% capture rate in the collection hoppers. If faster or slower operational sweeping speeds are needed, we can provide different gearing ratio's in the brush drive to accomplish this. Call for details. |
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