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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 us what you need to
get the job done! |
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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 FODBUSTER 11-5 Triple-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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