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Throughout the years there has been an ever-increasing
demand for specialty cleaning. Pioneer has developed,
many new and innovative ways of dealing with difficult
cleaning and maintenance issues in industry, including
auto body and parts carriers.
Now operations such as:
Removal of paint accumulation ("Corn Flakes") on
critical carrier reference points.
Surface abrasion to highlight defects and/or prepare
surfaces for coating.
On-line, constant maintenance of carriers, bucks and
fixtures.
Removal of welding slag or spatter.
Brushing castings of residual casting flash or
mould
sand.
These can all be addressed with an innovative Pioneer
Cleaning System.
Here a Pioneer wire brush system is used to remove
excess "E" coat from sensitive areas of this automotive
body carrier. Note the abraded/clean areas contrast to
the grey "E" coated areas. Pioneer silicon carbide
impregnated nylon brushes with grits ranging from 50 - 600
have many applications and can be used to keep critical
areas of body carriers clean, pre-treat a "body in
white", remove galvanized defects, or pre-treat the "E"
coat prior to paint. Combinations of different types of
wire brushes can be used, from "zigzag" sections, tight
dimensional brushes for tight areas and even
"knot-wheel" brushes for really aggressive abrasion. A
Pioneer Cyclonic
 Blow-Off can be used to clear the work
area of debris.
For surfaces where mechanical abrasion with wire
bristles may mar the surface or where the material is
too rubbery to be effectively removed, Pioneer uses
nylon bristles impregnated with abrasive particles.
These brushes come in varying densities and grit factors
to suit any purpose. These versatile bristles have been
used to lightly sand galvanized truck and car body
 panels in Pioneer systems. The bristles automatically
contour to every surface and profile to create a lightly
scuffed surface that greatly enhances paint and coating
adhesion, while at the same time removing "galvanizing
imperfections" and high spots reducing paint defects.
For heavy use a coarse grit brush can be used for
aggressive action. Two grit types are available -
aluminium oxide and silicon carbide impregnated
throughout tough nylon filaments .
Specialty Conveyors Require
Specialty Cleaning
Pioneer systems are custom made for each application, here another
auto body carrier cleaning system was
introduced to dramatically reduce the requirement to
have carrier debris "burned off" thereby reducing
harmful fume emissions and introducing a vast savings in
lower equipment operation costs.
This unit was suspended from building columns and roof
supports. Pioneer designed the housing structure and
provided all the skinning sheet metal, grating supports
and maintenance access walkways. All brushes are mounted
on completely adjustable arms to finely tailor brush
contact points.
Complete System Design
Pioneer can fully engineer your system from the ground
up. Including all structures, electrical controls and
pumping systems. No
 cleaning situation is alike in industry, every
different problem requires a slightly different
approach. Here a Pioneer System is used with tight
dimensional wire brushes and in the lower view, a tight
"knot-Wheel" brush to effectively abrade and remove
build-up on critical body location pins on an auto body
carrier. A positive hydraulic drive provides ample
rotational power and is easily varied for both speed and
torque (providing automatic stall control). This gives
an almost unlimited amount of adjustability unequalled by
other drives such as electric. Pioneer manufactures
hydraulic units specifically tailored to your system
needs, complete with standardized components for easy
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