Component:
Dentist Chair
Product:
Dental Chair
Case Number:
1027
Problem:
Air pressure and water leaks. Loss of air pressure affects drill speed. Do not want water leaks to clean up in dentists’ offices.
Use Description
The plugs used in the manifold in the dental chair account for air and/or water leaks.
Solution
Zero-Leak Gold -02 socket head plugs were installed in the chair manifold that has the air and water lines attached.
Results
Zero-Leak Gold -02 socket head plugs were installed and no leaks have been reported.
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Component:
Manifold, Plastic
Product:
Case Number:
1046
Problem:
The high installation torque requirement of the old style, O-ring only SAE plugs caused port thread damage in a plastic manifold used for a medical application. The result of a failure was life threatening
Use Description
The plugs are used to block cross drills in a plastic manifold that feeds cleaning solution in a blood cleansing allocation.
Solution
The old style, O-ring only SAE plugs were replaced with Zero-Leak Gold socket head -02 and -03 plugs.
Results
The low torque needed to establish a seal with the Zero-Leak Gold Plugs eliminated thread damage of the port in the plastic manifold thereby preventing life threatening equipment failures.
Post-Script
The successful switch to Zero-Leak Gold Plugs allowed the manufacturer to change all of their stainless steel manifolds to plastic to realize substantial material cost savings while assuring there to be no system failures. 63730
Component:
Hydraulic Cylinder
Product:
Case Number:
1047
Problem:
Producer of OEM medical equipment for skin treatment. System involved a refrigerant-charged cylinder which used a test manifold for the detection of leaks. The plugs would back out and cause system leaks.
Use Description
Placed old style O-ring only plugs in the manifold and monitored for refrigerant leaks. Test could last several weeks during which some of the plugs would back out and result in a leaking system.
Solution
Installed -02 and -04 Zero-Leak Gold socket head plugs.
Results
The system leaks were eliminated.
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