OVERVIEW
Industry shaping technology Global design & logistic capabilities
Donaldson has pioneered the use of a wide range of engineering, design and testing tools used during the product development and validation process.
Engineering capabilities • Design centers in three key regions – Europe, United States and Asia Prediction and simulation • CAD
Test & evaluation tools
Structural Analysis • Per SAE, ISO, and NFPA standards • Burst • Collapse • Pressure impulse and fatigue Tensile compression • Used to test material, component and assembly properties Environmental chambers • Allows testing at hot or cold temperature, with humidity control Flow test benches • Allows measurement of static and dynamic flow and restriction for a device • Allows calculation of device restriction at varying flows and temperatures • System simulation Filtration performance testing • ISO, SAE, NFPA • Customer standards • Contaminant (particle or water) removal efficiency • Contaminant capacity Analytical chemistry laboratory • Optical microscopy • Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) • Chemical analysis
• Media modeling • Fluid mechanics • Structural analysis • Thermal analysis
Development and validation
Filter durability • Filtration performance testing per applicable SAE and ISO standards • Fabrication integrity • Environmental conditions • Salt spray and thermal cycling • Pressure fatigue • Flow fatigue • Hydrostatic burst • Flow benches • Vibration benches • Gravimetric analysis Rapid prototyping • SLA, SLS • Investment casting • RTV molding
• Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) • Gas chromatography (GC/MS) • Thermal analysis (DSC, TGA) • Liquid chromatography
10 • Hydraulic Filters & Accessories
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