One of the advanatages of purchasing your Heavy Duty Cooling Products for SFR is our full service radiator shop. We have over 40 years experience repairing in Industrial Radiator repair and rebuilding. We strive to constantly educate ourselves in the latest products and techniques in order to combine the best of old world craftmanship with today's cutting edge technology. This is how SFR has remained the leader in Industrial Radiator Repair in the New Jersey / New York Metro area.
Our capabilities
At SFR, we can handle a wide variety of Industrial Radiators and heat exchangers. Some of the units we routinely handle are:
- Truck Radiators
- Heavy Equipment Radiators
- Genset Radiators
While the sizes of these units vary, the process starts much the same as other processes in the radiator shop. It all starts with having the specialized equipment to get the units clean in order to test and evaluate them. With large industrial Radiators, we first visually inspect each unit closely for signs of problems which may not have been apparent when the unit was installed on the vehicle or piece of equipment. Our expert Industrial Radiator technicians will be looking for such things as: Dirt buildup on core face, stains that may indicate a leak, buildup in internal tube structure, external impact damage and corrosion of the fins. If the unit is not obviously damaged beyond repair, it then goes to our multi step cleaning process. This consist of external pressure washing and degreasing as well as internal flush and chemical cleaning.
Testing
The testing process involves installing test plugs in the unit and placing air or nitrogen in order to bring the unit to the specified operating pressure. We then use special lifts in order tp place the radiator in out test tanks. Our experienced industrial Radiator Repair technicians then inspect each unit for leaks. Sometimes the leaks are quite difficult to find and multiple tests must be performed beofre the leak is identified.
Repair procedures:
Depending on the type of failure and material from which the unit is constructed, there are various techniques used to repair Industrial Radiators. From traditional solder repair of copper brass cores to silver brazing to aluminum tig welding, today's industrial radiator technician must have a multitude of techniques in order to successfully repair Industrial radiators. SFR has the experience, techniques, and equipment to handle any industrial radiator repair. However, sometimes a unit is too far gone and the client must consider rebuidling.
Rebuidling
Rebuilding an industrial radiator, also known as Recore, is the option often chosen by clients when a new unit is not available or too expensive. The process involves disassembling the radiator into it's indisvidual components which typically consist of the upper and lower tanks, side rails, core, as well as various smaller parts such as washer bars and brackets. When a client decides to reocre a unit, our Industrial Radiator technicians disassmble the unit and inspect each part that is going to be reused. At SFR, all our replacment cores are ordered to meet or exceed the specifications of the original core. This is very important as many shops choose to slightly undersize a core in order to save on cost. However, at SFR our policy is always to meet or exceed the performance of the original. Customers that have particularly difficult cooling issues can work with our service advisors in order to suggest a core design that would perform under those adverse conditions.
After components are inspected and cleaned, they are painted and assembled using only the finest hardware. SFR exclusively uses 1 piece gaskets as we have found them to be much more reliable than the traditional radiator gasket tape. We also only use top lock or serated flange nuts as well as quality bolts. Although there are cheaper alternatives available, at SFR we believe in using quality components in our services.
SFR offers mutlitude of Industrial Radiator Repair services. Feel free to email us at [email protected] or call @ 201-864-6535