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Mechotech offers planned maintenance support for extraction and distillation systems to improve equipment availability, detect developing problems early and support reliable operation of critical mechanical, process and automation assets.
Mechotech has engineered extraction and distillation solutions since 1997, serving pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, botanical-extract, essential-oil, oleoresin, natural-colour and food-processing applications across laboratory, pilot and commercial scales and multiple extraction technologies.
What This Service Delivers
- Periodic inspection planning
- Mechanical condition checks
- Agitator, drive and seal review
- Valve, piping and leakage inspection
- Instrument and control-system checks
- Heat-transfer and vacuum-system review
- Preventive maintenance recommendations
- Service reports and action tracking
1Our Maintenance Approach
Our AMC approach begins with the equipment and process — reviewing equipment condition, process duties, solvent service, criticality, operating hours, utility conditions and site constraints — and converts this into a planned maintenance scope with defined activities, frequencies and responsibilities.
Solvent-service equipment receives particular attention — seals, condensers, vacuum systems, valves and leak points — alongside agitators, drives, heat-transfer surfaces and instrumentation. Scope and frequency are aligned with operating hours, criticality, equipment age, shutdown windows and the customer's own maintenance capability.
2Applications
AMC support can cover the critical assets of an extraction plant:
- Extraction vessels
- Evaporators and condensers
- Filters and transfer systems
- Distillation equipment
- Solvent recovery systems
- PLC panels and field instrumentation
3Typical Maintenance Cycle
Planned maintenance follows a repeatable, documented cycle:
- 1. Inspection plan: Periodic inspection planning by equipment and criticality.
- 2. Mechanical checks: Mechanical condition checks of vessels, drives and seals.
- 3. Integrity checks: Valve, piping and leakage inspection.
- 4. Controls checks: Instrument and control-system health checks.
- 5. Thermal & vacuum: Heat-transfer and vacuum-system review.
- 6. Recommendations: Preventive maintenance recommendations.
- 7. Reporting: Service reports and action tracking.
- 8. Review: Periodic review and scope adjustment.
4Why Mechotech
- Extraction and distillation engineering focus since 1997.
- Turnkey capability across process engineering, equipment, automation, installation and commissioning.
- Experience with herbal extracts, spice oleoresins, floral extracts, natural colours, proteins, gums, resins, polyphenols and other botanical products.
- Engineering for laboratory, pilot and commercial production scales, subject to process requirements.
- Support for greenfield projects, brownfield expansion, modernization and performance improvement.
- Single technical interface across mechanical, process, piping, instrumentation and automation disciplines.
5What We Need From You
Sharing the following information helps us tailor an AMC:
- Equipment list, drawings and control details.
- Operating hours and production pattern.
- Equipment age and known problem areas.
- Solvent service and process duties.
- Critical equipment and availability targets.
- Available shutdown windows for maintenance.
- In-house maintenance capability and spares.
- Applicable GMP, quality or compliance requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions
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