2006 Vixen Jetwash FL200 Degreasing & Phosphating Machine

Used 2006 Vixen Jetwash FL200 industrial degreasing and phosphating machine for sale in Ireland. Three-stage wash, 2 m basket, 1,000 kg capacity, rinse and passivation.

Manufacturer: Vixen

Model: FL200

Year: 2006

Condition: Decommissioned

Heavy-Duty 3-Stage Industrial Parts Washer with 2-Metre Basket and 1,000 kg Capacity

This 2006 Vixen Jetwash FL200 Degreasing and Phosphating Machine is a heavy-duty, front-loading industrial component-washing system designed for cleaning, degreasing, phosphating, rinsing and passivation of large fabricated or machined parts.

The machine uses a three-stage spray-wash process and is fitted with a large removable loading basket mounted on a mobile transfer trolley. Its approximately 2,000 mm basket diameter and 1,000 kg load capacity make it suitable for sizeable steel fabrications, engineering components, machine parts, agricultural components and items requiring preparation before powder coating, wet painting or other finishing operations.

Key Features

• Manufactured by Vixen Surface Treatments
• Model: Jetwash FL200 / FL 2 metre
• Year: 2006
• Front-loading industrial spray-wash machine
• Three-stage wash, rinse and passivation process
• Degreasing and phosphating carried out in the first stage
• Separate rinse stage
• Final passivation stage
• Approximately 2,000 mm diameter component basket
• Maximum stated load capacity of approximately 1,000 kg
• Mobile basket transfer trolley
• Pneumatically operated vertical guillotine door
• Heavy-duty rotating spray booms
• Fixed spray pipework
• PLC-based machine control
• HMI control interface
• Automatic water-fill system
• Steam-extraction fan
• Multi-basket debris filtration
• Electrically heated process tanks
• Stainless-steel double-skin insulated wash cabinet
• Automatic discharge arrangement for contaminated wash solution
• Suitable for component preparation before painting or powder coating

Process Description

The Vixen FL200 is designed to wash and phosphate components simultaneously during the first stage of the process. Phosphating lightly etches the metal surface, helping improve paint adhesion and potentially removing the need for a separate etch-primer stage in suitable applications.

Parts are loaded onto the mobile mesh basket, which is mounted on a heavy-duty trolley. The trolley is pushed into position and locked within the wash chamber. Once the pneumatic door is closed and the safety sequence is confirmed, the programmed wash cycle begins.

Stage 1 — Degreasing and Phosphating

Heated wash and phosphate solution is sprayed from the process tank through rotating and fixed spray booms onto the components.

The original machine information indicates that a typical phosphating wash cycle may run for approximately 3 to 10 minutes, depending on the parts, contamination level, chemical concentration and required finish.

Stage 2 — Rinse

Components are rinsed to remove residual phosphating solution.

The rinse stage may operate using cold, warm or heated water, depending on the installed machine configuration and process requirements.

Stage 3 — Passivation

A final rinse or passivation solution is applied after the main wash cycle. The original specification describes the use of passivation chemicals mixed with demineralised water.

This final treatment can help prepare cleaned parts for subsequent finishing operations and assist with flash-rust control before painting or powder coating.

Technical Specification

Manufacturer: Vixen Surface Treatments

Model: Jetwash FL200 / FL 2 metre

Year: 2006

Machine type: Front-loading 3-stage spray-wash machine

Main applications: Degreasing, phosphating, rinsing and passivation

Basket diameter: 2,000 mm

Maximum basket load: 1,000 kg

Loading arrangement: Mobile basket and transfer trolley

Basket trolley: Rail-mounted, approximately 16 wheels

Door type: Pneumatic vertical guillotine door

Wash-cycle control: PLC and HMI

Wash-cycle time: Adjustable

Typical phosphating cycle: Approximately 3–10 minutes

Wash-tank heating: 3 × 9 kW elements

Passivation-tank heating: 2 × 9 kW elements

Optional/heated rinse provision: 2 × 9 kW elements where fitted

Electrical supply: 3-phase, neutral and earth

Minimum stated electrical capacity: Approximately 63 A

Compressed-air requirement: Approximately 5 cfm at 70 psi

Steam-extraction connection: Approximately 100 mm flange

Filtration: Multiple removable basket debris filters

Control functions: Pump, heaters, temperature, cycle time and indication

Approximate machine body width: 2,690 mm

Approximate overall length with trolley: 4,981 mm

Approximate overall height: 3,905 mm

Approximate process chamber height: 2,260 mm

Approximate chamber opening height: 1,150 mm

Approximate front machine width shown: 3,010 mm

The original general-arrangement drawings show an approximate overall length of 4,981 mm, a machine-body length of approximately 2,690 mm, and an overall height of approximately 3,905 mm. The front-elevation drawing indicates a width of approximately 3,010 mm across the main machine structure.

Basket and Loading System

The machine is designed around a large circular loading basket of approximately 2 metres diameter.

The basket is mounted on a heavy-duty mobile trolley intended to allow components to be loaded outside the machine and transferred into the washing chamber. The original specification states that the trolley is supported on approximately 16 wheels and that the complete basket arrangement is designed to handle loads of up to approximately 1 tonne.

This loading system is particularly useful for:

• Large fabricated steel parts
• Weldments
• Machined components
• Agricultural components
• Automotive parts
• Production fixtures
• Castings
• Engineering assemblies
• Components handled by overhead crane
• Batch cleaning before painting or powder coating

Wash Cabinet Construction

The wash cabinet is described as having a double-skin stainless-steel construction.

The cavity between the two skins is insulated to help retain heat within the process chamber. Stainless-steel or other non-corrosive components are used in vulnerable internal wash areas to improve durability and resistance to heated chemicals and moisture.

Heating System

The machine’s original specification lists the following heating arrangement:

• Wash tank: 3 × 9 kW immersion heaters
• Passivation tank: 2 × 9 kW immersion heaters
• Heated rinse stage, where fitted: 2 × 9 kW immersion heaters

The heaters are thermostatically controlled through the PLC system. The machine is designed to prevent normal operation until the process water has reached the required programmed temperature.

PLC and HMI Controls

The machine is fitted with a PLC-based control system and operator HMI.

The original control description lists functions including:

• Wash pump on and off
• Heater control
• Temperature adjustment
• Wash-cycle time adjustment
• Temperature indication
• Automatic process sequencing
• Door control
• Emergency stop
• Cycle start
• Automatic filling

The programmable control arrangement allows process settings to be adjusted for different component types and production requirements.

Automatic Water Filling

An automatic fill system is fitted to maintain the required process-tank water levels.

Electronic float switches signal the PLC, which operates solenoid valves to replenish the relevant tanks. The original design allows the wash tank to be replenished using water transferred from the rinse stage, helping reduce detergent contamination of fresh rinse water and improving water utilisation.

Filtration

The returning wash solution passes through multiple removable basket-type debris filters.

These filters collect swarf, scale and larger particles removed during washing. Their external access position is designed to make routine removal and cleaning more straightforward.

Steam Extraction

Steam is removed from the wash chamber through an extraction fan positioned toward the rear of the machine.

The original specification provides for an approximately 100 mm connection flange to allow suitable extraction ducting or a flue to be attached.

Automatic Discharge

The original machine specification describes an automatic discharge arrangement connected to the pressure side of the wash pump.

This system periodically removes dirty wash solution and allows an automatic fill and detergent-dosing arrangement to restore the correct operating fluid level and concentration. Exact installed dosing and discharge equipment should be physically confirmed on the machine.

Typical Applications

The Vixen Jetwash FL200 may be suitable for:

• Industrial component degreasing
• Steel-component phosphating
• Pre-treatment before powder coating
• Pre-treatment before wet painting
• Fabrication cleaning
• Cleaning welded assemblies
• Removing oil, grease and workshop contamination
• Cleaning agricultural machinery parts
• Automotive and commercial-vehicle components
• Machinery refurbishment
• Maintenance-department parts cleaning
• Batch washing of production components
• Surface preparation before finishing
• Cleaning castings and machined parts
• Industrial wash and passivation processes

Why Buy This Vixen FL200?

The Vixen FL200 provides a complete enclosed treatment process for companies that need to clean and chemically prepare large components before finishing.

Its three-stage arrangement combines washing and phosphating, rinsing and passivation in one machine. This can reduce manual handling and eliminate the need to transfer components between multiple separate tanks.

The large two-metre loading basket and one-tonne stated load capacity make it particularly attractive to powder-coating companies, engineering businesses, vehicle-component manufacturers and fabrication workshops processing medium-to-large industrial parts.

Machine Condition and Inspection

This is a used 2006 Vixen Jetwash FL200 Degreasing and Phosphating Machine, offered subject to prior sale and availability.

Prospective buyers should inspect the machine and verify:

• Tank condition
• Pumps and spray-boom operation
• Heater operation
• PLC and HMI functions
• Door operation and safety interlocks
• Filtration system
• Steam-extraction equipment
• Trolley and basket condition
• Electrical requirements
• Compressed-air requirements
• Chemical compatibility
• Automatic filling and dosing equipment
• Any water-treatment or demineralisation requirements
• Effluent-disposal and environmental requirements

The buyer is responsible for ensuring that the machine, process chemicals, drainage, extraction and wastewater-disposal arrangements comply with the regulations applicable at the installation location.

Important Specification Notice

All specifications, dimensions, capacities, heating ratings, services, operating descriptions and equipment details are approximate and are provided for guidance only.

The information has been compiled from the original 2006 Vixen quotation and general-arrangement documentation supplied with the machine. Actual specifications may vary according to serial number, final build configuration, subsequent modifications, installed options and current machine condition.

FAQ

What is the Vixen Jetwash FL200?

The Vixen Jetwash FL200 is a large front-loading industrial spray-wash machine designed to degrease, phosphate, rinse and passivate engineering components.

What size is the loading basket?

The loading basket is approximately 2,000 mm in diameter.

What is the maximum load capacity?

The original specification states a maximum load capacity of approximately 1,000 kg.

Is this only a degreasing machine?

No. It is designed as a three-stage machine capable of washing and phosphating, rinsing and applying a final passivation treatment.

Is it suitable for powder-coating preparation?

Yes. The machine was designed for component cleaning and phosphating before painting or powder coating, subject to the chemicals and process settings used.

Does the machine heat the process liquids?

Yes. The original specification provides electric heaters for the wash and passivation tanks, with provision for heated rinse where fitted.

Does it have automatic controls?

Yes. The machine uses PLC and HMI controls for process sequencing, pumps, heaters, temperature and wash-cycle time.

Does it require compressed air?

Yes. The original documentation states a minimum compressed-air requirement of approximately 5 cfm at 70 psi.

What electrical supply is required?

The original documentation specifies a three-phase supply with neutral and earth, rated at no less than approximately 63 amps. The actual machine nameplate must be checked before connection.

Can large components be loaded by crane?

The original literature states that heavy parts may be loaded onto the basket using an overhead crane, subject to safe lifting procedures and the basket’s maximum load rating.

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