Supporting military vehicles to reach their PWD and beyond
Whether battling opposition forces in a war-zone, providing disaster-relief to communities or fulfilling a peacekeeping mission abroad, ground-based military vehicles are required to operate in extremely harsh and diverse conditions, while sustaining a high availability rate and reliability.
Excluding the risk of battle damage and mechanical failure, the greatest threat to defence vehicles achieving their PWD is corrosion. This is why Solidus Industries supply a range of first class cleaning solutions to protect and extend the lifespan of ground based military vehicles.
For exterior cleaning of land combat and transport vehicles, our Zi-400 HD Industrial is a highly robust and effective cleaner that provides unparalled protection against corrosion. Extensively tested by the Australian DST (Defence Scientific and Technology Organisation), Zi-400 is not only scientifically proven to prevent corrosion in metals, it also has the unique ability to stop existing corrosion after the process has begun.
Additionally, our Cleen Screen Window and Canopy Cleaner provides a crystal clear distortion free finish, perfect for use on windscreens, helmet visors, sunglasses, protective goggles, binoculars, touch screens and instrument panels.
Solidus Industries are also Oceania distributors for ZOK products, a range of powerful water based gas turbine engine cleaners. ZOK 27 is the ultimate cleaning product for M1 Abrams Battle Tank engines to achieve maximum performance, reduce wear and tear, minimise fuel burn and inhibit corrosion.
A Strategic Defence Against Corrosion
Our world leading cleaning products have a range of applications for land based defence forces:
Land Combat & Transport Vehicle Exterior Cleaners
Windscreen, Visor & Binocular Cleaners
Trusted Cleaning Products for Military Vehicles
Zi-400 HD Aviation
Corrosion Inhibiting Multi Purpose Industrial Cleaner
Zi-400 HD is a cutting edge colloidal cleaner that is water based, non-hazardous and highly effective at removing the toughest of residue build ups on heat exchangers, general plant and equipment and in fuel pipelines. Scientifically proven to inhibit corrosion, Zi-400 HD is the ideal multi purpose cleaning product for any oil and gas facility.
Zok 27
Gas Turbine Compressor Cleaner
Originally formulated for the UK Ministry of Defence, this powerful water based Gas Turbine Compressor Cleaner is officially certified by the world leading manufacturers to the LNG industry including Siemens, General Electric, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney, Solar Turbines and Kawasaki.
Zok 27 Gold Standard
Gas Turbine Compressor Cleaner
This environmentally friendly solvent based cleaner is formulated with plant based surfactants, meeting the gold standard for ecological sustainability for use in the North Sea as outlined in the OSPAR convention. Perfect for offshore oil rigs operating Gas Turbine Compressor Engines in ecologically sensitive environments.
Cleen Screen
Crystal Clear Multi Purpose Windscreen and Canopy Cleaner
Originally formulated for the UK Ministry of Defence, this powerful water based Gas Turbine Compressor Cleaner is officially certified by the world leading manufacturers to the Power Generation industry including Siemens, General Electric, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney, Solar Turbines and Kawasaki.
Apollo Foamer
Detergent Foam Applicator
This environmentally friendly solvent based cleaner is formulated with plant based surfactants, meeting the gold standard for ecological sustainability for use in the North Sea as outlined in the OSPAR convention. A powerful water based Gas Turbine Compressor Cleaner specially designed to create as little ecological impact as possible.
Demineralised Water Units
Corrosion Inhibiting Multi Purpose Industrial Cleaner
Originally formulated for the UK Ministry of Defence, this powerful water based Gas Turbine Compressor Cleaner is officially certified by the world leading manufacturers to the Power Generation industry including Siemens, General Electric, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney, Solar Turbines and Kawasaki.
Exterior Cleaners for
Land Combat & Transport Vehicles
All ground-based military vehicles are exposed to corrosive contaminants in their line of duty, from hard burnt-on carbon deposits from weapon blowback during armed combat, to blood, grease and oil smears, to environmental build-ups of dust, mud, sand and salts.
One of the greatest threats to the longevity of defence vehicles is corrosion. With its powerful cleaning capabilities and advanced corrosion preventing formula, Solidus Industries Zi-400 HD Industrial cleaner is the optimal cleaning solution for heavy armoured fighting vehicles, combat vehicles, reconnaissance vehicles, protected mobility vehicles, unprotected field vehicles, logistics vehicles and engineering equipment.
Safe, robust and easy to use, Zi-400 HD not only prevents corrosion from developing in military platforms, it is also scientifically proven to arrest existing corrosion after the process has begun.
Applied with our Apollo Foam Applicator, a regular washing schedule with Zi-400 HD will assist land based military vehicles to not only reach their PWD, but extend their lifespan as is often required.
Give troops the edge when clear vision is mission critical
For environments where high visibility is mission critical, Solidus Industries have developed Cleen Screen, a state-of-the-art window and plastics cleaner that provides a crystal clear, halo and distortion free finish.
Water based and non-flammable, Cleen Screen is the perfect cleaning product for helmet visors, sunglasses, protective goggles, binoculars, windscreens, windows, touch screens and instrument panels, while also doubling as a highly effective spot cleaner on hard non-optical surfaces.
Protect Battle Tank Engines With ZOK
Heavy armoured fighting vehicles require massive horsepower to drive them. This is why M1 Abrams Battle Tanks are built with gas turbine engines. These robust engines provide the grunt required to traverse muddy rivers, marshy swamp lands, dense jungle and rocky desert terrains while scaling or crushing obstacles in their path like low lying walls, barbed wire and cars.
For squadron commanders, maintaining peak operational efficiency of their battle tank engines is a high priority. Operating at ground level in environments where the air quality is low can greatly reduce the efficiency of the gas compressor, causing the engine to work harder and at higher temperatures to get the job done. Not only does this increase wear and tear on the motor, every 50°C rise in exhaust gas temperature (EGT) equates to 1% increase in fuel burn. In a vehicle that consumes an extraordinary 1.15 litres of fuel per kilometre (or 0.6 mpg), this fuel burn increase can lead to a significant blowout in operational costs over the course of a mission.
Additionally, environmental contaminants such as smoke, fumes, grime, dust and salts are highly corrosive to gas turbine engines. This fouling can lead to unnecessary downtime and costly maintenance.
This is why Solidus Industries are the Oceania distributors of ZOK products, a range of revolutionary gas turbine engine cleaners that have achieved first class results in military vehicles across the world.
We recommend a combination of on-line and off-line washing with ZOK 27 to boost engine performance and availability, inhibit corrosion, reduce fuel consumption and increase the overall lifespan of engine components. ZOK 27 is approved for use by Honeywell, manufacturer of the gas turbine engines in Abrams M1 Battle Tanks.
Professor Hinton Case Study Synopsis
A combined cycle power station operated by Sithe Sterling Energy in upstate New York was responsible for providing electricity to a nearby Oneida manufacturing plant.
With an integrated fitout of a GE Frame 6B gas turbine compressor engine, Zurn HRSG and extraction steam turbine, Sithe estimated that to successfully meet their supply demands they would need to maintain an availability rate of 95.6% and reliability factor of 97.0% of their gas turbine compressor engines.
Thanks to a regular cleaning program using ZOK, their actual results were significantly higher.
| Actual Availability Rate | Actual Reliability Factor | |
| 98.5% | 99% | Year 1 |
| 96.5% | 98% | Year 2 |
| 99.3% | 99.9% | Year 3 |
The Power of Preventative Maintenance
Sithe attributed this success to a consistent routine of washing their gas turbine compressor engine to ensure peak performance. An on-line water wash was performed each day the engine was in operation, with ZOK 27 detergent used on alternate days. For on-line hot washes, ZOK would be used for the first 3 minutes of the water wash, followed by a 17 minute rinse. In addition to daily hot washes, Sithe performed a quarterly off-line cold wash with ZOK.
The balance of consistent on-line and off-line washes is the key to success. Sithe experienced this first hand during a period when they ran their gas turbine compressor engine for 201 consecutive days without an off-line wash. Their calculations showed that the gas turbine output had fallen by 5.6% and the heat rate by 2.4%. Following an off-line wash with ZOK 27, the engine’s performance was restored to its original levels.
Thanks to Sithe’s consistent routine of on-line and off-line washing with ZOK 27, readings between quarterly off-line cleans showed only a minimal reduction of output performance (0.4%) and minimal heat rate increases (0.3%).
Our Clients in the Defence Forces
