Goodway wins Gold Dealer Design Award from ACHR News
The Gold award in the HVAC Commercial Equipment category goes to Goodway Technologies’ updated RAM-5DC-ID Chiller Tube Cleaner, which now features the Reverse Stop Assembly Speed-Feed Gun. This advanced system helps contractors and facility engineers clean large-volume smooth bore or enhanced tube bundles with increased ease, speed, and effectiveness, said Mark Rothenhausen, senior director of sales operations at Goodway Technologies.
“The updated gun combines our speed-feed technology to fire the shaft quickly into the tube from a pull of the trigger with the new Reverse Stop Assembly, which automatically detects when the brush is retracted from the tube and stops it in the optimal position,” he said. “Its ergonomic design and user-friendly interface make it easy to operate, while its durable construction ensures long-term reliability. With a focus on functionality and productivity, the RAM-5 Chiller Tube Cleaner delivers exceptional cleaning results and streamlining maintenance processes for a wide range of industrial applications.”
Speed-feed technology significantly improves the efficiency of tube cleaning jobs, allowing them to be completed up to four times faster than traditional methods, said Rothenhausen. This is achieved through the automation of loading and unloading the cleaning shaft into the tubes. In addition, variable-speed integration provides the operator with complete control of the shaft insertion speed and brush rotation to improve cleaning results, especially with enhanced tubes.
Brent Perry, a service coordinator at a building management company in Florida, is a big fan of the new chiller tube cleaner.
“With the previous version, people would suck the tube back up into the handle,” he said. “This new one has a sensor on it that keeps it from going back up in the handle. It's much easier, and it's much faster. We've always used RAM-4 chiller tube cleaners, but the new one with the automatic gun makes things a lot simpler. Goodway Technologies always has good tools.”
Two years of research went into developing the new RAM-5DC-ID, with customer engagement being the most critical step in its design, said Rothenhausen.
“For two years, the team engaged with contractors and facility engineers to discuss the benefits and challenges of the existing tube cleaners,” he said. “This feedback, along with consumer research, was used to determine potential features and improvements. Throughout the design process, testing was implemented multiple times to gauge effectiveness and outcomes.”
Goodway Technologies plans to continue to listen to feedback from their customers about the RAM-5DC-ID, in order to help identify areas of opportunity or improvement — from design enhancements to accessories that improve productivity.
“Our focus is on providing a high-quality and effective solution that achieves optimal results,” said Rothenhausen.
