UNION Nova Cleaning Machine

35, 40, 60, & 90 lb. Capacity

The Nova is a true immersion cleaning machine that washes exactly the same way our HL/HP machines do (with a full bath of solvent, filters, pump circulation, drum rotation, etc.).  A soap pump is standard.  The machine is designed for Class IIIA solvents (Hydrocarbon, Green Earth).

It consists of two filters (one powder spin filter and one cartridge filter) and two pumps, meaning each filter has its own pump so you would use the powder spin filter for tank 1, pump 1 and the cartridge filter for tank 2, pump 2.  By having two pumps, the solvent has little chance of cross contamination.  Also, the refrigerated solvent cooler is drained after each wash (for example, there could not be any dark solvent left in the solvent cooler if you run a light program immediately following a dark one). 

The powder used for darks is a specialized filter powder and can be mixed 50/50 with DE powder.  The filter cleaning program must be run after 20-25 loads.  We drop the filter into a decanter that has a special cloth filter bag and it strains out the powder and lint.  The cartridge filter consists of 2 large format split paper/ carbon core cartridges.  These filters should be changed on pressure (20-24 psi).

No still is present on this model.

  • No steam required- it has a special scroll compressor with special Freon so it does not need a steam coil for heat, only the heat pump.
  • No water- it has its own fans for cooling the refrigeration system, built onto the machine.
  • Low power consumption- unlike traditional “all electric” machines, the NOVA does not use electric elements which can take over 100 amps.  The Nova operates with a 40amp breaker for the 35lb model, 50 amp breaker for the 40lb model, and 60amp breaker for the 60lb model, 3 phase. The power consumption is 5,2 kw/h for the NOVA 40 and 5,6 kw/h for the NOVA 60.
  • Small amount of compressed air- 2CFM at 100 psi.
  • True wash with full level of solvent and soap.
  • 500 RPM extraction with inverter control of the washing and extraction speeds.

    Cycle times average 63 minutes +/- normal type garments (factory programs).

  • Small/Narrow footprint.