Every wheel that comes into a wheel & brake shop arrives the same way: coated in carbon brake dust, runway grime, and hydraulic film — and every one has to be clean before NDT inspection can even begin. Hand-scrubbing wheels is slow, inconsistent, and hard on techs. A purpose-built wheel washer turns that bottleneck into a fast, automated cycle.
Solvent Recycling Systems supplies Magido aqueous wheel washing systems — including the large-capacity Magido L-212, configured with front and rear guillotine doors for pass-through loading. Multiple Magido wheel washers, including the L-212, are installed and running at aerospace MRO operations across the country.
Why aqueous, why purpose-built
Carbon dust containment. Brake dust belongs in the machine’s filtration, not in your shop air or on your techs. An enclosed aqueous cycle captures it.
Gentle on wheel halves, hard on grime. Water-based chemistry at controlled temperature and pressure cleans aluminum wheel halves without aggressive solvents.
Consistent, documented cycles. PLC-controlled wash/rinse means every wheel gets the same cycle — the kind of repeatability quality systems like.
Sized for aviation wheels. The L-212 platform carries a 59″ × 59″ turntable rated to roughly 1,540 lbs standard (expandable toward 5,000 lbs), with a wash pump moving ~145 GPM — capacity for center hubs and wheel halves at production volume, rated at up to 5 basket cycles per hour.
Pass-through workflow. The wheel-shop configuration adds front AND rear guillotine doors: dirty hubs load from one side, clean hubs exit the other. The washer sits in the flow of the shop instead of at the end of a dead-end aisle — no double-handling, and a natural dirty-side/clean-side separation that quality auditors like.
In service now
Multiple Magido wheel washing systems — including the L-212 — are installed and running today at aerospace MRO operations across the country, cleaning aircraft wheel and brake components as part of daily production.
What a cycle looks like
- Center hubs load through the front guillotine door onto the 59″ turntable
- Heated aqueous wash — ~145 GPM at spray pressure, up to ~158°F, Incoloy-heated 164-gal wash tank
- Dedicated rinse stage from a separate 114-gal rinse tank (~92 GPM)
- Rear guillotine door opens — hubs exit on the clean side, ready for inspection
L-212 platform specs
Base machine — wheel-shop configuration adds pass-through doors
| Spec | Magido L-212 (X-53 series) |
|---|---|
| Turntable | 59″ × 59″ (1500 × 1500 mm) · ~39″ part height clearance |
| Load capacity | ~1,540 lbs standard · expandable toward 5,000 lbs |
| Wash system | ~145 GPM @ ~65 PSI · pump upgrades to 15–20+ HP available |
| Rinse system | Dedicated ~92 GPM rinse from separate tank |
| Tanks | ~164-gal wash · ~114-gal rinse · Incoloy heating elements |
| Max temp | ~158°F (70°C) |
| Construction | 100% AISI 304 stainless — tank, cabinet, pump, turntable, spray bars |
| Throughput | Up to 5 basket cycles/hour |
| Doors | Wheel-shop config: front + rear guillotine (pass-through) |
Specifying a wheel washer
Every shop’s mix is different — narrow-body vs. wide-body wheels, halves vs. assemblies, throughput per shift. Tell us what you process and we’ll spec the machine, the chemistry, and the real number. If you’re comparing against other wheel washer suppliers — good; we’ll put the spec sheets side by side with you.
Send us your wheel mix and daily volume — we’ll come back with a machine recommendation and a quote.
Also for the wheel shop
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