Eriez HydroFlow reports that a growing number of leading manufacturers from around the globe are utilizing the company's Comat superfiltration systems on thousands of machine tools, superfiltering 530,000 U.S. gallons of metalworking oil every minute. This technology is opening up new opportunities for these customers by eliminating restrictions on the types of metal they can filter, decreasing costs and reducing labor requirements.

Eriez Manager, Filtration Systems Darrell Milton explains that Eriez HydroFlow superfiltration systems remove particles down to 3-micron nominal and provide a number of advantages over competitors' offerings. He says, "Our technology eliminates the need for filter replacements, a common requirement for other companies' filtration systems which leads to thousands of dollars of costs for users. Not only do our systems enable customers to filter any kind of metal, they also provide a consistent flow rate output. This eliminates clogging issues often associated with lower-quality systems."

Eriez HydroFlow also gives users the power of state-of-the-art monitoring technology for greater control and flexibility. Customers can use their PC, tablet or smartphone to remotely monitor, manage and adjust their superfiltration system. Milton says, "With our remote app, it is possible to monitor our Superfiltration Systems in real time and immediately choose an Adaptive Optimization Cycle to meet different daily working conditions of machine tools."

Eriez HydroFlow partnered with Milan, Italy-based Comat S.r.l. to bring superfiltration technology to North America in 2016 and, according to the company, the response in the marketplace has been overwhelmingly positive. Eriez HydroFlow superfiltration systems are most often connected with grinders, sharpening, lapping and honing machines. They are also commonly applied to automatic lathe units to filter oil recovered from chips centrifugation, from the periodic emptying of the tanks and for the oil used at high pressure for the drilling process. A diverse range of markets rely on superfiltration systems, including aerospace, medical, automotive, bearings, glass machining, tools manufacturing and sharpening and saw blade manufacturing.