Coolant Filtration Equipment

Modern cutting tools that meet today's growing demands for tolerance, performance and efficiency can only be produced economically under optimal production conditions. A look behind the scenes at the global tool manufacturer, Jongen Tool GmbH, and their new production facility in Germany reveals the technical complexity involved in manufacturing inserts and solid carbide end mills with consistent high quality.

Abanaki Corp. will release the latest in coolant maintenance, the Oil Boss. The Oil Boss's unique filtration system, specialized collection medium and dual-chambered design removes oil from coolant with ease, according to the company.

Sunnen's new SVF series Grit Guard coolant filter is a build-to-suit solution with progressively higher levels of filtration available, along with chilling, to meet process requirements in abrasive machining. Base Grit Guard models are available in 55- and 110-gallon capacities, equipped with twin and quad Sunnen PF filter cartridges, with a total filtration capacity of 8,800 in.2 and 17,600 in.2 respectively.

Transor Filter USA offers a line of central oil filtration systems for tool and cutter grinders. The units can be expanded by adding a filter module that consists of three filter vessels, filter pump and plumbing. Model V9 can service up to 10 grinders, and the system can incorporate three additional machines by adding a module.

Filtration system manufacturer Vomat, Treuen, Germany, supports grinding operations with sophisticated fine filtration technology that contributes to the overall process of producing high quality tools economically, according to a recent news release from oelheld U.S. Inc. When it comes to the filtration of metal coolants, oelheld cautioned tool manufacturers not compromise.

Flow Pro Products' high strength rare earth magnetic filters deliver high performance filtration levels for minimally ferrous materials such as high speed steels, tool steels and carbides, and final metalworking processes for close tolerance component manufacturing.

Comat Technologies Inc. introduces the 1F14US-15 to the USA.

Solids-from-Liquid Centrifuges from Eriez HydroFlow provide continuous media-free filtration of both metallic and non-metallic solids from industrial fluids.

Recently, PRAB has added fully automatic centrifuges, which means there is little to no maintenance associated with cleaning the centrifuge.

In tool grinding, the cost of cooling lubricants is generally higher than the cost of grinding wheels. Therefore, cooling lubricants offer considerable potential to reduce production costs. To capitalize on this potential, the manufacturer needs not only quality grinding oils but also capable fine filtration equipment from Vomat, which is distributed by oelheld U.S. Inc.

With rising energy costs, new laws and a new environmental conscience, the topic of energy efficiency of production machinery is increasingly being discussed and influences more and more purchasing decisions. The same holds true for filtration systems designed to clean cooling lubricants in the tool manufacturing process.

In tool grinding all individual processing steps are part of a coherent value chain. Therefore, it is important that the filtration process of metal coolants is integrated seamlessly in this value chain. When operational requirements or technical improvements cause changes and flexibility is needed, the filtration system should meet those new needs.