I got a call from an industrial supply company last week who had a customer looking for two solutions for one application. They machine parts out of PEEK plastic. The bit was getting too hot, creating warping and other heat-related damage. And, not all the machining shavings were being fully removed from the parts. Both of these problems were leading to an excess amount of rejected material.
I was able to recommend one product from our Spot Cooling line that would solve both problems. I suggested they offer a Model 5315 Cold Gun with Dual Point Hose Kit. One of the arms can be directed right at the bit to provide cooling. The other can be directed at the point of cut, to ensure proper removal of the chips and shavings created.
A quick, easy solution to handle two problems at one time and eliminate the rejected material issues.
Do you get tired of the nasty smell of rancid coolant? Do you hate dealing with the mess and sludge in your parts washer? Would you like to cut coolant costs by extending coolant life?
EXAIR’s video demonstrates the Chip Trapper™ which offers a fast, easy way to clean solids such as chips, swarf and shavings out of used coolants and other liquids. The Chip Trapper vacuums the coolant or liquid that is filled with debris into the included 55 gallon drum, trapping all the solids in a reusable filter bag. With a turn of the flow valve, clean liquid pumps back out. Expensive coolant that used to last only six weeks can now last six months with regular use of the Chip Trapper. It is ideal for use on machines with sumps, parts washers, tanks and storage containers.
Chip Trapper is compressed air powered and has no motors or impellers to clog or wear out. Safe operation is assured with a built-in pressure/vacuum relief and an automatic safety shutoff valve that prevents spills or overfilling.
Typically we use this blog space to illustrate an application in your normal problem/solution format. Our aim is to help you learn more about what our products can do and how they provide the results.
But today, using a little different approach, I am asking you to let us know what we are doing which could be done better or what we do not do and you think we should. I am aware that feedback from our customers and potential customers is an invaluable asset we may not always pursue in more and creative ways. The EXAIR blog presents itself as a new and more creative way to get some feedback.
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To lubricate well drill bits, a special liquid lubricant is circulated down and back out the hole. Along with it comes ground up rock which has to be separated before the liquid coolant is recirculated back to the drill head. This is done by passing it through a screen separator.
The issue is that the particulate is wet, which means that some of the coolant goes out the waste stream. The coolant is expensive. If any and all of it can be recovered, it presents a considerable cost savings.
Bill Billeaud, an inventor, came up with a way to blow the wet grindings with a Model 110006 6″ Super Air Knife, against a separation screen to blow the coolant off and recover more of the coolant.
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