COOLANTS & CUTTING OILS INDUSTRY NEWS & PRODUCT UPDATE
At-machine coolant recycling Briefs
Freddy Products has launched its Coolant Health Unit
(CHU). Developed in conjunction with the manufacturing
team at Rolls-Royce, the Freddy CHU is said to be a costeffective
and efficient system for cleaning coolant in
machine tools.
The CHU goes beyond the recycling of cutting fluid as it
can also clean the sump of the machine tool, removing
stubborn residue and swarf. Unlike previous fluid
extraction and recycling units, the Freddy CHU has the
ability to continuously recycle coolant at the machine,
unmanned. For machine tools with relatively large coolant
sumps, the CHU can recycle the coolant while the
machine is operational, keeping spindles turning during
coolant and sump cleaning. The CHU reduces the time to
clean cutting fluid in machine tools: recycling 2,500 litres
of coolant takes place in less than one hour.
Importantly, the 151 kg (365 kg when full) CHU can
be easily moved around the workshop on its castors, while
the 2 kW motor runs off a single-phase 110 V power
supply.
Managing director at Freddy, Simon Hanmer, says:
“A CHU delivered to Rolls-Royce in August 2019 saved
24,000 litres of coolant in just four weeks. That was
achieved by cleaning coolant and recycling it back to the
machines, avoiding the financial and environmental cost
of disposal. In terms of numbers, the oil that is not being
taken off-site and replaced is equating to a £9,000 saving
in a short period of time. Of note, we can refurbish some
existing Freddy vacuums to integrate this technology.”
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Smarter coolant control from Castrol
Castrol (https://is.gd/iyoxoy) has
released SmartControl, an
automated solution for intelligently
managing water-miscible
metalworking fluids.
“We at Castrol know that
managing cooling
lubricants involves
numerous manual
processes,” says
Mathias
Buschbeck,
global industrial
strategy
implementation
leader at Castrol.
“These include
sampling, testing
control measures and
documentation, for instance, which
isn’t an efficient use of customer
time and resources. That’s why
we’ve developed Castrol
SmartControl, our automated
solution for real-time condition
monitoring. When using Castrol
SmartControl, customers can
manage their cooling lubricants
much more effectively and
efficiently, and limit the associated
health and safety risks.”
SmartControl works by
integrating XBB cooling lubricant
technology from Castrol with
Industry 4.0 technology in the
form of real-time
condition
monitoring. The
system
continuously
measures the
concentrations,
pH values,
conductivity,
temperatures
and volumetric
flow rates of
metalworking fluids. Any
deviation from the specification
sends an immediate warning to
company and production IT systems.
As SmartControl does not require
manual sampling, no time is lost
getting samples to a lab and there
are thus no delays due to late report
shipping. What’s more, the system
cleans and calibrates itself, ensuring
continuous precision.
Water-miscible cutting &
grinding fluid
Fuchs Lubricants (https://
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EcoCool Global 20, a worldwideapproved
water-miscible cutting
and grinding fluid for automotive
component manufacturers. Alex
Holmes, UK industrial product
manager, says: “Customers have
reported up to a 43% reduction
in tooling costs when using the
latest EcoCool Global platform
with existing tooling, although
greater savings can be realised
when tools are optimised for the
process. In the laboratory,
cutting speeds have been
increased by up to 16% to
provide real benefits in
productivity, while maintaining
excellent tool life.
Filtermist cleans up
Canadian company Ace Rivet
and Fastener Inc is enjoying a
cleaner workshop, following the
installation of four S400 oil mist
collectors from Filtermist
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company was experiencing high
volumes of oil mist and smoke
from the cold heading machines
used in its Ontario production
facility, so contacted Filtermist’s
Canadian distributor, AMT
Machine Tools, to identify how
this issue could be resolved.
The installation at the
Canadian firm has eliminated oil
mist and smoke from the cold
heading machine, as Ace Rivet
and Fastener Inc’s machine
operator, Pherci Pangantihon,
confirms: “The S400 Filtermist
unit not only fixed our smoke
and oil mist problems in our
plant but also, with its compact
design, helped us do away with
having pipes and venting
installed. Furthermore, it has
been an integral part in
improving the air quality in our
building.”
Support with
HSE compliance
Total Lubricants (https://is.gd/
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businesses to ensure they have
the correct procedures in place
for controlling exposure to the
mist and fumes created in
metalworking processes, and
thus comply with regulatory
requirements. Enforceable by
law under The COSHH 2002
regulations, business owners
have a duty of care to ensure
the risks from exposure to mist
and fumes produced by oil and
metalworking fluids are properly
managed.
Total Lubricants introduced
Folia to the UK market in 2019.
Folia contains fewer hazardous
components than conventional
metalworking fluids and is
formaldehyde- and boron-free,
odour-free, creates no fumes,
due to its high cooling power and
is not a source of skin condition
dermatitis.
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