Automation, Parts Cleaning and Coolant Filtration in One System
As bids came in for new systems for plant automation, parts cleaning and deburring, as well as centralized coolant filtration systems for the company's engine block and head production line, Cummins found that Dürr Ecoclean could handle all three ta...
Long-Lasting Coolant Reduces Costs, Downtime
This shop provides a case in point of the substantial savings that can be realized with the proper coolant formulation. Rustlick Ultracut Pro, available from ITW Rocol North America, lasted twice as long in the sump than the shop’s previous coolant,...
Cost-Cutting Coolant Quells Odor, Dermatitis
Switching to Dyna Cool K2002, a semi-synthetic metalworking fluid, eliminated this shop’s difficulties with coolant odor, short sump life and dermatitis.
Filtration System Sifts Out Costs, Cycle Time
This lapping and grinding shop recently moved into fine grinding (otherwise known as flat honing). A filtration unit from Transor Filter ensured its new fine grinding machine could provide the fine surface finishes and tight tolerances for which it ...
Coolant-Cleaning Device Slashes Downtime
Founded in 1975, Stanfordville Machine supplies precision parts to the semiconductor, medical, aerospace and electronics industries. Running a busy shop with 24 machines, Stanfordville management continuously invests in new machines to stay a...
Coolant Filtering System Delivers A Clutch Performance
Sludge and grit in contaminated coolant can build up in the moving parts of machine tools and increase component wear, adversely impacting productivity. Faced with rising maintenance costs and increased machine downtime, this manufacturer of automot...
Cutting-Edge Cutting Oil
This shop sought after a lubricant that would eliminate the drawbacks of oil, upgrade the overall quality of production and save money by reducing tool changes. It found Picocut Code Blue by Pico Chemical Corporation as the answer to its problems. T...
Effective Filtration Adds Machining Hours
Sussek Machine says its expertise extends beyond what one might expect of a traditional job shop. Off-highway equipment OEMs comprise a large portion of the shop’s clientele, as the company machines steering arms, knuckles, shifter forks and other c...
Synthetic Coolant Shines In Shop-Wide Applications
TNS Machining (Muskego, Wisconsin) is both a prototype and production machining job shop. After working in the machining industry for many years, Thomas Rowinski, Jr. and his sons started this business in 1981 because they wanted to provide customer...
Separator Solves Tramp Oil Dilemma
Debco Machine, Inc. (Natick, Massachusetts), a job shop specializing in precision components from aluminum, plastics and stainless steel, was faced with what it characterized as a particularly demanding requirement for tramp oil removal from the sum...
