The celebration ‘Millennium’ Wogaard Coolant Saver marks the fact that over 1,000 of the units have been already been installed, with more added every day.
Manufacturers and precision engineering subcontractors alike have embraced the multifaceted benefits offered by the Coolant Saver. Not only can machine shops directly save a significant amount of money by recovering any neat oil or water miscible coolant dragged out of the machine tool by the swarf, they can also save on material handling and waste disposal.
The simplistic design and execution of the Wogaard Coolant Saver belies the potential benefits it can provide to manufacturing companies. Using very few component elements it efficiently collects the cutting fluid which is normally dragged out of the machine tool by the swarf that is evacuated by the automatic chip conveyor or swarf auger and wasted. The cutting fluid is reclaimed by siphoning it from the chip-container and returning it to the machine tools main coolant tank for reuse.
It consists of a stainless steel vacuum cup that is simply placed on the bottom surface of the chip container, and a Venturi-unit that branches off the pipe supplying coolant or cutting fluid to the CNC machine tools spindle or coolant nozzles. This generates the vacuum required to return the collected liquid back to the CNC machine’s main coolant reservoir. The vacuum cup is fitted with a filter mesh to prevent chips and small debris from entering the system.
Another business consideration that comes to the fore is the positive environmental impact achieved by the Coolant Saver. Wogaard promotes its philosophy of reduce, reuse and recycle where possible. As businesses push for ISO 14001, the Coolant Saver can make a dramatic difference to the goal of a greener operation for a very modest outlay. Actual customer examples highlight not just the return on investment, but also the carbon footprint reduction achieved.
NEW HV unit launched at Advanced Engineering
Wogaard launched its new high viscosity (HV) neat oil recovery Coolant Saver at Advanced Engineering 2015. If you run Swiss-style CNC sliding headstock lathes with heavier neat oil as a coolant or your machine tools are fitted with lower powered coolant pumps, Wogaard has the ideal method of recovering any fluid dragged out. The new HV Coolant Saver uses enhanced Venturi technology to generate a more powerful vacuum – enough to tackle neat oils up to 32 cst with just 0.2 bar pressure at the nozzle.
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