Fluid management is an essential part of chip management in that reclaiming fluids provides a rapid ROI, as well as substantial environmental benefits. It has two general components – handling the fluid (its capture, transport and containment), and filtering it. Inter-Source fluid handling ensures capture and containment from any point in and throughout the entire reclamation process, and is typically an essential function supporting pucking (chip densification).
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Settling tank for gross separation. A drag conveyor is typically integrated to remove the sediment and fines for further processing.
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Oil pump-back system to return reclaimed fluids.
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Drag conveyor settling tank utilizing steam-generated heat to reduce viscosity and therefore aid in removal of fines.
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In a similar application, a sump pumping system evacuates chips and coolant from the machining center, piping them directly into an overhead pipe network to a central coolant filter.
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Satellite fluid management equipment utilizes a lengthy drag conveyor to collect scrap from four CNC machining centers. Coolant is separated and pumped (overhead) to a central coolant filter while chips are collected regionally and transported for further
processing.
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Flume shredder sizing chips at the end of a coolant flume before the chips/coolant slurry are pumped back to a central coolant filter.
