Companies can spend upwards of $100,000 each and every year on coolant. It is an expensive machining necessity that ensures longer tool life and a quality finish of the end product. Not only is it costly to purchase coolants frequently, but it is even more expensive to waste the coolant due to bacteria forming, especially in warmer climates. When bacteria [...]
A4 CHALLENGE Petroleum flow equipment manufacturers need to reduce their spending on expensive metalworking coolants and improve the quality of existing coolant to ensure longer tool life and a quality finish of the end product. CUSTOMER Cameron International INDUSTRY Petroleum Flow Equipment Manufacturer PRODUCT Guardian Coolant Recycling System Case Study of the PRAB Guardian [...]
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries is hosting their annual convention and exposition in historic New Orleans, Louisiana on April 22nd 2017 – April 27th 2017. Scrap recyclers from all over the globe will be attending to showcase their equipment and solutions to scrap recycling challenges. PRAB is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacturing of equipment and systems [...]
The removal of lubricants, rust inhibitors, and cleaning chemicals has become increasingly important over the years due to the chemical make-up of each. Hazardous wastewater can be discharged either by being collected, and taken to a facility that handles that type of wastewater, or by being discharged into the sewer. Having the wastewater being discharged into the sewer is going [...]
A sump is a pit or hollow that collects liquid. Cleaning this can be a dirty job for shops that don’t invest any time or the right equipment to get it done. Typically it consists of a lot of manual labor on the part of the workers; such as removing the sheet metal pieces, disconnecting hoses and electrical connections, followed [...]
Steel belt conveyors have been relied upon in the stamping industry for hundreds of years. The reason for this is because of the way steel belt conveyors automate the scrap handling process, and for the specific ways in which they can be designed to mitigate wear of the conveyor and any unplanned downtime associated with that wear. Typically in [...]
Although any good equipment design will incorporate some sort of safety factor for wear, more application-specific details should be shared with the design engineer. This will ensure less wear, better value, and a longer lasting piece of equipment. Some key application details to share with the design engineer for equipment in the metal scrap handling industries are: Specific alloy [...]
CHALLENGE Kalamazoo, Mich., July 20, 2014 – Featured in Modern Machine Shop Magazine. Mathews, Inc is a manufacturer of Bows and Archery Equipment. The company has been in business since 1992 starting with 26 people, growing to now over 400 full-time employees. Another recent expansion to a new 56,000 sq ft facility provided the added capacity necessary to [...]
CHALLENGE Fabrication manufacturer has an issue with discharging tumbling water from two vibratory deburring systems. CUSTOMER Hartzell Manufacturing INDUSTRY Medical, Electronic and Bank Security PRODUCT Ultrafiltration System Business Benefits Realized Saves water and reduces sewer costs Reduces the amount of chemical soap purchases Complies with environmental regulations Hartzell Manufacturing, an aluminum and zinc die caster, was having problems with [...]
CHALLENGE An engine manufacturing plant in Slovakia needed to improve their operations. The company sought continuous improvement through operating efficiencies, cost reduction, and recycling and reuse of waste. The plant produces 300,000 gasoline engines annually with five manufacturing lines, consisting of four metal cutting lines and one assembly line. The plant sought to improve operating cost structures and [...]
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