_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Conveying
When machine tools cut metal parts, they generate chips of all shapes and sizes, and the efficient evacuation of these chips is a must. To accomplish this, manufacturing facilities rely on innovative conveyor technologies, two of which are conveyor systems equipped with advanced filtration cells for self-cleaning capability and those that are magnetic based in design.
In addition to these two types of conveyors, another significant advancement is that they are configurable. Where previously, metalworking shops had only two conveyor belt options from which to choose, they can now select from multiple configurations of features and conveyor types that allow them to match a system to their specific application needs.
Chips leaving a machine tool are typically covered in cutting fluid used to keep machining operations cool. This is why conveyor original equipment manufacturers( OEMs) combined filtering with conveying. These self-cleaning conveyors enable efficient filtration of fine chips to 80-micron nominal and are the first economical nondrum style conveyors for filtration below 100-micron. The conveyors use a two-stage chip removal and filtration process that carries out large chips on a hinged steel belt. Fine chips flow with used coolant between the belt runs to a flow-through filtering cell where they are separated from the coolant.
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