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Retrofit minimal quantity lubrication system
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April 2008
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The latest Bielomatik's Minimal Quantity Lubrication (MQL) system has been engineered specifically for machine retrofit. It allows machining operations to be changed more easily from conventional water-based lubrication of the cutting tip to a cost-effective, highly efficient MQL system.
Bielomatik’s second generation multi-valve aerosol generating unit, delivering MQL to the cutting tip through the spindle via a rotary transmission unit or externally using positional nozzles, gives total control over discharge levels for different cutting tools.
Other components that automatically work in harmony in the latest single channel MQL unit are the multi-valve and a proportional valve system to smooth out any potential fluctuations in the delivered output, ensuring both correct preset pressures and oil flow are maintained.
Apart from initially reducing the amount of lubricant being purchased, any machine shop that switches to MQL benefits from much easier disposal of metal cuttings since they are virtually oil-free, and machine performance is enhanced, particularly production time.
For companies genuinely interested in switching to MQL technology Bielomatik is able to provide a test rig allowing users to judge for themselves the environmental and costs saving to be made.
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Author
Celia Cadwallader
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