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Chip and Coolant Management for Machining Automation with Blaser Swisslube and Hennig, Ep #9

Lights Out · 20 Nov 2024 · 40m · Episode 9

What this episode covers

Tiffany Bryson and Christopher Porsch of Blaser Swisslube, along with Scott Cooley and Camoren Schley of Hennig, discuss how advanced coolant and chip management technologies enable unattended 'lights out' machining. They explain that treating coolant as a 'liquid tool' and using high-pressure systems with variable flow (Veraflow) stabilizes processes by penetrating heat barriers and breaking chips effectively. The guests highlight the importance of tailored filtration, such as Hennig's CDF systems, and digital monitoring via SlyTech to manage variables like foam, sludge, and concentration, ensuring sustainability and reliability in automated environments.

Most relevant to

companies scaling up

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Blaser Swisslube, Hennig
Products
SlyTech, CDF, Veraflow
Also
IMTS

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