Centrifugal separators
January 1st 2010 Centrifugal separators from Alfa
Laval rotate at up to 10,000rpm to
separate metal fines and tramp oils
down to 1µ in size from cutting
fluids and other industrial fluids.
Once contaminated with metal
fines, swarf and tramp oils, this type
of fluid has to be cleaned or
replaced. This latter option can
prove expensive, since each time
tanks are replenished a machine
shop is paying not just for the new
coolant, but for the expense involved
in disposing of the contaminated
fluid. A machine shop with five
machine tools that replenishes the
sumps four times annually can
spend in excess of Ł14,000.
Alternatively, savings in both
money and time can be made if the
coolant is recycled. Alfa Laval
centrifugal separators range from
small, mobile units to large systems
and effectively purify lubricating and
cutting fluids, extending their lives
almost indefinitely.
In doing so, they remove major
problems like reduced cutting
efficiency, bacterial growth in the
coolant tank and potential health
issues such as dermatitis and other
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