More efficient manufacture

To drive productivity costs down and achieve greater efficiencies while at the same time maintaining manufacturing quality, a major aero frame manufacturing site has upgraded to the Bielomatik MQL (Minimal Quantity Lubrication) system. This has enabled more efficient automated manufacture of wing panels, with components passing through various drilling, counter sinking and riveting operations without any residue tool cutting lubricant remaining.

The Bielomatik 2-CH MQL system enables oil deliveries as low as 3-5mL/hour. The system design uses a pressurised, small bore ring main that delivers oil from a reservoir simultaneously but separately with a controlled air supply to a special Bielomatik rotary transmission unit.