Month: April 2017

Metalworking has many applications in everyday life. As the owner of a metal working business, you have many opportunities to create products people will use over and over.

 

The metal working business uses a great deal of fluid for creating products since tooling and equipment must be constantly lubricated. With all of these chemicals in use, it’s important to take measures to ensure you do business in a way that is as environmentally friendly as possible.

 

The best way to be an environmentally conscious metal worker is to purchase a water oil separator for your business. This machine separates the free and mechanically dispersed oil from the water based cutting fluid used by the machining center, keeping the cutting fluid clean and eliminating many of the adverse effects caused by dirty cutting fluid during the machining process. In the long run, this means your business will have far less fluid for disposal, improved cutting performance, and less coolant concentrate to purchase. You’ll be contributing far less hazardous material than a shop that doesn’t use an water oil separator. You’ll spend far less in material disposal fees, too.

 

This is good news for your bottom line. Your water oil separator is a one-time equipment investment that you’ll rely on for years to come. You’ll recoup the cost of this investment quickly in the money you’ll save on fluid concentrate and disposal fees. Once you’ve recouped the cost of the water oil separator, the money you saved from increasing coolant life and decreasing disposal costs will go right to your bottom line.

 

So, be certain you take steps to run an environmentally conscious metal working shop right from the beginning. A water oil separator is a simple investment that will pay for itself by reducing the amount of fluid concentrate you buy and the amount that must be disposed of in the environment.

 

Talk with your metal working vendor about other ways you can save money and be more environmentally friendly in your business. They are certain to have ideas to make your business better for you and for the planet.

If you operate a machine shop, you know the problems tramp oil can cause. When it seeps out of the slide-ways before washing into the coolant mixture, it becomes a contaminant and a possible pollutant. To remove the leaked oil from the lubricant, you need a reliable tramp oil skimmer.

 

The Role of Tramp Oil Skimmers

 

Tramp oil skimmers have one specific purpose. They detach the tramp oil from the coolant. The oils targeted are dispersed, loosely emulsified and free floating in the reservoirs of the machinery. It also filters and removes any suspended oil solids. Our T.O.S.S. T1 utilizes an air pump and floating skimmer to accomplish this task.

 

Benefits of Using a Tramp Oil Skimmer

 

Tramp oil skimmers offer several benefits when used properly in a machine shop. Below are a few:

 

• Easy means of removing tramp oil from coolants
• Effective approach to removal of contaminated oil
• Reduction in disposal costs of tramp oil
• An effective means of prolonging the life and quality of parts wash water bath
• Prolonging of coolant life, including water-soluble oils, semi-synthetic, and synthetic based coolants, therefore reducing the cost for raw materials
• Extends the life of tools
• Can prevent clogging of filters and spray heads

 

Moreover, our systems require minimal amount of maintenance. This, together with the other savings in contamination reduction and contaminant disposal, results in our T.O.S.S. T1 being one of the most efficient and cost-effective means of removing tramp oil from coolant sumps and other equipment.

 

The Tramp Oil Skimmer

 

If you want to improve the efficiency of your system while reducing the overall problems caused by contaminants such as tramp oil, consider the effectiveness of utilizing a tramp oil skimmer. At EdjeTech, our professional engineers and technicians can work with you to help determine the best way to employ any of our systems for the best results possible.

When you work in the metalworking industry, parts and equipment need to be tough enough to stand up to intense wear and tear. Industrial jobs call for industrial equipment, and choosing your vendors poorly can affect your cost of doing business, and over time, your profits.

 

Industrial products like oil water separators and coolant recovery systems can be expensive and aren’t products you want to have to replace often. When you need to add this product to your shop or replace a unit already in place, you want to ensure the product is high quality and long lasting.

 

Products like oil water separators are highly specialized, and not available from a wide range of vendors. This can make it seem as though you have few options from which to choose.

 

The good news is that you can find the right vendor with the products that will offer good value and durability, even in specialty products for your shop.

 

Take the time to learn about all the vendors that make specialty products catering to your industry. Start by checking out their websites and learning about the products they provide. Talk to their representatives to determine how knowledgeable they are in their products and your industry.

 

Ask for pricing from each vendor and compare. What you should be looking for is the best combination of price and value. Consider product quality, expertise, the number of years in business and reputation in the industry.

 

With a little due diligence, you’ll find the right vendor to provide industrial equipment to your shop. There are vendors out there who have the products you need, the support to back them up, and who will work hard to earn and keep your business.

 

EdjeTech Services provides products, including oil water separators to the metal working industry. Call us today to discuss your needs.