Wet Chips & Turnings

Description of Operation - System "B"

Metal Chips from machining operations are delivered to receiving hopper (RH) from which they are withdrawn by screw conveyor (HF) for delivery to parts separator (PS) for separation of the occasional tool or part, prior to being received by a vertical bowl continuous chip wringer (CW) for extraction of residual cutting fluids. Such fluids as removed by the chip wringer flow by gravity to effluent collection sump (ES) for subsequent disposal. Dry metal chips are pneumatically expelled from chip wringer (CW) using air flow generated within the wringer by abrasion resistant fan blades located within its upper section. Pneumatically conveyed dry metal chips flow via pipeline (PP) to target box (TB) positioned above the collection container. The entire system is controlled from master control panel (CP) fitted with a programmable logic controller.

Description of Operation - System "B" Options

• B1 Roll Over Cart Dumper: automatically lifts, rotates and dumps metal chips into system receiving hopper (RH).
• B2 Two Roll Metal Turnings Shredder: shreds stringy metal turnings into metal chips of a suitable size for effective processing in the chip wringer (CW).
• B3 Swivel Chutes: permit the distribution of dry metal chips into either of two roll off containers or trucks.
• B4 Conveyorized Effluent Sump: fitted with a small drag conveyor which automatically reclaims fine particulates which have settled from extracted cutting fluids.
• B5 Diaphragm Pumps: deliver drained or extracted cutting fluids to a central collection station.