Try-before-you-buy Minimal Quantity Lubrication system

Companies already using Bielomatik MQL technology are experiencing improvements with a significant increase in productivity, since cutting cycle times may be reduced and, at the same time, better product finishes achieved. There are also direct, on-going financial savings, since there is a reduction in the amount of cutting oil required and the disposal cost of discarded metal is lower since it is virtually oil-free.

Savings have been brought about with the Bielomatik system, which replaces traditional flood-type lubrication, or lubricating the workpiece with a very fine, precisely controlled mist of coolant.

Trial kit contents

Bielomatik's new trial unit comprises a single-channel MQL system and comes complete with ball valve, hoses, nozzles - in fact, everything that is needed to connect to a machine. MQL systems require that tooling and spindle have through-holes, since this is where the lubricant has to pass. Bielomatik engineers will assist in the set-up of the trial kit to optimise its function for each machining application.

In summary, the core advantages are:

• Precise control and adjustment of the oil flow
• No overdosing during tool changes (complies with EPA requirements)
• Oil mist does not get into the environment
• Immediate surroundings stay clean, as does the workpiece

It also results in swarf that is more easily and more cheaply disposed of, since no cleaning is required. And for a machine designer, MQL eliminates large-bore coolant delivery pipes, fire protection control and fluid-handling recovery.

Companies wishing to trial the Bielomatik system should contact Jim Hughes on +44(0)1480 408500 or email [email protected].