Mist-Collector

Deep hole drilling generates coolant mist like few other machining operations. The high coolant pressures, often exceeding 1,000 psi (70 bar) on gun drilling machines or 500 psi (35 bar) on BTA systems, atomize the coolant into a fine aerosol that hangs in the air and settles everywhere. I’ve walked into shops where a 0.5 µm particle haze is so thick you can taste the oil. A properly sized mist collection system is not optional. ...

July in Houston is brutal. The shop had to be a hundred and ten degrees that night, even with the big industrial fans running at full speed. The air conditioning had given up around three in the afternoon, and by the time the night shift rolled in at six, the whole building felt like a convection oven. Sweat was dripping off the end of my nose onto the machine controls. ...