The Day the Coolant Filter Saved Our Production Run
We were running a production batch of 200 hydraulic cylinders. Halfway through, the coolant pressure started dropping. Chip evacuation was getting worse with every part. I noticed the problem during a routine walk around the machine. The chip conveyor had almost nothing coming out, which is unusual for a deep hole drilling operation running at full production speed. Normally the conveyor runs heavy with blue steel chips throughout the cycle. ...