Case Study: Rockford Powertrain
Summary: Clearing contaminants from coolants for broaching machines used in power train manufacture
Customer: Rockford Powertrain
Rockford
US
Application(s): Coolants
Industry(s): Metalwork Automotive
Notes
Customers using Magnom™ include most of the top global firms working in metals manufacturing. Contaminant control in metal working fluids that support these manufacturing processes is critical.
A US distributor helped a powertrain manufacturer in Rockford, IL to install a Clear 5 Magnom™ on the coolant line in support of their broaching operations. In the photo below, a broaching tool is shown as it is removed from the machine coolant prior to the Magnom™ installation.
Once Magnom™ was installed the same contaminants were captured by the Magnom™ unit (as shown below)
The small metal fines produced by broaching, grinding, drilling and other machining processes collect in the machine coolant. As the coolant absorbs the contaminants, these fines begin to act as a lapping compound, abrading the machine tool. This leads to shorter tool life, more frequent machine shut downs for tool sharpening and a loss of precision machining accuracy.
The Magnom™ has proven to be an effective and highly cost effective way to remove very small, highly damaging contaminants that can not be removed by any other method.