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High oil mist concentrations in the inlet air and a long service life - a contradiction in terms?

Modern machine tools produce high-quality workpieces at optimized costs per piece. This requires large quantities of cooling lubricant for heat dissipation, lubrication, and chip conveyance. An optimal workspace configuration and the use of high-pressure pumps for the cooling lubricant are therefore essential design characteristics of the machine design. These provisions result in a sharp increase in the concentration of finely distributed cooling lubricant mist in the workspaces. Conventional oil mist collection systems – which at one time were sufficient for the minimal mist loading that occurred in applications of the past – are now often extended beyond capacity and require replacement or retrofitting. In many cases, cost-efficient production is no longer ensured.

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Öhringen, 01/2009