Energy efficient tool maintenance

摘要

Cost considerations and the trend towards energy efficiency have induced pump manufactures to provide trouble-free solutions for machine tool maintenance. This article examines how centrifugal pumps with frequency-controlled motors, combined with the correct adjustment to their operating points, can lead to reduced lifecycle costs. Modern machine tools are complex, high-tech systems. While their chip producing components, including the control system and process software, attract the most interest, their 'subservient' components are usually overlooked. These components attend to conveyance, filtration and conditioning of cooling lubricants (CL). In systems which do this continuously, trouble-free operation is primarily ensured by centrifugal pumps. In production cycle terms, they help get their own parts machined more efficiently.