Go Virtually Paperless

admin — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:39:30 +0000

Are you grinding, honing, lapping, or any other type of machining the creates micron sized metal chips? Are you using paper filters to clean the swarf that comes off of your machines? Go paperless.

With Magnetic Products Inc. (MPI) magnetic filters you can do just that. MPI has a number of magnetic filters that will complete remove all of the micron sized metal chips from your fluids. From the economical, in-line Eco Filters, to the fully automatic AutoMag, MPI can solve your problems. In most cases, the payback in savings over paper media is under 1 year, not to mention how much better it is for the environment.

One customer that was using a centerless grinder to grind needle bearing rolls was having a hard time maintaining the 1.5 RMS spec. called for on the print. They suspected the problem was metal fines in the coolant, but the paper filters they were using just were not getting them out. If they changed to a finer screen, it would just bog down the process, and add a huge cost to the operation. MPI installed an Eco Mag in line right before the coolant came out of the coolant nozzle, and immediately they were able to hold a .7 RMS.

The way the Eco Mag is designed, absolutely nothing metallic, no matter how small, can get past the magnet. It’s also designed with a patent pending magnetic circuit design so that it cannot clog, and there is no pressure drop in the fluid flow. It’s easy to clean too. Since the bulb is on top , when it’s time to clean it, all of the coolant drains back into the sump, so when you take it off the bulb you don’t have a bulb full of coolant like you do in traditional filters. Once you have cleaned the magnet all you have left is a semi-dry metallic material – no need to dispose of dirty cartridges.

If you really want to clean and filter the whole sump you need the MPI XCC – Xtreme Coolant Cleaner. Nothing gets past this thing! With a durable stainless steel cleaning surface, this unit will not wear out. This is a continuous cleaning magnetic separator. It works by removing grinding swarf form the coolant flow and then it deposits it directly into a disposal bin. As the swarf is taken out, the fluids go back into the reservoir tank. As the pictures below show, typical oily swarf is shown before and after cleaning by the XCC. Watch the video to see for yourself the XCC in use.

Give us a call at 800-233-9366 and let us know if you would like to see how MPI can help you “go paperless”.

Check that invoice. You may find a hidden surprise in there.

admin — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 19:32:50 +0000

Check that invoice. You may find a hidden surprise in there.

We have all watched those late night infomercials where they will give you an incredible price for Ginsu Knifes, “Just $19.99″…plus “Shipping & Handling“. “But Wait, there’s more” They will send you two sets for the price of one…just pay additional “Shipping & Handling“. They could give you the stuff because they make so much on “Shipping & Handling” charges.

A lot of compainies today are saying “Free Shipping” in their advertisements; sometimes with minimum order sizes or sometimes just “Free Shipping” period. Have you ever wondered who really paid for that “Free Shipping”? Did UPS just bring it to you out of the goodness of their heart? No! Somebody paid for that shipping, and it was you. Either in higher prices, or hidden charges, or Actual shipping charges added to your invoice, (the most upfront way), still, you paid for the shipping. Some companies out there just add a “Handling” fee on every invoice to cover the shipping because most of the time the people that order and use the products, seldom ever see the invoice.

So the next time you see “Free Shipping” you might want to go take a look at an invoice and see if there is something hiding in there.