Machine Tool Cutting Fluids - Cost Reduction - Machine Work Study

Chapter 14. Cutting Fluids - Stephenson - Agapiou, 2nd Edition

Study of metal cutting fluids is to be done by industrial engineers as a cost reduction alternative as the cost of coolant system and coolant come up to even 20% of the total machining cost. The range is given as 10 to 20%. In comparison, the cost of tool is only around 5%.

1. Introduction
2. Types of Cutting Fluids
3. Coolant Application
4. Filtering
5. Condition Monitoring and Waste Treatment
6. Health and Safety Concerns
7. Dry and Near-Dry Machining Methods

2. Types of Cutting Fluids

i) Cutting oils
ii) Water-based fluids
iii) Gaseous fluids and gaseous-liquid mixtures

3. 3. Coolant Application

i) Low-presurre flood application systems
ii) High-pressure flood application systems
iii) Through tool coolant systems

5. Condition Monitoring and Waste Treatment

Common parameters to be monitored include concentration, percent solid and tramp oil, bacteria and fungi count, water quality, and temperature.


7. Dry and Near-Dry Machining Methods

Minimum quantity lubrication is providing cost reduction benefits. Ford is using minimum quantity lubrication as a cost reduction initiative as well as an initiative to reduce health problems of operators and environmental issues.

Machine Tool Cutting Fluids - News

Cutting Fluids | Functions, Types, Properties, Methods of Application
By ClubTechnical | March 24, 2019
https://clubtechnical.com/cutting-fluids

How to apply coolant and cutting fluid in turning
https://www.sandvik.coromant.com/en-gb/knowledge/general-turning/pages/how-to-apply-coolant-and-cutting-fluid-in-turning.aspx

2019

Castrol Launches New Cutting Fluid
https://www.machinerylubrication.com/Read/31259/castrol-cutting-fluid

Hydraulic oils - Chevron Soluble Oil B
https://www.chevronlubricants.com/en_us/home/products/chevron-soluble-oil-b.html

BONDERITE L-MR Bactericide-free Cutting Fluids
Bacteria have to stay outside!
https://www.henkel-adhesives.com/in/en/industries/metal-processing/metal-working/machining-and-grinding/bonderite-l-mr-bactericide-free-cutting-fluids.html

Metalworking Fluid Management and Best Practices
7/2/2019
https://www.productionmachining.com/blog/post/metalworking-fluid-management-and-best-bractices

2011

Coolant recycling process at GKN Aerospace St Louis - April 2011 - $6,000 monthly savings

Iowa Waste Reduction Guide for Cutting Fluids - 2003

Mobile cutting fluid recycler - economic analysis November 2003

Selecting the Right Cutting and Grinding Fluids

Cutting Fluids (Coolants) and Their Application in Deep-Hole Machining



Cutting Oil Recovery and Recycling

Lubriserv Mobile Coolant Cleaning Service

Master Chemical Coolant and Coolant Recovery Systems

Mercatus systems provide coolant oil suitable for use for five years through recycling - 2009 article

Nederman Cooling recovery systems - They have an India office at Pune. Brochure can be downloaded from the site.

Smart Skim Coolant Recovery Systems
Benefits of Smartskim products - Big listing


Waste steams in machining

Environment Friendly Fluid Application System - 2004 article


Updated on 25 March 2020,  5 June 2019,

First piblished20 February 2012