coffeetek
Aluminum
- Joined
- Feb 14, 2018
- Location
- Redmond, WA
So we've got new UMC-500 recently to use as a production machine. Machine itself is great, no problems holding tolerances, surfaces finishes are good.
But, this is not production machine that you will be running one shift let alone 2 shifts. The problem is that tons of chips end up in chip tray and that causes the coolant to drain slowly which in turn makes it overflow and flood the shop.
We have belt type chip conveyor and high pressure pump.
I hear other people have problems with this and I do not see it being talked about.
What do you guys recommend we do to address this, because as it is this machine is not usable? We can't have someone constantly clear up the chip tray.
This is chip build-up in tray after a single part we ran. If you don't clear it immediately next part will flood the shop:
But, this is not production machine that you will be running one shift let alone 2 shifts. The problem is that tons of chips end up in chip tray and that causes the coolant to drain slowly which in turn makes it overflow and flood the shop.
We have belt type chip conveyor and high pressure pump.
I hear other people have problems with this and I do not see it being talked about.
What do you guys recommend we do to address this, because as it is this machine is not usable? We can't have someone constantly clear up the chip tray.
This is chip build-up in tray after a single part we ran. If you don't clear it immediately next part will flood the shop: