Bronze produces short chips that clump together. If they aren’t continuously removed, they accumulate beneath the machine, clog the coolant collection tanks, and end up in the filtration system where they shouldn’t be. The problem isn’t the material itself; it’s that most removal systems aren’t designed to handle it.
The case: short bronze chips, 4,000 liters
A customer engaged in continuous bronze machining had a 4,000-liter tank in which chips were gradually accumulating in the cooling circuit. The downstream filter was clogging with unusual frequency. Tank cleaning was performed manually on an ad hoc basis, rather than on a scheduled basis.
The solution wasn't to change the filter. It was to catch the chips before they reached the circuit.
Spin Octagonal: separation at the start of the circuit
The Spin Octagonal self-cleaning drum filter is installed at the beginning of the circuit, before the collection tank. Short chips are intercepted and continuously discharged without stopping the machine. No media changes, no mandatory maintenance downtime during the shift.
Easyband: the downstream water treatment system
Following the Spin Octagonal, theEasyband completes the purification of the coolant using non-woven fabric as the filter medium. The combination of the two systems ensures that the liquid reaching the Brinkmann pumps is clean and has a controlled particle size, thereby preserving the service life of the pumps and the quality of the machining process.
What's changing in production
Reagent tank cleaning is now automated. The downstream filter no longer clogs unexpectedly. The cooling circuit remains stable throughout the entire shift. This isn’t just a minor improvement—it’s the difference between a system that shuts down and one that doesn’t.
