Filtering Chip Conveyor Supports Lights-Out Production
LNS’ Turbo MF4 filtering chip conveyor is designed to manage chips of all shapes, sizes and weights.
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Turbo MF4, the latest generation of filtering chip conveyors from LNS North America, uses a dual-conveyor system and self-cleaning filter drum to manage chip materials of all shapes, sizes and weights. LNS reports that it can handle fine, coarse, stringy and bushy mixed materials, including heavy chip loads, stringy birds’ nests and large chunks. As a result, it is suitable for unattended and lights-out production.
The filter drum features filtration to 50 µm so the machine sump remains free of contaminants, pumps are protected from damage and only clean coolant recirculates through the machining process, LNS says. It’s designed to reduce maintenance costs, extend both tooling and coolant life and improve machine uptime.
In operation, the upper conveyor transports heavy loads while the lower, scraper-type conveyor removes remaining small particles. These fines are collected in the filter drum and deposited onto the incline. Turbo MF4 has a compact design that takes up about as much floor space as most standard hinge-belt conveyors.
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