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Computer Numeric Control (CNC) Machining
Eaton Gas/Liquid Separator highly regarded in high-speed application
Background
One of the worlds largest manuf acturers of touch panel screens, notebook cov ers and related
electronics equipment reached out to Eaton to help it reduce env ironmental issues related to its
sophisticated manuf acturing process.
The Taiwan-based manuf acturer believ es that it has the most computer numerical control (CNC)
machines in the world, and its international lineup of customers, which reads like a Whos Who in
the computer and communications industries, helps support that claim.
Computer numerical control was introduced to the machining industry in the early 1970s. It has
since rev olutionized the way v arious metals are milled, lathed, drilled, cut and polished. The most
basic f unction of any CNC machine is automatic, precise and consistent motion control.
Rather than apply ing completely mechanical dev ices to cause motion as is required on most
conv entional machine tools, CNC machines produce motion control v ia computer programming.
All f orms of CNC equipment hav e two or more directions of motion, called axes. These axes can
be precisely and automatically positioned.
The CNC machining of ten uses lubricants to help diminish the high lev els of heat ty pically
generated in the process. Another downside is the v aporization of coolant, which of ten produces
an airborne mist or haze. Though not believ ed to be a serious health hazard, the haze can make
breathing uncomf ortable and irritate ey es.
In addition, the mist cannot be released into the atmosphere according to local env ironmental
protection laws. Doing so would result in substantial f ines. Corporate sustainability mandates
would also be compromised.
Challenge
Eatons customer was rely ing on an old and inef f ectiv e air v entilating sy stem that consisted of a
scrubber and plasma treatment equipment. Becoming increasingly more inef f ectiv e ov er the
y ears, the two-step arrangement was also consuming huge amounts of water. That same water
was being contaminated with oil residues and had to be transported to sewage treatment f acilities.
Meanwhile, the plant air quality did not improv e.
Costly, dirty and encumbering quality, the sy stem that kept tools and metals cool and lubricated
needed to be replaced.
Eaton Filtration was recently summoned to clean up the mess.
Solution
An Eaton gas/liquid separator was installed to replace the outdated sy stem to clear the air inside
the manuf acturing f acility of that unpleasant mist. A 32-inch Ty pe 35L-CLC was selected f or the
application, which is capable of remov ing up to 99 percent of oil, water and other particles more
than f our microns in size.
The self -contained two-stage design of the sy stem f unctions by, f irst, increasing the size of
liquid droplets through a wire mesh de-misting pad in the v essels container.
Next, the droplets are centrif ugally thrown to the outside wall and f low to the bottom of the
v essel f or draining. The Eaton gas/liquid separator also prev ents the droplets f rom being
re-entrained af ter separation.
Additional f eatures of the Eaton gas/liquid separator include:
High efficiencyof oil mist removal.
No internal moving parts.
Reduced maintenance.
No media to be disposed.
Eaton boasts one of the worlds largest inv entories of f iltration products. Designed f or ef f iciency
in a v ariety of demanding markets, applications, and env ironments, Eatons lineup of f ilters
includes pipeline basket strainers, mechanically cleaned f ilters and strainers, tubular backwashing
Location:
Taiwan
Segment:
Electronics Manufacturing
Challenge:
An ineffective air ventilating system
was consuming huge amounts of
water and did not improve air quality.
Solution:
An Eaton 32-inch Type 35L-CLC
gas/liquid separator capable of
removing up to 99 percent of oil, water
and other particles from a vapor.
Results:
A reduction in the oil mist/haze in the
workshop, exhaust meets
environmental standards, and a
reduction in water related costs.
Contact Information
Eaton Corporation
Filtration Division
44 Apple Street
Tinton Falls, NJ 07724 USA
732-212-4700
www.eaton.com
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Results
Af ter installation, oil mist/haze has been reduced to a minimum in the workshop, exhaust is
meeting the necessary env ironmental standards, and the grease f rom the cooling liquids can be
reclaimed and reused an added benef it that was not possible with the old sy stem.
Because no water is used with the Eaton separator, f iltration costs hav e been reduced
substantially, as hav e associated transport and disposal costs of contaminated water.
Employ ees at the site are also benef itting with cleaner, healthier working conditions, and Mother
Nature is pleased by the absence of harmf ul emissions and water contaminates.
Thats precisely what the company wanted.
The unique two-stage design remov es 99% of all liquid and solid particles larger than 4 microns in
size. Standard, one-stage separators are only capable of remov ing particles larger than 10
microns in size. The Eaton Coalescer Separator's ef f iciency f ar exceeds that of any other ty pe
of centrif ugal, cy clone, turbine, or v ane ty pe separator.