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Machining with Carbon Dioxide Coolant
5/1/2009
This process is an alternate to the conventional “Flood Coolant” process, which uses an oil and water mixture that is recirculated in the milling or turning center. In many applications, this process works very well due to the cooling and lubricating properties of the water and oil.
This month Protomatic wanted to highlight one of the programs that we were working on this Winter. We re-wrote our Quality Management System (QMS) to address the new changes made with the new ISO 9001:2008 standard.
The Hardinge Conquest Lathes are a 42mm (1 5/8”) thru hole capacity machine. This lathe has the capacity to accomodate parts from 150mm (6” OD) with a part length of about 150mm (6”L).
This year has a great start! Lots of new snow, a new year, and many new product ideas. Protomatic has been listening to the needs of our customers and realized that there are many applications for rubber and plastic components.
This month Protomatic is highlighting one piece of new equipment purchased in 2008. This new equipment helps produce parts with the exacting tolerances that all our customers require.
Dry Film Lubricant Coatings start out as a high performance paint-like material consisting of fine particles of lubricating pigment such as Molybdenum Disulfide (MoS2), PTFE and Graphite along with solvent, a binder, and other additives to add corrosion protection.
These problems won’t be the case when you choose Protomatic. Our expertise in design-to-build, custom short-run production along with a ISO-9001 certified Quality Management System. Assures that you are getting consistent high quality parts and assemblies.
