b'Southwestern desert, the regionsEND USER SOLUTION PROVIDERSdry climate and low humidity in-crease coolant makeup, especiallyAxis Machine Services LLCduring the summer, DrozdowskiBackerworks (505) 206-2726said. With the new coolant, opera- Manufacturing LLC www.axismachineservices.comtors were noticing that they were(505) 342-2943 Houghton International Inc.using less makeup in their weeklywww.backerworks.com (800) 666-4684top-off of the machines, becausewww.houghtonintl.comyou have to add product and water due to evaporation. Reduce the amount of coolant makeup and the sticky Shufelt added that with the newCHALLENGE coolant film that forms on machine surfaces.coolant, the concentration remains more consistent. Thats easy to de- SOLUTION A soluble-oil metalworking fluid for multiple-metaltermine on the Mitsubishi bridgemachining and grinding.mill. Houghton installed a Green-light Andon fluid monitor fromof those lights will illuminate red ifRather than prematurely dump its equipment division on the ma- the concentration is substantiallycoolant that still has life, Shufelt said chines sump. (According to Hough- outside the acceptable range. he will eventually switch all his ma-ton, andon is a Japanese term usedNow when he enters the shop inchines to HOCUT 8640. Im hoping in lean manufacturing. It refers to athe morning, Shufelt sees a greento do that by spring.system of alerting workers to a qual- light, he said. There will be a redUntil then, he is happy about ity or process problem.) light every so often; it was daily withthe coolant used throughout the In operation, if the required cool- the other coolant, especially duringshop but appreciates what the new ant concentration range is from 6the summer months. tool has to offer. to 8 percent, the Andons centerAnother color thats frequentlyThis stuff takes you to another light illuminates green when itsseen in the shop is white. I can golevel, Shufelt said. Im big into within that range. However, one ofto the VF 9 right now and see themy machines, and it doesnt mess two lights will illuminate yellow iftranslucent white coolant, Shufeltup my machines. And we get really the concentration is slightly out ofsaid. It just looks like it is freshgreat cutter performance. Im big range, low or high, and one of twocoolant all the time. into that too.CTEctemag.com/cteguide.com69ProTimes.indd 69 2/14/18 10:15 AM'