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We recently worked with LNS, a global leader in machine tool peripheral systems, to combine the LNS Venturi Pump with our FullShop™ Automated Coolant Management System. We now have data that shows this combination significantly reduces overall coolant consumption and is an optimized approach when customers have wet chips in their hoppers.

You might be tempted to arrive at your total cost of coolant (TCC) by multiplying coolant costs by usage — but that approach only tells a small part of the story. That’s why we’re exploring the hidden costs of CNC coolant in our latest white paper.

We’re excited to announce we’re expanding our FullShop™ product line to accommodate the most common shop sizes. Our new model, the FS40, is optimized for the most common sizes and enables these CNC shops to unlock the same benefits at a lower price point.

Concluding our blog series on how automated coolant delivery systems can improve your return on investment (ROI), we turn now to opportunity costs.

In the majority of machine shops, coolant delivery to CNC machines is still a manual operation. Machinists, however, tend to err on the side of using higher-than-necessary coolant concentrations, driving up what you spend on coolant each year.

How many machine shops spend 10 to 20 minutes a day per CNC machine, distracted by coolant tending at the start, end or during a shift? What if these shops could totally eliminate this wasted time and run their spindles more?

Machine stoppages due to low or flooded CNC coolant are a costly source of waste and downtime. We know this from experience. One way to put an end to these stoppages is to automate your coolant delivery process, increasing your profit. One more checklist to look at is not the answer.