Knife Blade Maker

Known Issues:

  • Wet grinding process was allowing atomized coolant to migrate all over production area.

  • Very large grinding wheel and movable deck.

  • Multiple sources of mist generation.

  • Water soluble coolant.

  • Grinding wheel is stationary while entire 20-foot deck moves back and forth.

Provided Solutions:

  • Provided Donaldson Torit WSO 25-3 mist collector.

  • Provided inline Oil Mist Eliminator to remove some mist from duct prior to collector.

  • Provided custom overhead and back draft hoods on left and right ride of grinding wheel.

  • Provided flat lip leak free ductwork to keep oil inside of the ductwork.

  • Provided black pipe to drain collected oil back to sump.