 by Jerry Cook
Switching to a new coolant earlier this year has provided Toronto, ON-based Viking Engineering & Tool Co. Ltd. with substantial cost savings.
“The quality is the same ( using the new coolant) but the price is much
cheaper. We have experienced significant cost savings as a result of
switching to MachineKool coolant,” says Andre Cargnelli, plant manager
with Viking Engineering.
Viking, which started operations in 1934, is a full service design,
engineering, and precision machine shop. The company, which has 20
employees, serves a variety of markets including automotive,
transportation, fuel cells, pharmaceutical, nuclear, and many more.
Viking has two facilities totalling 15,000 sq. ft. including a waterjet
cutting facility. The firm offers a variety of services including CNC
milling, CNC turning, centerless grinding, Blanchard grinding, surface
grinding, cylindrical grinding, abrasive waterjet cutting, shearing,
bending, welding, and more.
The firm works with a wide variety of materials including mild and
stainless steel, aluminum, titanium, copper, composites, ceramics, and
more. Viking’s part runs range from prototypes and one-offs up to
thousands of pieces.
According to Cargnelli, the company was paying over $1,000 for a 205
litre drum of coolant previously. However, switching to MachineKool
coolant, which costs approximately $800 for a 205 litre drum, has made
a major positive impact on Viking’s bottom line.
“We use the same coolant for all of our machining and grinding
operations and MachineKool was much cheaper and there was no adverse
effects on the quality of the parts that we were machining,” he says.
MachineKool coolant is manufactured by Chem-Ecol Ltd., Coburg, ON and
distributed by Forward 600 Tools & Machinery, Mississauga, ON.
MachineKool is a biodegradable, biostatic, low foam, semi-synthetic
metalworking fluid for machining and grinding ferrous and non-ferrous
metal. It is especially effective for aluminum and its alloys and also
provides optimum corrosion protection for cast iron, steel, copper, and
aluminum.
The coolant is non-sticking and leaves no film on machine tool
surfaces. As well, MachineKool is self-cleaning and contains no
silicones and doesn’t interfere with paint.
According to Cargnelli, MachineKool coolant is definitely meeting his
expectations in terms of performance. “Some of the other coolants or
cutting oils react strangely and become sticky and gum up the machine.
However, all of my operators say that MachineKool is working well
(since it was introduced).”
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