Removing Unwanted Oil—in Coolant or in the Gulf

This floating oil skimmer uses Abanaki’s Fuzzy2 to more effectively collect oil from the surface of open waters.

Abanaki Corporation manufactures a line of oil skimmers and related products to help shops maintain their metalworking fluids and coolant. Other products include those for heavy-duty industrial applications and special-purpose skimmers used in construction and oil field applications. Recently, the company got involved in a truly massive oil-skimming project—coping with the oil well catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico. Apparently, the same technology and expertise that help metalworking companies is helping with the cleanup from this disaster.

Here’s the news from the company.