Oil & Gas

Gage Accuracy Runs Hot And Cold

“It takes a while to warm up in the morning, but after that, it runs great. ” I swear that machinists apply this statement to their gages as if the instruments were like car engines with 50-weight motor oil and cold-intake manifolds.

Separator Solves Tramp Oil Dilemma

Debco Machine, Inc. (Natick, Massachusetts), a job shop specializing in precision components from aluminum, plastics and stainless steel, was faced with what it characterized as a particularly demanding requirement for tramp oil removal from the sump of a Matsuura 510 vertical machining center, a machine that is in nearly constant use. About 1 gallon per day of tramp oil enters the 100-gallon coolant sump of this machine.

Aqueous System Handles Critical Parts Cleaning

At 200,000 rpm, even small chips in the oil passages of a turbocharger can hamper diesel engine performance. Engine manufacturers need precision parts cleaning and CNC machining.

Polymer Fuzzy Belt Oil Skimmer

CNC Features Important For Lathes Used On Oil Valves

The company says it likes the CNC program test feature because each tool has its own geometry page and up to four offsets, making things less complicated.

Milling System Keeps Valve Production Flowing Smoothly

Carbide inserts proved to be too slow in the milling of three Inconel high-performance alloys used in the manufacture of valve components for oil drilling and other industrial and commercial applications.

Coolant Aeration And Oil Removal System

Heavy-Duty Hole Making

A modular drilling and boring system has changed this oilfield product manufacturer's holemaking operations.

Harley Davidson Parts Manufacturer Mills A 'Mile Of Aluminum'

This designer and manufacturer of Harley-Davidson aftermarket motorcycle engines and related components, is using PCD milling to finish engine cases, oil pumps, rocker boxes, inner and outer primary engine covers, and transmission cases and covers.

Shop Boosts Manufacturing Efficiency...Profits With A...Cost Estimating System

To win jobs from customers that include NASA, aerospace companies, and a variety of petrochemical, oilfield and gas industries, a precision machine shop must respond to an average of 150 customer Requests for Quotes (RFQs) per week.