Description
Engineered Transport of Fluid & Chips
Technology
Henry troughing systems are engineered to transport all fluid, machining chips, and grinding swarf from the machines to either the pump back sump system or filtration unit. Designs include above-ground installations that are either freestanding or through-machine, while in-ground installations can be cast in concrete tunnels. Each design is engineered to be the most efficient and cost-effective method based on the specific application.
Process
Chips and grinding swarf from each machine are deposited along with all flushing and tooling fluid into a collection trough. As this mixture of fluid and material is deposited, nozzles flush the mixture down the trough. This flushing moves the fluid and material at a specific velocity to keep all the material in motion, eliminating build-up or blockage within the troughs.
System Benefits
Customization
- Henry produces multiple widths and several trough configurations
- Several wall thicknesses are available
- Multiple styles of cover plates are available
- Start-up supervision included for all roughing installations
- Special contouring for wet decks, foundations, and machine bases
Flush Nozzle Types
Single-point flush nozzle
- One nozzle at the beginning of the trough run
- Single-point flushing dramatically reduces misting in the plant environment and energy consumption
Understanding flush nozzle
- Nozzle located beneath the fluid flow
- Used for stringy chips which may get caught on drop-in nozzle designs
Drop-in flush nozzle
- Staggered along through approximately every 25 feet
- Used for grinding and small chip applications
Stepless nozzle (above-ground nozzle)
- Nozzle located beneath the fluid flow
- Used for all types of machining and grinding applications
Troughing Systems
Features
- In-ground or above-ground systems designed to meet customer needs
- Multiple design standards for variety or applications
- Engineered to keep chips moving towards filtration system or sump systems
- Maintenance-free
- Specialized software for trough design to improve and optimize performance
- Various trough flushing designs ranging from conventional velocity flushing (under-slung and drop-in) to high volume, low-pressure single point flushing, to combinations of both for specific applications
- Double containment, fluid storage gates, and cover plate options are available
