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MACHINING WITH CO 2
Simultaneously lubricating, cooling and cleaning with CO 2 snow
Marked increase in productivity of machining processes
By using CO 2 as a process coolant, the cost-efficiency of machining can be significantly improved. With
its quattroClean system, acp has developed a solution suitable for use in serial productions. Among
other things, it increases productivity by around a third when machining workpieces made from PEEK
and aluminum. A further advantage is that components and machines stay much cleaner.
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n recent years, the use of CO 2 as a
coolant for machining processes
has become much more popular as
an alternative to conventional cooling
lubricant concepts. One of the reasons
for this is the higher rate of material
removal, which increases productivity
and also reduces tool wear and the
associated downtimes. The so-called
cryogenic cooling method with carbon
dioxide therefore decreases production
costs. With its quattroClean snow
jet technology, acp – advanced clean
production GmbH offers a cooling
system that has proved its worth
in serial productions. It can also be
integrated into CNC machines and
machining centers at a later stage.
Reliable cooling thanks to
non-wearing circular two-
component nozzle
The quattroClean system works
with liquid carbon dioxide, which
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Cooling and cleaning with the quattroClean technology when machining aluminum
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