Gloucestershire based lifting hydraulic equipment manufacturer, Majorlift, recently purchased an Oil 140 3MP Oil Line swarf and coolant vacuum from Filtermist to help keep its CNC machines clean. 
Majorlift manufactures lifting equipment including jacking beams, pit jacks and transmission jacks widely used in the automotive, aerospace and defence, rail and many other industries. High-volume production meant it needed an effective way of keeping its machine tools clean; an email from Filtermist announcing the arrival of the Oil Line range, a brand-new addition to the Kerstar industrial vacuums product portfolio, caught the attention of Maintenance Engineer, Billy Taylor, who takes up the story:
“Our machines are used a lot, so maintenance and keeping the machines clean is very important to us. We’ve used a couple of other vacuums throughout my time at Majorlift and they were ok, but as soon as I saw the advert I contacted Filtermist and they sent a swarf vacuum for us to test. Throughout the testing period we knew that was what we wanted, so it was then an easy process of paying for it and keeping it!”
The Oil 140 3MP, which benefits from three 230v bypass motors, enables users to collect solids and liquids at the same time. A stainless-steel swarf collection basket makes sure none of the swarf gets into the oil or coolant, meaning the liquids can be re-used if required which can save significant spend on coolant.
Majorlift also uses Filtermist centrifugal oil mist filters on many of its machines. “We produce such a high volume of material that our machines go through a lot of stress and produce a lot of mist,” continues Billy. “The Filtermist filters clear it up, protect our operators and they’re very easy to maintain.”
The company, which celebrates its 55th anniversary this year, has connected a Dustcheck wet collector to one of its deburring tables: “When someone’s deburring some material there are fume and dust particles coming off and we want to protect our operators,” said Billy. “The wet collector does that very well and is super easy to keep going – we just need to keep filling it up with water.
“We’re very happy with the service from Filtermist. It makes everyone’s life easier, and it makes my life easier. Just going through one person to get the same job done instead of going through multiple people which I’ve had before. It makes everything much more efficient.”
Watch the short film on our customer testimonials page to hear more from Billy.