PM new Chip Trapper offers a fast, easy way to clean chips, swarf and shavings out of used coolants and other liquids. The PM Chip Trapper vacuums the coolant or liquid that is filled with debris and trap all the solid in a reusable filter bags. Only the clean   liquid pumps back out. It ideal for use on machines with sumps, part washers, tanks and storage containers of contaminated liquids.

The PM Chip Trapper uses compressed air powered Reversible Drum Vac that can fill empty a 220 liter drum in less than two minutes. Simply set the Reversible Drum Vac pump and directional flow control valve on top of the drum to “fill” for it to quickly vacuum the liquid with solids. Once the sump, pit or tank is empty, set the pump directional valve to “empty” for it to pump out clean coolant/liquid. All the chip and other solids are trapped inside the reusable filter bag of the PM Chip Trapper.

Why The Chip Trapper?
A sudden lack of coolant flow in a machining operation will likely damage the part and expensive tooling. Machine tools commonly discharge some chips and shavings in to the coolant sump. As the chips accumulate and mound up, the coolant flow used to flood the part and tooling becomes restricted. Some high pressure coolant systems sound an audible alarm and abruptly shut down the machine when low coolant flow occurs. This results in downtime to fix the problem and clear the alarm. That isn’t the case with standard machines where immediate damage can occur if the operator fails to spot the lack of coolant. Regular cleaning of the coolant sump with the Chip Trapper can quickly eliminate this very costly problem.

 

The vacuum hose (1) is attached to the barbed connection of the Chip Trapper (2). The directional flow control valve on top of the drum (3) and knob on the pump (4) are set to the “fill” position. The air supply valve is opened to permit compressed air at 80-100 PSIG (5.5 – 6.9 BAR) to flow through the pump which pulls the liquid through the hose, then into the reusable filter bag (5). When all liquid is in the drum, the air supply is turned off. The filtered liquid can then be pumped out by setting the directional flow control valve on top of the drum and the knob on the pump to the “empty” position. Once the air supply valve is opened, the air pushes the liquid back through the hose while all solids remain in the reusable filter bag.