Advanced Filtration Extends Uptime and Cuts Maintenance Costs for Global Machining

Uptime is critical for machining plants worldwide; products that keep lines running are invaluable.

For a decade, One Eye Industries (OEI) has partnered with leading machining companies globally, earning trust from industry leaders such as IPSCO, Propak, Shell, and Scami.

Propak
Propak delivers engineering, fabrication, and construction services to the energy‑processing sector worldwide. OEI’s FilterMaster technology keeps Propak’s fabrication schedules on track, with FM 4000 scrubbers installed on radial‑arm drills.

“The cutting fluid was becoming heavily contaminated with micron‑sized metal shavings, which almost completely eroded the pump’s impeller and caused pump failures,” said Harris Patterson, maintenance foreman at Propak’s Airdrie shop. “Since installing the scrubbers, we’ve had no drill shutdowns due to cutting‑fluid issues.”

Propak’s FM 4000s have been operating continuously for more than a year.

IPSCO
IPSCO runs steel and rolling mills across nine sites in Canada and the United States, with an annual steel‑making capacity of 3.5 million tonnes. Downtime is simply not an option.

OEI’s ADD‑Vantage 9000 hydraulic filters and Y‑Strainers equipped with magnetic filter rods safeguard IPSCO’s hydraulic pumps on its 8‑foot, rolled‑steel shears. Magnetic rods on high‑ and low‑pressure lines dramatically reduce pump and seal failures, keeping the shears in operation.

Shell Canada
Shell’s Calgary materials lab handles precision grinding during scheduled maintenance, but metal shavings (1–25 µm) in polishing fluid caused surface scratches and fell below acceptable standards.

Installing an FM 5000 scrubber and an FM 900 magnetic filter pad on the lathe’s oil reservoir captured ferrous particles, preventing them from re‑circulating. The scrubbers alone raised the polishing quality well above the required level.

Scami
Scami is a global leader in machines for ceramics, beverages, packaging, plastics, and processing industries.

The FM 5000 scrubber operated for two days on a 500‑gallon cutting‑fluid sump (water + cutting oil) at Scami’s Italian plant. The coolant jets on the 30‑tonne cast‑iron milling machine no longer clog, eliminating die overheating and premature wear.

With OEI technology, cutting‑fluid life has extended from every two weeks to two months—four times longer—reducing change‑over frequency and maintenance costs. Tests are underway to extend fluid life even further.

For more information, visit www.OneEyeIndustries.com or call 877‑888‑TRAP.

An FM 5000 magnetic scrubber rod after two days of operation on the 500‑gallon cutting‑fluid (cutting oil & water mix) sump in Scami’s Italian factory. The “fur” on the rod is ferrous contamination between 1 µm and 50 µm.