2024 Review: Jorgensen Showcased Breakthrough Products and Spotlighted Partnerships

It has been a big year for Jorgensen Conveyor and Filtration Solutions of Mequon, WI, with the introduction of a new chiller option for its FlexForce high-pressure coolant system, and its new EcoFilter®80 self-cleaning conveyor. The company also partnered for the first time with its sister companies at IMTS 2024, held in Chicago in September. At IMTS, Jorgensen demonstrated the PermaClean system equipped with the new EcoFilter®80 self-cleaning conveyor and a Will-Fill fully automated coolant monitoring and management system.

Also at IMTS, Jorgensen featured a number of products from its comprehensive lineup of conveyor, material handling, coolant and filtration solutions. The company was also joined at its booth for the first time by its fellow Innovance sister companies, ALMCO and Mass Finishing, Inc. (MFI). In addition to manufacturing a robust line of standard industrial parts washers, polishers and deburring machines, the companies also offer custom solutions to meet specific customer requirements.

ALMCO demonstrated a new parts washer; the company also manufactures finishing equipment. MFI showcased parts polishing and deburring equipment. Both companies are based in Minnesota.

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Karl Kleppek, president and COO of Jorgensen, shared while at the company’s IMTS booth: “So, we have three main competitors in the industry. I think we’re a little bit of a niche in that the others have sort of commoditized what they sell. We tend to be more custom as to our approach. So, while we can cater and handle high volume customers like Mazak, which is one of our largest, we still have a lot of customers who might do 5, 10, 20 systems a year. And they might be highly customized. Any kind of builder — whether that’s grinding or turning, milling, high speed machining. That’s our forte.”

Kleppek pointed out that Jorgensen was highlighting two main points at IMTS. “No. 1 that our focus is on anything that’s involved with the machining process on the chip side, and once it exits the machine, anything on chip processing,” he said. “We jump from the cut to the end of the chips on a truck. We have a solution.”

At IMTS, Jorgensen showcased its new chiller option on its advanced FlexForce high-pressure coolant system for through-spindle coolant system (TSC) applications. FlexForce gets coolant directly to the cutting zone by breaking through the heat-generated vapor barrier created at the cutting tool and workpiece interface.

The new 30,000 BTU chiller displayed on the FlexForce 1,000 psi unit removes heat from the coolant system, increasing thermal stability of the machining environment, reducing the need to adjust offsets and improving part tolerances.

Jorgensen offers the FlexForce high pressure coolant system in 500 or 1,000 PSI configurations with variable flow rates from two to eight gallons per minute (GPM) in addition to its standard unit with a flow rate of eight GPM. Both the standard and variable flow rate options are available in 500 psi or 1,000 psi configurations. They get coolant directly to the cutting zone to improve lubrication and heat dissipation, cutting speeds and feeds, chip control and part surface finishes. Standard units filter to 10 microns; however, 5-to-25-micron filtration options are available upon request.

Designed for fail-safe operation, a low-pressure suction pump draws coolant out of an existing coolant reservoir, through a bag filter and into the FlexForce reservoir. From there a high-pressure pump sends pressurized coolant through the machine spindle and directly to the cutting point. As a result, faster machine feeds and speeds are possible for greater productivity.

The onboard coolant reservoir continuously feeds FlexForce’s high-pressure pump, and multiple electronic sensors monitor a variety of critical levels for lights-out operations. Automatic pressure regulators and machine-controlled dump valves, along with other fail-safes dramatically reduce or eliminate the risk of system damage.

FlexForce provides safe and efficient operation in a maintenance-friendly design with a small footprint. It easily integrates with existing coolant systems. FlexForce units can also be custom engineered for applications that fall outside the standard 500 psi or 1,000 psi models.

For complete details about Jorgensen Conveyor and Filtration Solutions’ product lineup and services, visit www.jorgensen.com.

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