CHIP SEPARATOR

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Have any of you ever seen or had any experience with some type of machine resembling this?
https://mckenzieengineering.com/
We have 3 cam style lathes that spit the chips out with the parts and separating them is a huge bottleneck.
I need to find a better way.

[RobertELee]

Never used or seen one, however it seems as if it just drops the materials across a blower nozzle and blows the chips away while the parts drop past. Could be an issue if the parts are small and near the same weight as chips or large and lightweight enough that it catches the air. I can't imagine stringy chips would work well through it either.

Also by watching their videos it seems like it may be designed more for parts that come out with a few random chips mixed in, not a full mixture of chips and parts, but could be wrong.

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In my case there are more chips than parts.

[RobertELee]

In my case there are more chips than parts.

If the price is right it may be something to try. I'd contact them and see if you can get a demo brought in to see if it will work for you.

No chance of having a catch basket swing in to catch the parts as they're being finished?

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No chance.
The cycle for 1 part is 5 seconds.
It's an old cam style machine.
Everything is very tight with little to no room at the turning point.