Delta NEU

Oil Mist in the Can Making Industry

Example of this Application at One of our Customers




In the bodymaking stage of the process, the pressed cups are fed into a series of bodymakers, the machine which draws the can from the flatter cup profile into the finished can form. Whether a steel or aluminium can, this process uses a soluble oil-based lubricant and oil mist fume is produced.




Depending on the process and machinery there may be residual oil droplets as well as the oil fume. Where the concentration is greater liquid and droplet separation techniques may be required before the final separation of the oil mist using an Oilpack filtration unit. In certain machinery, the oil content may be significantly increased as the extraction serves an internal vacuum conveyor which is exposed to a considerable amount of the coolant inside the machinery.

As oil is collected it can often be recycled back into the process however, the method of draining the oil from the separation units can have a significant impact on the quantity reclaimed and the efficiency of the separation and filtration.