Because they produce chips at high operating temperatures, often with oil-based coolants present, machine tools can easily catch fire. However, if shops plan ahead for this possibility by installing fire suppression systems, they can avoid catastrophic damage to the machine and the shop itself.
Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis.
Originally published on CTE: 2009-07-15
CTE source: https://ctemag.com/articles/fire-suppression-systems-can-protect-machining-centers-and-your-shop/
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