Coolant recovery and waste separation system

A machine having coolant recovery and waste separation that combines a machining head with coolant and thermal cutting for cutting metal plates, the machine comprising:

• a below plate coolant recovery and waste separation system for the machine that combines a machining head with coolant supply to machining tools and thermal cutting heads for cutting metal plates, the machine including a gantry that is movably guided to travel on a substrate in an X axis in a horizontal plane on rails, at least one cutting tool movably mounted on a carriage that is movably guided to travel in a Y axis which is at right angles to the X axis in the horizontal plane, the carriage being movably mounted to the gantry, each of these cutting tools has its own vertical or Z axis drive and guide system and a cutting table for supporting and locating and allowing a plate to be cut,
• the below plate coolant recovery and waste separation system including a rolling trolley located underneath the table adapted to support a fume and dross containment chamber and coolant collection tray, wherein the trolley supporting the fume chamber and coolant tray is constructed to be movable in the X axis and guided by the cutting table, and is movable in response to the location of the cutting tools which move with the gantry along the rails to be positioned over the table and plate to be cut, during use in cutting the plate in combination such that the coolant or cutting fluid can be captured and reused and be kept separate from the dry fumes or dross generated during the thermal or other cutting processes, wherein the trolley supporting the fume chamber and coolant tray is suspended under the cutting table and the assembly includes at least one fume extraction chamber connected to an extraction fan and at least one channel tray for receiving and removing coolant, whereby the coolant recovery and waste separation system is synchronised with the movement of the cutting tools.