Lubricants

Dry answer to a wet problem Brewery adopts semi-dry conveyor lubrication system in its bottling plant Saving millions of litres of water and making the working environment safer for workers A craft brewery had a problem with the amount of water needed to lubricate its bottling conveyors and the...

In the machining process, cooling lubricants play an important role in carrying away metal chips, cooling the workpiece and lubricating the area between tool and workpiece. The lubricant usually runs in a closed circuit, but sometimes it gets carried out with the metal chips, lost because of leaks...

Simple solutions can work a treat Metal-working company's manual spillage problem Floating valves in the tanks prevent overflow and save some 3 % on lubricant use a year The German company Metalltechnik Menges GmbH specialises in the area of chipless deformation, a technique for working different...

Too many advantages to ignore Ballscrew-maker introduces a cleaner, faster, smarter dry machining process and the results speak for themselves Less hazardous waste, cleaner finish, mitigated environmental risks, and more Shuton designs and produces high-precision ballscrews used in machine tools...

Green hydraulic fluid alternative passes tests Soy oils instead of petroleum-based lubricants for 20 pieces of industrial equipment reduced danger of spills and waste problems Soybean oil is biodegradable and has no adverse environmental impact Sandia National Laboratory has worked on programmes...