Metalworking Fluids

Japanese metalworking fluids manufacturer Yushiro Chemical Industry Co. recently announced plans to expand its business in India, following the commen ...

Marketing Matters

June 19, 2014

George Gill reviews the global outlook for metalworking fluids.

Asia accounted for 40 percent of global demand for metalworking fluids in 2012, according to a new study by Kline & Co. The U.S.-based consulting firm ...

Outlook Solid for MWFs

May 28, 2014

The global metalworking fluids market is forecast to grow at 2.3 percent per year, from 2.2 million tons in 2012, to 2.5 million tons by 2017, accordi ...

The same chemistry that makes fireflies glow can detect microbial growth in your metalworking fluids, and do it faster and cheaper than conventional t ...

Businesses that bend, forge, spin, draw and stamp metals open up about the fluids they buy. Their top priority: Just keep my die guys happy!

Rolling Forward

May 22, 2014

Global steel makers continue to consolidate, rationalize, and scrutinize the performance of their rolling mills. That spells opportunity for lubricant ...

Nearly half of GMs major manufacturing plants now can boast zero landfill status. Way out front in this effort: lubricants and metalworking fluids.

Peering into the Mist

May 16, 2014

Scientists disagree on how or how much metalworking fluids affect worker health, but theyre finding new tools to solve the puzzle.

Few operators have any real way of knowing how long their metalworking fluids should last. John Burke thinks its time to change that.

Cool, Clean Water

May 13, 2014

When Ford and other manufacturers wanted more uptime, better product quality and cost savings, an advanced wastewater treatment technology helped them ...

When metalworking fluids created a massive headache for this automotive component manufacturer, it sought relief in a vegetable oil based coolant.

Canadian and European regulators are all taking whacks at biocide use - and metalworking fluids are feeling the heat.

They cant stand up to mycobacteria, and theyre a health concern at any level. Right? An industry expert reviews the use of these antimicrobials in met ...

Microorganisms can wreak havoc in the metalworking environment, so skilled formulators create metalworking fluids with biosynergy.

Conventional theories about metalworking fluids state that they react chemically with the surfaces of metal workpieces during the short time that the ...

Lubricant marketer Fuchs Petrolub has entered a marketing partnership to supply lubricants and fluids for users of DMG Mori Seiki metalworking machine ...

Chinese demand for machine tools will grow more than 9 percent annually for the next four years, according to forecasts by a United States industry re ...

Foam control is more critical in metalworking fluids because of the higher cutting speeds and higher pressures being used today. Two industry experts ...

Last Word

February 12, 2014

Joe Beeton reports on the continuing use of formaldehyde in metalworking fluids.