TULSA, OK— On December 7th, BlackHawk Industrial, a Midwest US distributor of industrial supplies, announced the acquisition of three businesses, including: Tool Service Corporation, Tool Fabrication Corporation, and Fluid Services Corporation.
The December issue of TLT is now available online. Is seems there are too few articles on metalworking fluids these days, but perhaps that reflects the speed of technology in this industry. The article relates to the recent 4th MWF Symposium that was held in Spain. You may have listened the the Podcast from the STLE on this that we reported on last month. UEIL hosted the 4th symposium in conjun
Lubrizol Additives, a business segment of The Lubrizol Corporation, has announced that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Sea-Land Chemical Company based in Westlake, Ohio. Effective January 1, 2012, Sea-Land will represent Lubrizol Additives for metalworking and other industrial additives to a select number of customers in North America.
Partnering with a leading automotive manufacturer in the U.S., Quaker Chemical Corporation was charged with reducing metalworking coolant and central system operating costs, and with consolidating the number of metalworking products in the automotive plant.
BioCorr® Rust Preventative belongs to a newest and most advanced generation of corrosion protection products. It is a 100% biobased, waterbased and biodegradable product, formulated with renewable raw materials, intended for preservation of metals during processing, in storage and transportation.
According to the November 2011 Precision Metalforming Association Business Conditions Report, metalforming companies predict a continued decline in business conditions during the next three months.
Blaser Swisslube has released a short video to explain metalworking fluid monitoring and maintenance.
Quaker Chemical is promoting the Resource-Efficient Manufacturing (REM) approach to coolant use – doing more with less and finding viable reuse and recycling technologies to conserve materials.
Today is te deadline to sign-up for the Tuesday Webinar on Base Oils.
Presenter:John Rosenbaum, Senior Product Development Engineer, Chevron Global Base Oils
Even though it is one of the easiest tests to perform, measuring pH is one o fthe most often overlooked metalworking fluid test. A varying pH, a rapid increase or decrease can be good early indicators of potential problems.
