One of the most respected names in the Metalworking Fluid Industry is Blaser Swisslube. Over the years Blaser has developed numerous products and formulations to meet demanding application needs. Blaser seems, unfortunately, reluctant to provide a single product application chart that gives the End User the big picture over their product line. Blaser prefers to rely heavily on technician attention to individual user needs for recommendations. This is a service oriented approach, but it leaves the End User who wants to quickly compare products in the dark. We strongly prefer charts as a starting point for End Users, who expect to be able to use the web to quickly initiate their own research.  We are developing a stricter testing method for these sites, but in summary, we are disappointed here.  The website is inadequate as a useful resource for the End User.

We summarize the families of Blaser products for our End Users here, as the website does provide some useful detail as to materials and operations.  You will need to check their website and be ready to click around for more details on the several products within the families.  Watch for our video interviews with members of Blaser management next month.

Blasocut Series : Mineral oil based Micro-Emulsion with a claim of superior tool life. Universal for machining & grinding of ferrous and non-ferrous materials. Suited for heavy duty and difficult operations such as deep hole drilling, broaching, reaming, creep-feed grinding & high speed machining

Vasco : Vegetable ester-based micro emulsion for the most difficult operations and surface tolerance requirements. For all ferrous and non-ferrous materials and suited for machining & grinding applications

Grindex : Synthetic, water-miscible, mineral oil free cutting fluid for grinding. Good rinsing behavior. The CO version is especially inhibited to prevent cobalt leaching when grinding carbide.

B-Cool : Suitable to both centralized systems and stand alone machines. For all materials and operations. Suitable for all water conditions. Dedicated products for specific materials like titanium, aluminum, steel alloys, cast iron, etc.