A record player is a record player, right? Well not necessarily. At West Sussex-based SME some of the finest precision gramophone pick-up arms and turntables in the world are produced and the company also put the skills needed for these technological masterpieces to......

Modern machine tools are complex, high tech systems. While their chip producing components, including the control system and process software, attract the most interest, the ‘subservient’ components are usually overlooked. These components address duties......

Still a family owned business and with an annual turnover of around €1.5 billion, Fuchs Petrolub AG claims to be the world’s largest independent manufacturer of lubricants and cutting fluids employing over 3,500 people globally. In terms of its cutting fluid......

In just over ten years since it was formed, Adlington, Cheshire-based Proseal has developed into a leading manufacturer of heat sealing machinery and tooling for the food packaging industry. At the heart of its success is its willingness to go ‘the extra......

Tougher metals, more advanced metalworking processes and the ongoing drive by machine shops to increase productivity and reduce costs has seen the importance of cutting fluids rise up the agenda of metalworking companies in recent years. Peter Bird, industrial......

Whilst there are many suppliers of cutting oils and coolants in the marketplace, any company worth its salt will not only assist customers with correct product selection but also with health and safety issues, effective coolant management and optimising productivity.......

The pressure to reduce the cost of manufactured components, particularly in the high volume turned parts market, has led many companies to review their own manufacturing costs. Some have chosen the route of sourcing lower cost consumables, while others, such as......

To many people, Q8Oils is a name synonymous with petrol stations and automotive lubricants but a lesser known fact is that the company manufacturers a wide range of soluble metalworking fluids and neat cutting oils as well as ancillary products such as anti-foaming......

Q8Oils is one of the leading companies in the lubricant technology sector with a comprehensive development laboratory and testing facilities to ensure high quality products and service to its extensive customer base. ...

With virtually all machine shops scrutinising costs in the present economic climate, it has never been more important to focus on productivity, cost efficiency and the environment. The very nature of cutting metal on machine tools leads to the ingress of......