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......

The technology available to create near dry CNC machining operations can drive down manufacturing costs and is better for the environment....

As a productivity enhancer, the correct choice of coolant is a decision that cannot be underestimated, yet in terms of emphasis, it is often it is the poor relation in the equation – languishing in third place behind machine and cutting tools. Fortunately, here......

The link between choice of cutting fluid and productivity is something that has come to the fore in recent years and pioneering companies such as Manchester-based Houghton are taking cutting oils and coolants to the next level....