Category: Metalworking Fluids

Are you dissatisfied with your current metalworking fluid? Are you not getting the lubricity, cooling, or performance demanded for your manufacturing? Are you seeing rising fluid costs, reduced tool life, or lost sales due to poor performance. A suboptimal fluid and/or fluid management plan may be the problem. Twin Specialties is here to help your …

Metalworking fluids may not contribute that much to your manufacturing costs, but when fluids begin to fail or not work as intended, the costs could be astronomical. With the increasing costs of more technological fluids and rising disposal costs, managing your fluid and fluid consumption is more important than ever. Managing your fluids and dedicating …

In metal drawing processes, there two main types of lubrication. Firstly, there is fluid or hydrodynamic lubrication, which is the separation of metal surfaces with a continuous film of lubricant that prevents contact of those metal surfaces. Secondly, there is boundary lubrication, which is separating metal surfaces by a film only a few molecules thick. …

You have pondered switching your metalworking fluid. Whether it is a soluble oil, straight oil or synthetic, it is crucial to give your sample a fair test. Many times a superior product may test worse than its inferior equivalent due to a poor testing environment. There are many factors to consider when setting up the …