EuroWire July 2020

Manufacturing Technology

Condat Neat Green vegetable-based grinding oil

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Lubrication recommendation

We have seen good performance while performing run-o s for several major fastener manufacturers, and we have never experienced a re, even when grinding in severe conditions. We would recommend customers use Condat products in our machines and encourage them to test it out, as we believe it to be a good solution for this challenging industry.” Condat has manufactured performance lubricants for more than 165 years, from metalworking and forging to wire drawing and tunnelling applications. Condat SA www.condat.fr Allways Precision Inc www.allwaysprecision.com

Issues can include smoke, misting and a high risk of pop-up/ ash re due to the elevated temperatures for these applications and the nature of conventional oils. “Conventional and heavily chlorinated oils have several negative drawbacks on the long-term performance of our machine tools,” said Alex Vanderberg, technical programme director at Allways Precision. “Furthermore, the low ash point of those oils is a concern, especially when grinding titanium.” the performance of Condat’s Neat Green vegetable-based oils, Mr Vanderberg was impressed: “We have had good success using these oils to grind all types of aerospace alloys, including titanium. After testing and analysing

Allways in rebuilding and supplying Cincinnati centreless grinders to the aerospace fastener market, has announced its recommendation of Condat products for its customers’ grinding applications. As a solutions provider in this challenging industry, Allways Precision purchases, remanufactures, upgrades and sells centreless grinders for a variety of applications, including the grinding of di cult metals such as Inconel, A286 stainless, titanium and ferrous alloy fasteners. Many of these applications involve high removal rates on tough materials, which has been a problem in the past when using conventional chlorinated grinding oils. Precision, a specialist

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July 2020