I’m often asked to recommend cutting oils for metalworking facilities. In most cases, there have been recent performance issues with the existing oil or something has changed in the manufacturing process that precludes its use. New machines, additional contracts, changing environmental concerns, product cancellations, sustainability goals and other factors can all combine to limit the effectiveness or applicability of the current oil.In order to select the best oil, you need to gather some basic information relevant to the selection criteria. For purposes of simplicity, you need to know the metals in use, the predominant machining operations, basic machine types…
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