Articles written by Brad Jeffery

Brad Jeffery

Contributing Writer

IRMCO

IRMCO develops and manufactures dry, fluid, and gel lubricants; performs laboratory testing; and provides consulting services to the metal forming and fabricating industry.

2117 Greenleaf St.
Evanston, IL 60202
phone: 847-864-0255
fax: 847-864-0012

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	AHSS Tooling Requires Greater Protection Tools are subject to extreme wear during AHSS forming. Using the right lubricant can help increase tool life. Publish date: September 13, 2005
	Advanced lubricants improve high-strength steel forming Publish date: March 8, 2005
	Chemical-free cleaning of HSP lubricants New requirements for clean, dry parts drive the need for efficient, flexible workcell parts cleaning. Publish date: September 14, 2004
	Advanced lubricant technology for high-strength steel Publish date: June 8, 2004
	Gaining from friction and formability data As steel prices rise and offshore competition increases daily, steel and overhead optimization are driving U.S. metal stamping and forming companies. Companies that survive and thrive are taking a different approach to managing change and cost and are discovering savings in areas never seriously... Publish date: February 12, 2004
	Meeting ISO 14001 requirements As of July 2003 all 5,000-plus Ford Motor Company suppliers were required to be ISO 14001-certified. In 2002 General Motors required all of its suppliers to implement environmental management systems (EMS) that conform to ISO 14001. The trend will continue for the auto industry and others. Publish date: November 6, 2003
	Investing in lubricants All businesses tied to the metal forming industry are scrambling to find areas in which they can lower costs without sacrificing quality. Adding to this burden are a tight cash flow and a lack of financial resources to invest in process improvement equipment. Therefore, the savings must come from... Publish date: October 9, 2003
	Stretching metal's forming limits with HSP lubricants Publish date: June 12, 2003
	Measuring Lubricants' Impact on Metal Formability Today more than ever, the metal forming industry is economically challenged. Everyone is scrambling to find new ways to lower process costs without sacrificing quality. In the case of metal formability, a lot is at stake. With metal prices and operating overhead continuing to rise, any downtime... Publish date: February 27, 2003
	Forming exhaust components with an alternative lubricant Switching from an oil-based lubricant to a water-based gel lubricant helped an exhaust-system components manufacturer, Zeuna Starker, reduce costs and cycle time. After studying several types of lubricants, the company chose a water-based gel that was less prone to spilling onto the floor and did... Publish date: September 12, 2002