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Content about Tower Metalworking Fluids - Page 2
- From The Welder
Tower Oil names president/CEO
- May 15, 2008
- Consumables
- News Release
Tower Oil & Technology Co., Chicago, recently appointed Kirk McCubbin as president and CEO.
The company is an employee-owned manufacturer of metalworking fluids.
Better lubricant control leads to better mandrel bends
- By Steven Rainwater
- Sep 11, 2007
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
In an effort to reduce the need for cleaning bent tube, fabricator R & B Wagner analyzed its operations and decided to change from manual lubricant application to an automated system. The result was that its lubricant consumption dropped 70 percent. So little lubricant was left on the bent parts that the company eliminated the cleaning step.
- From The Fabricator
How important is roll forming lubrication compatibility?
- By Joe Ivaska
- Sep 25, 2003
- Roll Forming
- Article
At first glance, it doesn't seem that the compatibility of the lubricant used in the roll forming process needs much attention. You'd better look again. It may surprise you that the chemical and physical properties of the roll forming lubricant leave fingerprints in at least six different areas of the operation.
Lubes and the new materials: It's a different game
- By Joseph Ivaska Jr.
- Nov 7, 2002
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
Changes taking place in tube and pipe producing and fabricating may require you to review your lubrication strategies. One of these changes is the increased use of aluminum, aluminized steel, and stainless steel tubing.
- From The Fabricator
Tooling: Lube it or lose it
- By Joseph Hough
- Sep 26, 2002
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Most metal forming operations use lubricants to protect the tooling and part from excessive wear caused by scuffing, scratching, scoring, welding, and galling. Four lubricant families are commonly used in pressworking, and thousands of formulations are available within each chemical family. The physical characteristics of the lubricant and metal forming operation involved determine the application method to be used.
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