Sustainability and cost savings in one cutting-edge solution

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Oxfordshire-based Oemeta (UK) Ltd, a specialist in the development and production of cooling lubricants for machining purposes, has introduced a host of new innovations to its best-selling Hycut range which it says will ‘take productivity to the next level’. Hycut is a flexible, two-component metalworking fluid that optimises machining processes with next-generation coolant and lubrication solutions which can enhance machining performance and tool life and unlock significant cost savings.

Unlike rival products, Hycut can be customised to the individual customer’s requirements — whether an end user is machining aerospace-grade high-temperature alloys, manufacturing high-volume automotive parts, or processing intricate medical components — Oemeta understands the challenges of component staining, fluid longevity and performance, and conformity to highly regulated standards.

Hycut ensures that each customer benefits from a highly adaptable product compatible with existing machinery, methods and materials — all while delivering significant performance benefits. Unlike competitor fluids that typically contain 3 to 10% ester, Hycut features a unique formulation that contains 72% pure ester. The result is enhanced lubrication and performance, enabling manufacturers to increase machining parameters such as speeds, feeds and depths of cut to obtain significant cycle-time savings.

Best of both worlds
The enhanced lubricity that permits machining at higher performance levels at the same time improves tool life. Machine shops often have to walk a fine line between increased machining parameters and diminishing tool life, always searching for the optimal result. With Hycut, manufacturers can elevate machining parameters and witness tool life increases from between 100 and 300%, giving them the best of both worlds by reducing cycle times, downtime, and machining costs.

Compatible with a wide range of fluids from wash fluids, slideway, hydraulic and neat oils, Hycut prevents contamination and maximises performance. Oil contamination from the slideway actually enhances lubrication rather than deteriorates performance.

With Hycut neat machining oils, and hydraulic or slideway oils, fluid can be easily recycled into the Hycut emulsion fluid to create an environmentally sustainable solution. Not only does this reduce fluid consumption, disposal and the associated costs, but Hycut is also made from 100% renewable resources and contains no mineral oil. For environmentally-conscious manufacturers wanting to reduce their carbon footprint and enhance their sustainability credentials, Hycut represents an ideal solution.

In addition to this, the lifecycle of oil significantly impacts the carbon footprint, not to mention the cost of purchase and disposal. Oemeta customers adopting the Hycut system have enjoyed long fluid life, with many machines retaining the same coolant after seven years of continuous operation. As the Hycut emulsifiers are optimised for ester oils, foreign mineral oils are not emulsified into the coolant. Therefore, tramp oil is deposited to the sump surface for easy removal via oil skimmers.

Furthermore, with a team of experienced engineers on-hand to provide expert advice, Oemeta offers personalised consultations to streamline the transition to Hycut, allowing manufacturers to assess the advantages and improvements it can offer. The consultation process introduces businesses to the added value that Oemeta provides by delivering improved control over the entire machining ecosystem — from lubrication to corrosion protection and contamination management.