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FOCUS ON BEARING RING MANUFACTURING

Hard stage grinding is one of the most costly process areas and has a big impact on end-product quality. With large quantities of metalworking fluids used throughout the process, waste streams have a major impact on overall process costs.

At Castrol, we applied our in-depth expertise in the ring manufacturing process to machining operations in ring manufacturing, to create a solution designed to deliver real process cost reductions through improving hard stage grinding performance, reducing your waste stream and providing process compatible fluids.
A leading ring manufacturer wanted to increase production efficiency, Castrol Syntilo 9904, reduced grinding time by 43% with no loss of component quality.
DELIVER REAL IMPROVEMENTS IN GRINDING WHEEL PERFORMANCE
  • We will deploy our extensive process expertise in product selection
  • We can provide monitoring capability such as Castrol LabCheck and our real time metalworking monitoring technology - Castrol System RT to achieve metalworking fluid stability and excellent system control
  • With the right product selection and appropriate metalworking fluid management, we can achieve consistent levels of surface finish and extend grinding wheel life through reducing wheel dressing frequency. Extended grinding wheel life leads to increased machine uptime
REDUCE OVERALL WASTE STREAM COSTS
  • We will extend bath life by establishing and monitoring critical fluid control parameters
  • We will recycle metalworking fluids through dedicated on-site reconditioning equipment and provide advice on waste stream segregation
  • We have a range of environmentally responsible products that are boron free, chlorine free, formaldehyde free and non-amine containing, which have been formulated to meet legislative requirements and improve safety in the work place
DELIVER PRODUCT COMPATIBILITY
  • We will select the right metalworking fluids, corrosion preventives, quenching oils and process cleaners that work together to deliver synergistic benefits to your operations
  • We will provide products in pre- and post-operations that reduce cross contamination, increase bath life and lead to continuous production
  • Through our fluid monitoring capability we can detect at an early stage any imminent fluid contaminants and adjust process parameters