Piston
FOCUS ON PISTON MANUFACTURING
Piston manufacturing is a precision engineering process where end product quality and finish is critical. At Castrol, we have focused on specific piston manufacturing operations to create a lubricant solution designed to deliver quality improvements, tooling improvements with associated cost reductions and fluid waste reduction.
Our solution is delivered by dedicated staff with extensive application and product experience supported by a strong technical support team.
Piston manufacturing is a precision engineering process where end product quality and finish is critical. At Castrol, we have focused on specific piston manufacturing operations to create a lubricant solution designed to deliver quality improvements, tooling improvements with associated cost reductions and fluid waste reduction.
Our solution is delivered by dedicated staff with extensive application and product experience supported by a strong technical support team.
Tool life tripled
In a piston manufacturing plant, we introduced our best in class synthetic neat cutting product, Castrol CareCut ES3. Set up time reduced by a factor of 4 and tool life multiplied by a factor of three. Scrap and re-work reduced by a factor of 16 and the need for constant system servicing was removed.
In a piston manufacturing plant, we introduced our best in class synthetic neat cutting product, Castrol CareCut ES3. Set up time reduced by a factor of 4 and tool life multiplied by a factor of three. Scrap and re-work reduced by a factor of 16 and the need for constant system servicing was removed.
OUR TARGETS
- Recommend products based on process understanding and monitoring programmes
- Improve the two critical applications in the process of manufacturing piston heads
- Alfin-ring turning where “mixed metals” (ferrous and aluminium) present a lubrication challenge to ensure optimum surface finish is achieved to avoid scrapping of components and tooling changes leading to manufacturing costs.
- Boring/reaming the gudgeon pin hole where surface finish is vital and imperfections often result in tooling breakages and scrap of components at a very expensive stage of manufacturing
- Reduce the volumes of coolant used in the total manufacturing process. Waste reduction and swarf quality enhancement have direct benefits and we will use our expertise to deliver real improvements
- Apply our expertise and experience to recommend and provide a product and associated services that drive value into your business
- Focus our expertise particularly in product selection and services to support the product. By ensuring that the correct product
- Reduce waste stream costs by extending bath life; establishing and monitoring critical fluid control parameters and / or product substitution; recycling fluids through dedicated on-site reconditioning equipment; recycling process water through dedicated treatment or filtration equipment
- We will help you meet final wash criteria by providing products and associated services that ensure the final wash technical specification is achieved
- Ensure global best practice transfer consistency in products, process improvements and cost reductions across all locations
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