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• UKLA and HSE collaborate on industryleading videos to demonstrate fluid quality checks on Metalworking Fluids

  

  The United Kingdom Lubricants Association (UKLA) Metalworking Fluid Product Stewardship Group (MWFPSG) is proud to announce the launch of industry-leading videos based on the UKLA/HSE Good Practice Guidance for Managing Metalworking Fluids (MWFs).

  Produced in partnership with the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), with the support of The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, the videos have been developed for the industry by the industry. There are ten short stand-alone videos, to support and encourage greater compliance in the safe management of metalworking fluids.

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• Azelis Americas opens three new application laboratories in New Jersey

  Azelis Americas announces it is opening three new industry-leading application laboratories in Princeton, New Jersey. The new labs will service the Personal Care, Home Care & Industrial Cleaning, and Lubricants & Metal Working Fluids markets. In addition to the application labs, the facility is home to a technical training center.

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• Metalworking Fluid Decontamination Solution

  A significant part of manufacturing is still undertaken by metal removal machining processes for the creation of precision metallic parts. Modern machine tools are capable of achieving high levels of performance, but this is only achieved if all the factors involved in their operation function perfectly together as a whole. A key element in this performance is the cutting fluid but traditionally the effective application of the correct coolant can been seen as an afterthought from a process engineer perspective, and a costly nuisance for operations staff who have to manage and dispose of them in facilities.

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