Environmental coolants with green credentials 

In every aspect of life, there is a focus to change behaviours in order to minimise waste, and subsequently, the impact they have on the fragile environment. Where coolant is used in machining and production, fluid waste is inevitable, but also an area where vast improvements can be made.

Traditional, single component coolants have restrictions when it comes to lifespan and recycling, even with specialist cleaning or recycling equipment, but by switching to the multi-functional coolant system, Hycut, this can all change, according to Oemeta.

With Hycut, not only are all products formulated from renewable resources; the fluids are also 100% recyclable, which contributes to considerably extending the coolant’s lifecycle.

The Hycut group of products are created from plant-based raw materials. This impressive green credential is not only better for the environment, but makes the products much more pleasant to work with when compared to traditional mineral-oil based coolants, due to low misting and excellent flushing properties.

There is a Hycut-compatible product for all the key areas of the production process and the multi-functionality means that each of these fluids complement one another. This compatibility provides the optimum recyclability, with no tramp oil (or waste) being produced, and constructively adds lubrication to processes.

The other benefit of this compatibility feature is that lubricity/oils and additives can be controlled and monitored separately, which can lead to a much-improved service life, further reducing waste and also cost.

At a major crankshaft manufacturer, a study was carried out to compare Hycut to a single component ‘benchmark’ coolant, and the results showed significant annual savings of 474t CO₂-eq. These savings, as an example, correspond to removing 51 circumnavigation flights from the sky in a year (flight distance of 40,000km around the world and 0.23kg CO₂-eq/passenger-km).

Oemeta UK https://uk.oemeta.com