This article illustrates that controlling the lubricant spray keeps presses running cleaner and longer in die stamping shops. The MicroCoat system enabled Warwick, Rhode Island-based ETCO Inc.’s Engineered Products division to minimize oil mist in its press room, reduce maintenance downtime, improve the quality of finished parts, and increase the throughput of it. After installing MicroCoat on all 10 of its Bruderer presses, ETCO has increased the number of hits between sharpenings by 50 percent, or 500,000 strokes per press with much less tool damage. The 2.5-inch-high MicroCoat spray valves use low-volume, low-pressure air to apply die stamping lubricant in fine, even films without producing waste, mist, or overspray. The transparent reservoir of the MicroCoat System feeds metered amounts of lubricant to the compact spray valves mounted inside this Bruderer die press between the metal feed stock and the tool.
Skip Nav Destination
Article navigation
January 2000
Select Article
The Proper Coat of Oil
Controlling The Lubricant Spray Keeps Presses Running Cleaner and Longer In Die Stamping Shops.
Senior Editor.
Mechanical Engineering. Jan 2000, 122(01): 62-64 (3 pages)
Published Online: January 1, 2000
Citation
Valenti, M. (January 1, 2000). "The Proper Coat of Oil." ASME. Mechanical Engineering. January 2000; 122(01): 62–64. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2000-JAN-6
Download citation file:
434
Views
Get Email Alerts
Cited By
Fortifying the Pipeline
Mechanical Engineering (July 2024)
Gold Medal Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (July 2024)
Generation on the Rise
Mechanical Engineering (July 2024)
What is Mechanical Engineering?
Mechanical Engineering (July 2024)
Related Articles
Evaluation of Stamping Lubricants in Forming Galvannealed Steels for Industrial Application
J. Manuf. Sci. Eng (December,2011)
Advances in Sheet Forming—Materials Modeling, Numerical Simulation, and Press Technologies
J. Manuf. Sci. Eng (December,2011)
Related Proceedings Papers
Related Chapters
Section III: Subsections NC and ND — Class 2 and 3 Components
Companion Guide to the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Volume 1, Third Edition
Subsection NC, ND—Class 2 and 3 Components
Companion Guide to the ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code, Volume 1, Second Edition
Section VIII: Division 2—Alternative Rules
Companion Guide to the ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code, Volume 2, Second Edition: Criteria and Commentary on Select Aspects of the Boiler & Pressure Vessel and Piping Codes