The Proper Coat of Oil

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.