Shell Metalworking - Neat Oils

Shell Macron and Garia Oils address common operation demands such as high lubricity, long tool life, light colour, low odour, reduced oil mist and excellent HSSE profile.

Neat Oils for cutting and grinding operations

Success Story - Garia 601 M-22 & 12

Core Portfolio - Neat Oils

Shell’s comprehensive line of neat oils offers extended tool life for applications ranging from light-duty cutting to heavy-duty broaching. The range of grinding oils provide products for both high-speed grinding operations and well as for special applications such as the manufacturing of cemented carbide tools.

Shell Macron Oils – do not stain yellow metals

• For light to medium machining of copper metals, aluminium, steel and cast iron
• Selected grades for honing and grinding
• Macron 401-F 22 & 32 are tri-purpose oils for cutting, machine lubrication and hydraulic applications

Shell Macron EDM – light color, low volatility

• Shell Macron EDM 110, universal dielectric for roughing, fining and super fining
• Recommended for the EDT (Electro Discharge Texturing) of steel rolls

Shell Garia Oils – active chemistry

• For medium to severe cutting of aluminium, cast iron, steel and stainless steel
• Contain active sulphur for efficient reduction of built-up edges (BUE)
• High additive reserve for long sump life and resistance to dilution with tramp oils

Who: A manufacturer of automotive gears in South Germany

Application: Broaching of flutes into sliding selection shaft.

Situation prior to Shell product use: With a competitor’s broaching oil the user experienced:

• The lubricant was contaminating the broaching oil leading to reduce tool life
• Increase of viscosity caused chips to stick to the tool
• Frequent disposal due to the loss of additive power

Situation after Shell product use: The use of Garia 601 M-22 & M-12 for top-up yielded the results:

• Stable viscosity level at 20 mm/s
• Clean broaches due to high wetting and flushing power
• Improved surfaces of the machined parts and 10% increase of tool life
• Sufficient additive power even with 30% Way lubricant contamination
• Four times sump life

Saving / Benefits to user: Key impact of Garia 601 M-22 & M-12 was the high additive reserve in combination with the correction of the viscosity, which led to an overall improvement in working conditions. The increased sump life and resulting reduction of oil consumption resulted in a savings of 3,000 liter per year, with less machine downtime and strongly reduced disposal cost.

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