CASE STUDY Steel - Hot Mill : Over $11,000 per Year Savings in Operating Costs QUAKERTEK™ AX 2502-EP The Challenge
The Benefits
A large steel mill had a Hot Rolling Department that desired to:
their operating costs in order to increase their • Lower competitive advantage in the US steel market
Since using QUAKERTEK™ AX 2502-EP in their operations, the company has saved over $11,000 per year plus increased service level and laboratory support at their mill including:
The Solution
any excessive grease use per • Reported Farval System
• Improve steel and product quality • Increase output and service • Reduce overall costs
The company they chose was Quaker Houghton due confidence in Quaker Houghton’s product, people and performance. The mill decided to replace the incumbent grease product in all their hot rolling applications with QUAKERTEK™ AX 2502-EP. QUAKERTEK™ AX 2502-EP was trialed by the steel mill, and matched all of the technical requirements of their current grease:
• 4 Ball wear • 4 Ball Scar • Base oil viscosity • Mobility • NLGI grade • Water washout • Dropping point
the mill operations and reported • Monitored any unusual observations grease shipments, unloading, • Supervised bin filling, and storage location
The customer also appreciated the improvement in safety when handling grease bins. Special bins were built to eliminate any bins that we carried overhead by cables.
Process and Equipment HOT MILL
The customer is very pleased to have a supplier that understands their total needs through the reduced cost per pound for grease, new capital equipment (bins) and enhanced service.
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• New bins brought to customer site • Inventory management was implemented grease use reported for every • Trended Farval System
Operation
6 Stand Reversing Mill – 3 pass normal walking beam slab Furnace
Capacity
600,000 tons per year
Lubrication
Plant-wide use of Aluminum Complex grease
Application
11 Farval Grease Systems – Dual line injectors
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The Product QUAKERTEK™ AX 2502-EP grease is aluminum complex thickened lubricating grease that has been specifically formulated and manufactured to provide outstanding lubrication in industrial applications where water washout or water spray off is a concern. QUAKERTEK™ AX 2502-EP grease contains an additive package that provides maximum performance over a broad range of applications. Fortified with extreme pressure additives, QUAKERTEK™ AX 2502-EP:
well suited for use in steel mills and other industries • Iswhere maximum performance and water resistance are required
higher oil to thickener ratios that make these • Has products more easily handled in centralized lubricating systems even in low temperature applications
a valuable multi-functional, multi-purpose product • Iscapable of performing in a wide variety of industries and applications
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