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MicroCoat® Success Brochure

MicroCoat® Success Brochure
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EFD’s MicroCoat is the first stock lubrication system to provide truly consistent oil coverage. The system quickly pays for itself with significant savings throughout the pressroom – from extended tool life and reduced oil use to cleaner parts and lower waste disposal costs. In the following pages, we’d like to share with you the experiences of MicroCoat users worldwi

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Zierick Manufacturing Corporation Products: Connectors for circuit boards, cell phones, appliances, and automobiles. Drip systems, pressurized rollers. No control – stock was flooded with oil. This led to waste, maintenance, cleanup and disposal problems. Bill Searles, Engineering Manager Ajay Sharma, Manufacturing Engineer Installed 22 MicroCoat systems. Consistent stock lubrication – using 60% less oil. Longer tool life. No pressroom puddles. $19,000 per year “Westampedover900,000partsusing only1gallonofoil.Whenwechecked thetoolunderamicroscope,there wasnovisiblewear.” Ajay Sharma,...

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Sharp Precision Manufacturing, UK Ltd. Products: Microwave, automotive and electronics components. Airless spray system. Airless spray system required so much pressure that there was more oil on the floor than on the components. Tony Daly, Project & Maintenance Manager Installed 4 MicroCoat systems. Created a cleaner work environment. Cut oil use almost 90%. Eliminated manual degreasing. Simplified inspection. Reduced hazardous waste. “Thesavingshavebeenstaggering! Nowthatwelubricateonlythestock –notthefloor–we’vereducedoil usebyabout90%.” Tony Daly, Project & Maintenance Manager Photo...

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ETCO Incorporated Products: Connectors for automotive, appliance and power tool applications. Roller systems. Roller systems were inconsistent – applied too much or too little oil. Rolland Blom, Maintenance Supervisor George Brennan, 2nd Shift Supervisor Installed 10 MicroCoat systems. Consistent coverage extended sharpening intervals by 500,000 strokes. Reduced sludge by 90%. Improved part quality. Reduced tool damage. “TheMicroCoathasincreaseddie life50%,reducedmaintenanceand downtime,andhasgivenusgreater productioncapacity.Plus,part consistencyisdramaticallybetter.” Dennis Herdegen, Vice...

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National Metal Technologies Products: Cartridge belts for military ammunition. Rollers, airless spray system. Excessive oil use, tool wear and pressroom mist. John Wilson, Chief of Operations Installed MicroCoat system. Cut oil use by 90% and eliminated pressroom mist. Increased tool life 40%, reduced maintenance 33% and cut waste disposal costs in half. “Ourdiesnowstayinsuchgood shape,we’veuppedtheinterval betweensharpeningsby40%.” John Wilson, Chief of Operations Stock: Annealed spring steel Photo courtesy of National Metal Technologies Presstype: Minster, 150 tons Prove the value of...

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Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (UK) Products: Beverage can ends and pull tabs. Drip pads. Pad systems’ coarse adjustment could not provide the accuracy and control needed to meet a demanding industry specification. Derry Casson, Engineering Coordinator Don Heap, Tool Care Engineer Installed 2 MicroCoat systems. Precise oil coverage and increased specification compliance.* Reduced lubricant residue.* Longer tool life.* *Proprietary data “TheMicroCoat’smeasured, consistentlubricationhas significantlyimproveddielifeand reducedlubricantresidue.” Derry Casson, Engineering Coordinator Stock:...

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Fin mills used to make fins for automotive radiators, air conditioners and other heat transfer systems. Pad systems not accurate enough for their mills to run at optimum speed. Mike Carapellatti, Senior Engineering Designer Installed 10 MicroCoat systems. Optimized fin mill performance. Increased die life 30-50%. Lowered VOC levels. Cut oil use 50%. Reduced maintenance & downtime. “WestartedofferingtheMicroCoatasan alternativetodrippadsystems,butpositivecustomerfeedbackhasmadeitthe standardlubricationsystemonevery newfinmillweproduce.” Mike Carapellatti, Senior Engineering Designer Photo...

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la société Mécagis (France) Products: Electronic security system components. Rollers and airless spray systems. Uneven coverage caused equipment to seize up, and the spray system they tried created a greasy mist. Olivier Hirondelle, Process Engineering Manager Installed 3 MicroCoat systems. Eliminated lubrication-related downtime and tool damage. Extended time between tool sharpenings 30-50%. Oil use down 20%. No oil recycling expense. “Wewereveryimpressedwiththe MicroCoat’seasyinstallation.Onlytwo connectionswereneeded–onetothe compressedairsystemandonetothe press.” Olivier Hirondelle,...

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DaimlerChrysler Products: Evaporators for automotive heat exchanger applications. Natural gas, thermal de-oiling ovens were used to burn off excess oil from parts and produced harmful emissions. Jeff Homan, Bill Osborne, DeLois Ellies, Michelle White Installed 8 MicroCoat systems. Eliminated need for thermal de-oiling ovens and reduced emissions by 14,000 pounds. Cut oil use 75%, decreased downtime 70%, and reduced scrap 40%. Changingthelubricationprocess hadapositiveenvironmentalimpact– emissionswerereducedby14,000 pounds,theenergyneededtoheatthe...

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Dynacraft Industries, Sdn Bhd (Malaysia) Products: Lead frames for semiconductors. Drip system. Slug pulling, over-lubrication, excess oil surrounding press and press bed, high reject rates. Excess waste removed twice weekly. Installed 46 MicroCoat systems. Uniform oil coverage. Improved process control, increased throughput, extended die life. Lower degreasing costs, fewer rejected lots, significant oil savings. “Oneofthekeyreasonswechose theMicroCoatwastheprofessional manneranddedicatedsupport providedduringtheequipment evaluationperiod.” Iain Meikle, Chief Operating Officer Stock:...

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