Industrial lubricants

Industrial lubricants that play an active role in manufacturing

Lubricants are indispensable to manufacturing, as they lubricate and operate a variety of machines when manufacturing products from raw materials (Fig 1).

Fig.1 An Example of Car Manufacturing Process

Toward carbon-neutral manufacturing

The manufacturing field emits a large amount of CO₂ accounting for 18.8% of total CO₂ emissions in Japan according to 2021 data (Fig. 2).
We believe that lubricants, which play an essential part of manufacturing, can contribute to carbon neutrality.
To reduce CO₂ emissions even further, ENEOS proposes “energy-saving lubricants” not only for making our in-house processes carbon neutral but also for reducing the amount of energy used by customers in manufacturing products (Fig. 3).

Fig.2 Breakdown of CO₂ Emissions in FY2021

Fig.3 CO₂ Emissions Related to Lubricants

Energy-saving hydraulic fluids

Hydraulic fluids are pressure transmitting medium used for operation of hydraulic machinery. They are widely used in construction equipment such as excavators, factory machineries, and machine tools (Fig. 4).
Focusing on friction loss, ENEOS has adopted high-performance friction modifiers to achieve low-friction in sliding parts. Improved products using biomass base oils are also on sale (Fig. 5).
ENEOS energy-saving hydraulic fluids have been successful in reducing power consumption in customer equipment by a maximum of approximately 18% compared to conventional products (Fig. 6).

Fig.4 An Example of Construction Equipment

Fig.6 Power Consumption of Energy-saving Hydraulic Oil

Energy-saving metalworking fluids

In processing that stretches or changes the shape of material by applying a load, metalworking fluids are used to reduce friction between the material and tools and prevent tool wear and seizure (Fig. 7).
In a rolling process, approximately 20% of the energy used is consumed in removing lubricants (Fig. 8). ENEOS has designed an “easy-to-dry” lubricant having high volatility and wettability.
With this lubricant, we have successfully shortened drying time by 50% compared to the current product (Fig. 9).

Fig.8 Energy Consumption in the Aluminum Sheet Manufacturing Process (left) and Contact Angle of “Easy-to-dry” Lubricant (right)

Fig.9 Drying Time of “Easy-to-dry” Lubricant

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