Recent industry warnings have highlighted a growing rise in counterfeit vehicle lubricants, driven in part by ongoing cost-of-living pressures. The cost-of-living crisis has opened the doors for forgers to manufacture fake lubricants, passing them off as the real deal for motorists and workshops looking to save money. The effects of these oils, however, can be extremely detrimental to your vehicle, resulting in costly repairs that far outweigh the savings made from purchasing a fake.

Foam in metalworking fluids (MWF) may appear to be a minor housekeeping issue, but in practice it can significantly reduce lubricity, limit cooling performance, and disrupt reliable machine operation. In many manufacturing environments, foam-related issues are highly manageable—provided teams understand the type of foam present, why it forms, and how to address it effectively.

The metal forming industry is undergoing rapid transformation driven by the use of lighter and stronger materials, increasingly complex production processes, and stricter environmental regulations.
In this context, metal forming lubricants play a critical role in ensuring process efficiency, part quality, and tool protection across industrial applications.

Metal processing lubricants.

FAD Free Additive Technology… Health and environmental related concerns are at the forefront of everything we do here at FUCHS. Our research and development team work tirelessly to ensure our lubricants meet the high industry standards as well as prioritizing personal and environmental safety; which is why our new ECOCOOL range is completely free from FAD biocides, chlorinated additives and sulfonated additives.

Technology that pays back… The all new ECOCOOL range is a water-soluble cutting fluid series developed with your requirements in mind. Created to meet the challenge of balancing lubricity, cooling and corrosion protection whilst under tough operating conditions.

ECOCOOL - innovative metalworking fluids, not only deliver exceptional performance and extended service life but also prioritize sustainability and worker well-being at every step.
Our water-miscible fluids fulfil the techni¬cal requirements and make machining operations more efficient. ECOCOOL products provide:
• Optimum cooling and flushing
• Outstanding lubricity
• Excellent wear protection
• Effective corrosion protection
• Low foaming
• Good material compatibility
• Innovative materials
• Excellent EP properties
• Increased productivity

How can special lubricants increase their reliability and durability?
In cars and trucks, in production machines, in electronic devices, in home appliances, everywhere...

Charging times of just ten minutes? This could soon become a reality for electric vehicles. It is all made possible by immersion cooling, in which technical components are fully submerged in FUCHS thermofluids. The process can also be used for heat management at data centers.

The world is becoming ever more complicated. As a supplier to industry, it's no longer enough simply to offer individual products. Solutions are needed for ever more complex challenges. FUCHS is responding by realigning its organization into business segments. In this way, the solution provider is taking the complexity out of lubricant supply for its customers. An example: the cement industry.

There is a lot of technical questions, which should be answered before we approach to the change. Let's look to them in our following article.

Since 2014, FUCHS PETROLUB SE and DMG MORI have been working closely together – initially on customer projects in Asia and, since 2017, in the form of a comprehensive technology partnership. Their shared objective is to secure future-oriented further development of lubricants and services in the machine tool sector.