Forging Fluids

Complete Line Of Products For The Forging Industry

Quaker Houghton: Your Reliable Partner for Forging Fluids.

Since the 1970’s, Quaker Houghton has been a significant supplier of forging process fluids. With every transition, we have been there: solving problems, reducing costs, and improving every step of the process – in plants worldwide.

In recent years, the Forging industry has been influenced by numerous challenges, including increasing environmental regulations, evolving customer demands, and the need to increase the productivity and efficiency of the whole manufacturing process chain. These challenges drive continuous development and evolution of the process to meet customer requirements such as:

  • Near Net Shape Forging

  • Increased shape complexity

  • High tensile steel

  • Lightweight Forging

  • Environment, Health & Safety requirements (BIT/MIT free, HAP free, etc.)

All while increasing productivity and reducing costs, respectively.

A tailored lubrication solution for each specific process and a fundamental increase in the performance of forging fluids are essential to meet these requirements.

We bring even more to the field. Quaker Houghton has expanded its lubricant range through recent innovations to include new and unique forging lubricants to the market. This demonstrates our commitment to our customers in meeting their challenges and providing solutions from start to finish.

Optimizing Your Forging Process. Together!

Because every operation is unique, at Quaker Houghton, our chemists, engineers, and industry experts work closely with our customers to determine the suitable lubricant for the precise needs of each application. As a result, the following are achieved:

  • Increased Die Life

  • Optimized Lubricant Consumption

  • Reduced Waste Stream

  • Increased Productivity

  • Reduced Cost Per Part

  • Improved Worker Safety

Our Forging Fluids Product Families

  • Water-based Graphite:

    Dispersions of graphite in water are ideal for impact-type applications in closed dies. Typical applications include mechanical and hydraulic presses, hammers, and drop forging of automotive parts, aerospace, and medical applications

  • Water-based Graphite-free

    These water-based products are free from graphite and offer cleaner working conditions and cleaner components, respectively. Typical applications include closed die forging, extrusion of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys, and hot stamping.

  • Oil-based Graphite

    Graphite in oil forging fluids is available in various viscosities and additive content for numerous applications, ranging from heavy-duty deep extrusions to light forming of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys.

  • Oil-based Graphite-free

    Graphite-free oil-based products deliver cleaner working conditions and cleaner components, available in various viscosities and additive content for numerous applications ranging from heavy-duty deep extrusions to light forming for ferrous and non-ferrous alloys.

  • Specific Lubricant

    This family of forging fluids are tailored solutions to specific processes and applications, from aerospace to hot stamping of high-strength alloys. The products in this family are designed specially to meet customer requirements.

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