Quaker Houghton to Exhibit at Extrusion Technology 2022

Metal finishing and metalworking companies face challenges today as never before. From the increasing pressures and demands for improved quality, corrosion protection and safety, to boosting product aesthetics, the industry is seeking new ways to overcome these challenges. As a global leader in metal finishing chemicals and metalworking fluids, Quaker Houghton (NYSE: KWR) enables its customer to succeed by partnering to provide innovative solutions and industry leading expertise to solve complex challenges.

Quaker Houghton will exhibit at Extrusion Technology 2022, booth 208 on May 3 – 5, 2022 in Orlando, FL. At the event, the company will showcase a portfolio of innovative metal finishing and metalworking solutions including:

• Etchants: HOUGHTO-ETCH™ is used to remove a thin layer of aluminum to create a matte finish.
• Colorants: HOUGHTO-COLOR™ is an electrolytic coloring option for anodizing aluminum.
• Sealants: HOUGHTO-SEAL™ is used to seal the pores in anodic film, giving the aluminum a surface resistant to staining, abrasion, corrosion, and color degradation.

Complementing Quaker Houghton’s portfolio offering are cleaners, conversion coatings, industrial lubricants and greases, fire-resistant hydraulic fluids, metalworking and forming fluids, and wastewater treatment technologies.

Additionally, two experts from Quaker Houghton will present in technical sessions during the event. Dr. Philip Zhao – Senior Research Chemist, will present “Innovative Approaches in Water-Based Metalworking Fluid Development” at 8:30 AM on May 4th and Dr. George Oh – Senior Lab Chemist will present “Testing the 720 Rule: Anodized Aluminum Coating Thickness Variation in Some Aluminum Alloys” at 9:00 AM on May 5th.