Development of very thin carbide tip and cermet tipped saw blades have attracted industries to use them for mass metal sawing applications as material cutting wastage or kerf loss is very similar to that of band saw machines.
With the technological development of the blade, micro mist spray oil and high accuracy gear boxes, the life of the blade has been extended lowering overall cost per cut.
Many industries have started using carbide sawing machines with much success because of AC servo operation, the maintenance shutdown is less and machines are very reliable for 24 hours working.
Bio based products are derived from plants and other renewable agricultural, marine, and forestry materials. These products provide an alternative to conventional petroleum derived products and include a diverse range of offerings such as lubricants, detergents, inks, fertilizers, and bio plastics. For the purposes of the Bio Preferred program, bio based products do not include food, animal feed or bio fuels.
Definition of Biodegradability.
Coolube 2210 and 2210EP is readily biodegradable according to CEC L-33-A-93 (>80% in 21 days).- storage stability: Stable product under ordinary conditions. – oxidation stability: does not oxidize under ordinary conditions
It seems that many products in today’s market claim to help you “Go Green.” With so many claiming “greeness”, it’s hard to know what that truly means from product to product. At Unist, we’ve been manufacturing green products long before the hype. Since 1957 to be exact.
With our recent USDA BioPreferred Program certification, everyone can see just how green our lubricant products are. These are the same non-toxic, environmentally friendly, green products we’ve been touting for years. Nothing has changed but the USDA’s certification of our bio-based content through independent laboratory testing.
Unist Coolube® 2210 and 2210EP are both USDA BioPreferred products and are tested and certified biobased products. Coolube® 2210 is certified biobased with a renewable, biobased content of 93%. Coolube® 2210EP is a certified lubricant with a biobased content of 92%.This reinforces what we’ve know about Coolube all along: it’s made from natural and renewable plant-based materials. They’re still the same great lubricants that thousands of metalworkers have come to love and rely on for improved cut quality and tool life. They just have new USDA feathers in their caps!
USDA BioPreferred program (content courtesy of USDA BioPreferred website)
The purpose of the USDA BioPreferred® program is to promote the increased purchase and use of biobased products. The program is expected to promote economic development, creating new jobs and providing new markets for farm commodities. To the extent that the BioPreferred program achieves its purpose, the increased purchase of biobased products will also be expected to reduce petroleum consumption, increase the use of renewable resources, better manage the carbon cycle, and may contribute to reducing adverse environmental and health impacts.
BioPreferred® program was created by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Farm Bill), and expanded by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill). The purpose is to increase the purchase and use of biobased products. The United States Department of Agriculture manages the program.
BioPreferred includes: a preferred procurement program for Federal agencies and their contractors, and a voluntary labeling program for the broad scale consumer marketing of biobased products. Under the procurement program, BioPreferred designates categories of biobased products that are required for purchase by Federal agencies and their contractors. As a part of this process, the minimum biobased content is specified. Going forward, biobased intermediate ingredients and feedstocks will be included in the designation process.
Under the voluntary labeling program, biobased products that meet the BioPreferred program requirements carry a distinctive label for easier identification by the consumer.
Here we show how we can simply modify an existing band saw that had been traditionally using flood coolant and transform it into a MQL (Minimal Quantity Lubrication) application. This modification is inexpensive to implement and can be fitted up quite easily, the transformation is remarkable, watch the short video to see how we do it.
There are many benefits to be gained by employing the Unist “Near Dry Sawing” system. Read about the top ten benefits of NDS.
Also at the same time check out the benefits of using Coolube over other cheaper products that are on the market.
This Uni-Blend™ System is designed to accurately mix water with concentrated fluids in any ratio from 1:1 to 50:1 and deliver the mixture under pressure to a customer-supplied piping network.
The Uni-Blend™ System automatically mixes batches and maintains a reserve supply of up to 50 gallons per ratio. Up to three batches of differing ratios can be maintained in separate tanks.
The Uni-Blend™ System is the only fully programmable industrial fluid mixing system available on the market and is built for years of service in tough, industrial environments.
The owner of this saw wanted to eliminate the messy coolant that was causing skin irritation to his operators, so he called Unist in to fix it. Of cause there are many more benefits when you get rid of coolant, for a start coolant is a toxic waste product and has to be disposed of correctly, a costly exercise which never ends.
In short, the benefits of Unist Coolube® with MQL are:
Significantly increases blade and tool life.
A cost effective conversion for all machine types.
No waste – kind to the environment and no wasting money either More economical in the long run – using Coolube® preserves machine parts for longer and prevents rusting
Clean – no more messy slip hazards from excess coolant oozing down machines and walk ways
The MQL system dispenses precisely the amount of Coolube® needed. No more, and no less.
Better for machine operators – no more dermatitis caused by skin contact with coolants.
On the 10th year anniversary of Unist Australia, we are excited to announce the appointment of Lloyd Barker who joins the Unist team as “Applications Engineer”.
Lloyd is a licensed electrician and mechanical fitter with experience working in Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
Prior to joining Unist Australia, Lloyd worked in the robotic automation industry for eight years as Dematic’ s National Service Manager.
Lloyd has over ten year’s exposure to the benefits and advantages that Unist products can bring customers and will play a key role in building the Unist brand name throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Should you have any questions regarding existing Unist products or wish to discuss new ideas, Lloyd is already up to speed and is waiting to receive your call or simply send him an email.
Lloyds contact details:
Mobile: 0407 656 553
Email: [email protected]
Web: unist.com.au
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Take a look at this great article by our own Tim Walker. Tim discusses the pros and cons of metal cutting technology by applying Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL). This article originally appeared in TLT (Tribology & Lubrication Technology) Magazine’s Oct. 2016 issue. Click to read the article!
We are pleased to announce that Unist Coolube Advanced Metal Working Lubricants can now be bought ON LINE via our own shop located on our website.
Now you can get all the benefits of Unist Coolube products without the hassle of making phone calls etc. simply follow the prompts and your order can be dispatched either by Air or Road Freight.
Our site is also mobile friendly to make ordering product that much easier especially when you are on site or away from your desktop computer.
Payment can be made either by PayPal, Visa or Master Card.
This is a truly amazing example of Near Dry Sawing. A basic Chinese machine (slightly modified) running a Rontgen BiAlpha Cobalt blade 7200 x 54 x 1.6 1.5-2 pitch, we wanted to cut a slice from this block of P20 tool steel.
The slice was to be 810 wide x 600 deep x 5mm thick. After 4.5 hours of cutting, the part was measured for accuracy … it was dead flat.
All this was achieved by using our Unist saw system and running Coolube 2210EP. From start to finish a staggering small amount of oil was consumed only 30ml, truly making for a cost effective alternative to running messy flood coolant.
We achieve our results by using positive displacement pumps to send micro amounts of oil (in a spray pattern) down to the saw blade. Where this concept is nothing new, Unist has been able to cut oil consumption dramatically by switching the customers oil to Coolube 2210AL. In one instance, we reduced the oil consumption from 6 litres per day to 250ml.
Unist has many excellent examples and a vast amount of knowledge when it comes to aluminium extrusion. One of the major demands of the customer is that the oil used must not stain the finished product as this will result in a product recall and unhappy customers. Our Coolube 2210AL does not stain, contains no paraffin’s, no mineral products, no silicone, produces no VOCs, and does not leave a sticky residue. Our oil is a vegetable oil which we define as an Advanced Metal Cutting Lubricant.
In short, the benefits of Unist Coolube® with MQL are:
Significantly increases blade and tool life.
A cost effective conversion for all machine types.
No waste – kind to the environment and no wasting money either More economical in the long run – using Coolube® preserves machine parts for longer and prevents rusting
Clean – no more messy slip hazards from excess coolant oozing down machines and walk ways
The MQL system dispenses precisely the amount of Coolube® needed. No more, and no less.
Better for machine operators – no more dermatitis caused by skin contact with coolants.
Unist Coolube
nounce that Unist Coolube Advanced Metal Working Lubricants can now be bought ON LINE via our 
We achieve our results by using positive displacement pumps to send micro amounts of oil (in a spray pattern) down to the saw blade. Where this concept is nothing new, Unist has been able to cut oil consumption dramatically by switching the customers oil to Coolube 2210AL. In one instance, we reduced the oil consumption from 6 litres per day to 250ml.