Ford reduces water and oil use in plants globally with expansion of near-dry machining tech

October 18, 2013: Ford says it is continuing to expand the use of near-dry machining, also known as Minimum Quantity Lubrication or MQL, which considerably reduces water and oil use, and improves plant air quality by eliminating the airborne mist produced by traditional wet machining MQL replaces the use of large quantities of conventional metal-working fluids and provides the same amount of lubrication with much less environmental waste

18 Oct 2013 | 2528 Views | By Autocar Pro News Desk

October 18, 2013: Ford says it is continuing to expand the use of near-dry machining, also known as Minimum Quantity Lubrication or MQL, which considerably reduces water and oil use, and improves plant air quality by eliminating the airborne mist produced by traditional wet machining MQL replaces the use of large ...

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