New Mobilcut series fully compatible with premium Mobil hydraulic and slideway oils
ExxonMobil engineers work with Vodafone McLaren Mercedes to optimise machine shop operations
ExxonMobil’s recently introduced range of Mobilcut water soluble metalworking fluids, are helping the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula 1T cars to gain a competitive edge on the track. The new Mobilcut series, alongside proven products such as Mobilmet neat cutting oils, Mobil DTE hydraulic oils and Mobil Vactra slideway oils, are in use at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, helping the team to realise new component designs and machine new metals and compounds.
The Mobilcut water soluble metalworking fluids offer long service life and reduce maintenance downtime, thereby increasing machine tool efficiency, availability and productivity. In addition, the fluids in service are easy to monitor and meet the latest Health and Safety regulations. A complete range of high performance multi-purpose lubricants, the latest additions to the Mobilcut line, under the Mobilcut 100, 200 and 300 series respectively, comprise milky emulsions, high performance micro-emulsions and fully synthetic fluids, designed to offer long service life, good operator acceptability and easy waste management. The high performance, long life micro-emulsion cutting fluids in particular have been designed to meet the wide variety of applications and operations where flexibility, inventory management and machine downtime are of paramount importance. From cast iron and carbon steels to aluminium, from drilling and grinding to reaming and tapping, the Mobilcut products show multi functionality and high machining performance in critical machine tools.
‘’ExxonMobil provides us with the right industrial lubricants and tailor-made services to make our machines run more smoothly and efficiently,” said Simon Roberts, operations director at McLaren Racing.
“As well as Mobil Industrial Lubricants, including the new Mobilcut product, we get a great deal of support from ExxonMobil. Whenever required, we have their people on site to look at the cutting fluids and lubricants we are using. They take samples, analyse the oil and work with our own engineers to help ensure our machines are performing at their optimum.”
The Mobilcut series products have been carefully designed to be fully compatible with premium Mobil hydraulic and slideway oils, including the new Mobil DTE 10 Excel hydraulic oil and the proven Mobil Vactra way oil. By eliminating the problems associated with cross-contamination of different lubricants within the machine tool, this complete, innovative lubrication package offers benefits of extended fluid life-time, lower maintenance costs and an improved working environment.
At the McLaren Technology Centre machine shop, Mazak machine tools are used to facilitate the turning, milling and drilling processes with high accuracy and efficiency. The Mazak machine tools, including the two new Mazak Hyper Variaxis 630 machines, use both the Mobilcut 200 series and Mobil Vactra in combination, as well as Mobil Velocite for spindle lubrication and Mobil DTE hydraulic oil. Other machine tools used for carbon components, precision tooling and smaller pattern work at the facility are lubricated using the new high performance Mobilcut 200 series as the water soluble cutting fluid and Mobil Vactra for the horizontal slideways.
“We only recommend the best lubricants to our customers,” said Damien Cleugh, European marketing manager, Mazak Europe. “The two new Hyper Variaxis machines which have been recently installed offer a new level in speed, performance and accuracy in metal cutting and that is why we have recommended Mobil Industrial Lubricants to Vodafone McLaren Mercedes.”
“Whether a company specialises in producing components for F1 cars, nuts and bolts, complex gear sets or high precision valves, keeping its equipment running efficiently is the key to optimising performance and productivity,” said Shankar Karnik, Asia Pacific Mobil SHC Brand Manager, ExxonMobil Lubricants Pvt. Limited. “ExxonMobil’s range of metalworking fluids has been specially engineered to help companies achieve an edge in today’s competitive marketplace.”
ExxonMobil is a leading marketer of finished lubricants, asphalts and specialty products, as well as one of the world’s largest suppliers of lubricant base stocks.
About Mobil Industrial Lubricants
The team behind Mobil Industrial Lubricants delivers advanced products to major industrial equipment manufacturers to protect their customers’ engines and machinery, helping to enable peak performance while improving energy efficiency. This dedicated global organization focuses on delivering a reliable supply of high-quality lubricants through its strong distribution network while also providing technical application expertise to customers around the world.
About Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
New Zealand racing driver Bruce McLaren founded the McLaren team in 1963. It entered its first Formula 1T race in 1966 and won its first Grand Prix in 1968. More than 40 years and 173 Grand Prix victories later, McLaren is still renowned as one of the sport’s most successful competitors and as one of the world’s most illustrious high-technology brands.
The McLaren Group has grown to encompass much more than just racing. It houses a cutting-edge electronics division that not only services the entire Formula 1T grid but also many racing series across the globe. McLaren
Applied Technologies creates cutting-edge solutions for modern industry while McLaren Automotive not only produced the 1990s’ original supercar, the F1, and the unique Mercedes-Benz SLR but is now building its own high-performance sports car – the extraordinary MP4-12C. After a highly successful 2010 campaign, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes continues with the proven double world-champion line-up of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button for 2011.
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