The QUAKER QUAKEROL® HB Series of products utilize a unique and proprietary chemistry that relies on highly effective surface active components that provide a sacrificial conforming layer on work rolls and back-up rolls that significantly extend roll surface life.
A hot mill customer was experiencing problems with its current operations and was looking for improvement in the following areas:
» Electrical power
» Productivity
» Work roll wear
» Strip quality
To help improve their operations, Quaker proposed introducing a roll-bite lubrication system including a product from its QUAKER QUAKEROL® HB
Series of hot
mill lubricants. The application system included the following to assure proper application of the lubricant:•
» Separate wipers
» Headers
» Control equipment
When applied properly, roll-bite lubricants represent a very minor part of the costs in the steel making process, typically less than 1%.
Investment in application and control equipment pays for itself quickly. The impact of roll-bite lubrication is usually a multiple of the fluid
and equipment costs making the
(if practices are modified) price virtually irrelevant. That’s why Quaker focuses
Total Gross Savings $9,434,638 on developing products with the highest performance
Gross Savings per Ton $2.69 without compromise. Solutions that sharpen your
The introduction of a back-up lubrication system and the QUAKER QUAKEROL® HB Series resulted in the following benefits:
» Fewer cold mill defects
» Easy operator acceptance
» Higher quality strip
