August 8, 2017

Maximizing process efficiency with proportional pumps

Henkel’s Bonderite duaLCys process is fast establishing itself as a game changer for greater efficiency and safety in machining and cleaning

Düsseldorf, Germany – Two years after it was first introduced to the metalworking market, Henkel’s innovative Bonderite duaLCys process has proven its superior cost-efficiency and sustainability over conventional cooling lubrication and cleaning processes. Most recently, the process demonstrated these advantages in a demanding precision tool machining project at German customer Mapal. Henkel will highlight Bonderite duaLCys in its exhibit at EMO 2017 in Hannover, Germany (Hall 6, Booth K01).

Bonderite duaLCys is part of Henkel’s comprehensive portfolio of process solutions for the metalworking industry that can be tailored to the precise needs of customers across their entire value chain from casting and machining to assembly. The innovative duaLCys technology offers significant improvements in all competitive criteria, including time, fluid and energy consumption as well as product quality and process safety. Essentially, it leverages the synergies between the process fluids by recycling the cleaner into the lubricant bath rather than discarding it as waste.

Inspired by the bactericide-free duaLCys technology, Henkel has developed an entire range of standard and specialized, one-component products: 
•	Bonderite L-MR 20717 is the all-rounder, suitable for nearly every machining operation, to include a wide variety of operations and materials. 
•	Bonderite L-MR 21164 is designed for the machining of various specialized materials such as brass, copper, zinc-coated, aluminium alloys, and pure magnesium. It also provides stability in very hard water conditions. 

All the products are free of both boron and formaldehyde, and offer excellent bio -stability, corrosion protection, high lubricity and good cleaning ability. Featuring very fine dispersion, they also function well in a wide range of water hardness and applications, and deliver improved sustainability as well as significant cost savings. 

Over all systems and customer installations in the past 18 months, Bonderite duaLCys has reduced the cooling lubricant consumption by 60 percent. The process has been widely adopted for almost all metal substrates throughout the automotive industry and is fast entering other market segments. 

Winning partnership
Mapal Präzisionswerkzeuge Dr. Kress KG, for instance, is using the system in their machining of special tools for a manufacturer of large mining drill bits. With Bonderite duaLCys, the customer was able to speed the process, while eliminating the use of solvents formerly needed to fully remove the cooling lubricant from the machined surfaces.

In a further step toward even greater efficiency and sustainability, Henkel has partnered with Hamburg-based LDT Dosiertechnik for combining the duaLCys process with LDT Dosatron proportional pumps for dosing the cooling lubricant. These water-powered pumps require no electric supply or other utilities such as compressed air.

Martin Desinger, Business Development Manager, Lubricants, Europe, at Henkel Adhesive Technologies, comments: “In close collaboration with LDT Dosatron, we succeeded in developing a tailor-made ‘plug and play’ system available in customized configurations for integration into new or existing Bonderite duaLCys process lines.”

Better working conditions and process results
Henkel’s duaLCys process utilizes the synergy between a lubricant and a cleaner: Bonderite C-NE 10466 high-performance, water-based neutral cleaner, and Bonderite L-MR 21466 cutting fluid. The cleaner produces no foaming in most common water hardness, provides excellent corrosion protection and can be used at room temperature. The machining fluid is a finely dispersed lubricant. Both are free of boron and bactericides and have very strong bio stability. The system is suitable for most metal substrates, including steel, stainless steel, cast iron and aluminum alloys.

The Bonderite duaLCys process requires less water and saves energy by allowing the cleaner bath to operate at a reduced temperature. In addition to minimizing waste while delivering low reject rates and high surface quality, Bonderite duaLCys also offers improved working conditions resulting from the use of safer, more predictable solutions. In the automotive industry, the process can provide a competitive edge to OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers and machining companies alike by enabling a more cost-effective, sustainable way of manufacturing metal parts such as powertrain components, wheels, HVAC compressors and other machined parts.
“The Bonderite duaLCys process is a unique concept in the area of machining and in-process cleaning for the metalworking market,” adds Desinger. “Recycling the cleaning fluid instead of throwing it away, and making use of its synergies with the water-soluble cutting fluid, results in an excellent combination of high lubricity, superior part cleanliness and excellent corrosion protection.”

Enhanced lubrication for longer tool life
Machining tools last much longer in operations using Bonderite duaLCys, thanks to its much higher lubricity as well as its superior cleaning capability, compared to conventional products. The lubricant also features pre-cleaning properties due to its combined formulation. Operations can save up to 40 percent in process costs and reduce lubricant drag-out by as much as 70 percent.

Henkel will showcase its successful Bonderite duaLCys process at EMO Hannover 2017 in Germany from September 18 to 23 (Hall 6, Booth K01).

More information on Henkel’s Bonderite duaLCys process is available at www.henkel-automotive.com/dualcys. 

Bonderite is a registered trademark of Henkel and/or its affiliates in Germany and elsewhere.

About Henkel
Henkel operates globally with a well-balanced and diversified portfolio. The company holds leading positions with its three business units in both industrial and consumer businesses thanks to strong brands, innovations and technologies. Henkel Adhesive Technologies is the global leader in the adhesives market – across all industry segments worldwide. In its Laundry & Home Care and Beauty Care businesses, Henkel holds leading positions in many markets and categories around the world. Founded in 1876, Henkel looks back on more than 140 years of success. In 2016, Henkel reported sales of 18.7 billion euros, adjusted operating profit of 3.2 billion euros. Its three top brands, Persil (detergent), Schwarzkopf (hair care) and Loctite (adhesive) generated more than 6 billion euros in combined sales. Henkel employs more than 50,000 people globally – a passionate and highly diverse team, united by a strong company culture, a common purpose to create sustainable value, and shared values. As a recognized leader in sustainability, Henkel holds top positions in many international indices and rankings. Henkel’s preferred shares are listed in the German stock index DAX. For more information, please visit www.henkel.com.

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Henkel’s Bonderite duaLCys process is an innovative 2-component process where the cleaner can be recycled into the lubricant bath. The dual system, which features pre-cleaning during machining, offers low foam, low temperature cleaning, cooling and lubricating performance and corrosion protection. Switching to the new system can achieve cost savings of up to 40% due to less product, waste, water and energy consumption. (Photo: Henkel, PR041)

Using Bonderite duaLCys, MAPAL is able to speed-up machining, while eliminating the use of solvents formerly needed to fully remove the cooling lubricant from the machined surfaces. 
(Photo: Henkel, PR041)

Andreas Rotenberger from MAPAL’s R&D team discusses Bonderite duaLCys’ performance with Jürgen Schöllkopf, Lubricants Project Manager at Henkel Adhesive Technologies during a regular technical support visit. (Photo: Henkel, PR041)

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