The lubricant specialists

Lubricant Manufacturers UK

The lubricant specialists

Coolant Monitoring & Machine Cleaning

The lubricant specialists

Bespoke Blending Services

Lubricant Manufacturers UK

Pennine Lubricants have over 30 years of experience in blending lubricants in the UK. We have built up a wealth of knowledge on the lubricant application requirements of different industries and have worked hard to produce high quality products from our manufacturing plant in Sheffield. Not only that, we go one step further by offering comprehensive technical advice and support to all of our customers. Our friendly team of engineers and technical staff are on hand to provide you with the information you need, whatever your industry and application.. Find out more about the services we have available to you by clicking below.

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At Pennine Lubricants we have an extensive team of experts who have many years of experience in the industrial lubrication industry. Our team of experts are here to answer your queries, support you with your lubrication requirements and help with application problems.

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At Pennine Lubricants, we pride ourselves in meeting all of your industrial lubricant requirements. From coolant monitoring to lubrication surveys and even lubricant blending, we have got you covered.

Why Choose Us For Your Lubricants in the UK?

Premium, Quality Assured Lubricants:

All of our lubricants are blended using 100% virgin base oils and are batch tested in accordance with our ISO 9001 accreditation, giving you complete peace of mind.

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Comprehensive Product Range:

With years of experience in the lubrication market, we have developed a diverse product range for multiple different industries. Whether you work in the automotive industry, agricultural market or metalworking trade, we are the lubricant manufacturers for you.

Bespoke Blending:

For clients who need a bespoke lubricant for their application, we have the capability to provide bespoke lubrication blends in small or large quantities. Whatever your application, we are here to provide you with high quality, bespoke lubrication products to meet your specifications.

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Not all things furry are cute 🤢

As part of our PROCARE Fluid Management service we routinely conduct dipslide tests for fungal spores, moulds & bacteria. 🦠

Bacteria will always make itself known, but fungal spores & moulds, can be sneaky little blighters & like to stay undetected. 😏

However, this sample clearly shows there are issues hidden within the coolant. 👀 Fungal spores can be from a wide range of sources... your water source, a shutter door opening letting them flood in, contaminating your sump & breeding around your machine.

Before adding a fungicide to the sump to tackle the issue, always have a good look over the machine sump & lines & physically remove any contaminants that are visible.

If you need a bit of advice with maintaining your coolant, get in touch!

Our advice is always free! 📞

#CoolantMonitoring #CoolantCare #PROCAREFluidManagement #DipslideTesting #Bacteria #HSE #UKmfg #fungus #ukmanufacturing #ukmfg #instamachinist #machinistofinstagram #machineshoplife #cncmachining #cncowner #cnccoolant #cncmaintenance
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What in The War Of The World`s have we unearthed here?! 🫣👽👾🐛

Have you ever seen a more disgusting mass of fungal growth in a coolant sump like this ever before?! 🍄

The issue here is that the coolant tank is outside of the main factory and is subject to extremes of temperature, creating a perfect incubation room for fungus to thrive. Added to that, this particular factory is very close to a local canal, and local water courses can often increase the risk of airborne fungal spores finding their way into places you don`t want them to!

If you find severe fungal infections in your sumps, it`s important to remove as much of the physical mass first so that live fungal spores are exposed before treatment with a suitable fungicide or system cleaner.

#fungus #waroftgeworlds #aliensexist #ukmanufacturing #ukmfg #instamachinist #machinistofinstagram #machineshoplife #cncporn #cncmachining #cncowner #cnccoolant #cncmaintenance
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👆 Coolant Flotsam is usually made up of fine metal particles, plastic turnings, dust, scale & residue from material being machined.

These bacteria life-rafts will degrade coolant, block filters & also wear pumps prematurely. Held in suspension by tramp oil & you have an abrasive paste increasing the risk of dermal abrasion & compromising finish & tooling performance. 🤦‍♂️

A @freddyproductsltd * unit will clear this in just a few seconds, filtering out the solids so they can go into your waste & recycling stream, not into your coolant stream.

* Other vacuums are available, but they`re not a Freddy & they`re not Orange. 👎

#Coolant #SumpLife #PennineLubricants #Freddy #cnc #cncoil #cncmachining #cncporn #machineshop #machineshoplife #instamachinist #machinistofinstagram #ukmanufacturing #ukmfg
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😰 How can you keep your coolant, cool? 💧

There is one simple step, often overlooked, which can have a substantial, positive impact on bacterial control...

...regular “little & often” topping up of the coolant sump.

All too often, operators will only top up the coolant sump when the control panel flags up a “low level” alarm, or the coolant delivery pipe spits & splutters out a rather ineffective foamy mass or worse still, nothing at all. 😯

So what are the problems associated with this?

👉 First of all, coolant is there to cool. If the sump is only half full (or less!) then the coolant is being pumped around the system so quickly that it has little if any dwell time to dissipate the heat taking from the cutting zone before its back round trying its best to cool again. The fluid quickly becomes warm losing its ability to cool the cutting tool it is there to protect which in turn may decrease tool life which leads to increased cost per component. 😣

👉 Secondly, as the fluid warms up evaporative loss of the water within the emulsion occurs increasing the strength of the coolant. If this happens regularly it can lead to increased instances of skin sensitisation & sticky residues forming on tool holders & inside machine cabinets, again this will need to be cleaned down generating more costs & downtime.

👉 Finally, bacterial activity increases dramatically in temperatures between 25 – 35 degrees C which can create HSE issues & reduces the useful sump life of the coolant leading to more fluid changes & if you haven’t guessed it already, increased costs. 😣

Whether you mix your coolants manually or via automated mixing units, topping up your coolant sump is by far one of the easiest tasks to complete & by doing so now rather than later may just save you a small fortune in the long run. 👌

#cnccoolant #instamachinist #machinistofinstagram #machineshoplife #machineshop #cncowner #cncowners #cncmaintenance #cncmill #cnclathe #ukmanufacturing #ukmfg #creators #dosingpump #mixtron
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A throwback to 2021 and one of our greatest ever Freddy Gulps of all time! This sump had a combination of fungus, biofilm, and hard water soaps all in one 🤢🤮

No issue at all for Fred, three good gulps, and the cauldron of snot was gone!

#penfred #freddyproducts #trampoil #hardwater #biofilm #cncporn #cncowners #cnclathe #cncmill #instamachinist #machinistofinstagram #machineshop #machineshoplife
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So it looks like we might be getting a Summer after all! 🌞

But if you run a machine shop, spare a thought for the bacteria living in your coolant. 🦠

They love the heat as much as anyone & will have a good old garden party in your sump as the temperature hits 15°C or more. 🥵

They`ll get all their mates round & feast themselves silly on any Tramp Oil buffet you might have laid on.

If you`d rather they didn`t, here are some #PennineTopTips to follow...

👉 Maintain your concentration upper-mid range

👉 Aerate & circulate your fluid

👉 Remove any contaminants like oil & swarf

👉 Keep on top of your testing

👉 Maintain coolant volumes - top up a little & often and keep an eye on fluid displacement from swarf build up.

👉 Consider topping up with a slightly weaker mix than usual to offset the higher evaporation rates... but please don`t just top up with water! 🙈

For more technical advice to get you & your coolant safely through the heatwave, give us a call, our advice is always FREE! 📞

#cnccoolant #machinstlife #machineshoplife #machinistofinstagram #instamachinist #cncporn #ukmanufacturing #ukmfg #cncowners
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