D2 Industrial has changed it's name to Pennine Lubricants Ltd | Pennine Lubricants

Pennine Lubricants are your go to lubricant manufacturers in the UK

D2 Industrial is now Pennine Lubricants Ltd. Pennine Lubricants are your go to lubricant manufacturers in the UK. Since 1989 we have been supplying incomparable lubricants to a wide range of industries from our manufacturing plant in Sheffield. Through our team of technical staff and experienced engineers, we offer comprehensive lubrication advice and support to meet all of your industrial lubrication requirements.

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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.

Services

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 Pennine Lubricants

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. By following strict standards, we are confident that you will be more than satisfied with the quality of our lubrication products.

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Agricultural

Agricultural

Full range of agricultural crankcase & transmission fluids, hydraulic oils, chainsaw oils & milking machine oils

Biodegradable

Biodegradable

Premium quality, vegetable derived base oils combined with additive technology, greater than 90% biodegradable...

Cleaning & Maintenance

Cleaning & Maintenance

Designed to cater for a wide cross section of protection, cleaning and degreasing techniques used throughout industry.

Foodsafe

Foodsafe

Premium quality foodsafe lubricants manufactured for use in applications where incidental contact with food may occur

Greases & Pastes

Greases & Pastes

Designed for use in general purpose applications and the most severe, temperature sensitive & arduous working conditions

Heritage

Heritage

Speciality range oils designed for vintage and veteran applications offering excellent lubrication and protection

Industrial Automotive Lubricants

Industrial Automotive Lubricants

Automotive crankcase, gear and transmission oils, hydraulic oils, antifreeze, brake fluids and ancillary items

Industrial Lubricants

Industrial Lubricants

Industrial lubricants formulated to operate in the most demanding operating conditions and environments

Lubrication Equipment

Lubrication Equipment

Our range of lubrication equipment includes oil measures, transfer pumps and complex mixing, distribution and storage stations

Metalworking Fluids

Metalworking Fluids

A metalworking fluid range designed to help increase tool life, improve surface finish, reduce costs & maximise fluid life

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 are aiming to develop their own lubrication brand, we have the capability to provide bespoke lubrication blends in small or large quantities. Whatever the scale of your project, we are here to provide you with high quality, bespoke lubrication products to meet your specifications.

Pennine Lubricants Ltd

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Oil & Lubricant Manufacturer in Sheffield. Est. 1989.
Team Pennine Conquered the Yorkshire 3 Peaks! ⛰️
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Nov 21

🎄 Christmas has landed at Pennine Towers! 🎅

For the 2nd year running, our Trade Counter will also be a Gift Drop Off Point for @cashforkidssyd Mission Christmas!

This is why we are supporting Mission Christmas: "𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦 - 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯, 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯, 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘥. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘯𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯."

If you'd like to donate a gift, pop into our Trade Counter, Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 5pm & we'll deliver them to Mission Christmas HQ in time for Christmas morning. 🎁

#MissionChristmasCashForKids #MissionChristmas #CashForKids #HitsRadio #SheffieldBusiness #UKmfg #TeamPennine

🎄 Christmas has landed at Pennine Towers! 🎅

For the 2nd year running, our Trade Counter will also be a Gift Drop Off Point for @cashforkidssyd Mission Christmas!

This is why we are supporting Mission Christmas: "𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦 - 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯, 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯, 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘥. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘯𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯."

If you`d like to donate a gift, pop into our Trade Counter, Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 5pm & we`ll deliver them to Mission Christmas HQ in time for Christmas morning. 🎁

#MissionChristmasCashForKids #MissionChristmas #CashForKids #HitsRadio #SheffieldBusiness #UKmfg #TeamPennine ...

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penninelubricants

Oct 15

What's better than getting a new Freddy? Well getting two new Freddy's obviously! Especially custom coloured ones! 🎨🖌

Following the recent acquisition of a new site to the Paralloy Group Limited, we were asked for our help once again to assist with fluid recycling ♻️ and to reduce waste.

We recommended two options here; firstly the big brute Ecovac 300 which will be used for full fluid changes and interoperational filtering of coolant on a range of machines running on soluble oil.

Secondly, the deep hole borers on site spill quite an amount of neat cutting oil into drip trays during operation, which currently goes to waste. This will now be sucked up, filtered and reused with the easy to manoeuvre Micro Plus.

No, we haven't been hacked, and yes, we do encourage and assist our customers to use less oil. Why? Because it's the right thing to do, they seem to like it, and they keep coming back for less! (see what we did there 😏)

#cnccoolant #penfred #cncmachining #cncmachineshop #cncporn #cnclathe #cncmilling #cncturning #machineshop #machineshoplife #cncoil #cncowner #instamachinist #machinistofinstagram #ukmanufacturing #ukmfg #reducereuserecycle #industriallubricants #5s #6s

What`s better than getting a new Freddy? Well getting two new Freddy`s obviously! Especially custom coloured ones! 🎨🖌

Following the recent acquisition of a new site to the Paralloy Group Limited, we were asked for our help once again to assist with fluid recycling ♻️ and to reduce waste.

We recommended two options here; firstly the big brute Ecovac 300 which will be used for full fluid changes and interoperational filtering of coolant on a range of machines running on soluble oil.

Secondly, the deep hole borers on site spill quite an amount of neat cutting oil into drip trays during operation, which currently goes to waste. This will now be sucked up, filtered and reused with the easy to manoeuvre Micro Plus.

No, we haven`t been hacked, and yes, we do encourage and assist our customers to use less oil. Why? Because it`s the right thing to do, they seem to like it, and they keep coming back for less! (see what we did there 😏)

#cnccoolant #penfred #cncmachining #cncmachineshop #cncporn #cnclathe #cncmilling #cncturning #machineshop #machineshoplife #cncoil #cncowner #instamachinist #machinistofinstagram #ukmanufacturing #ukmfg #reducereuserecycle #industriallubricants #5s #6s ...

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penninelubricants

Oct 7

We frequently ask our customers for feedback on the products & service they receive from us. 🤔

This feedback is essential for us to continue improving our offering, as well as developing as a team.

We're pretty pleased with these results :) 👍

#TeamPennine #PennineLubricants #CustomerService #CNCMachining #cnccoolant #cncmaintenance #cncowner #machineshoplife #machineshop #machinistofinstagram #instamachinist #creators #ukmanufacturing #ukmfg

We frequently ask our customers for feedback on the products & service they receive from us. 🤔

This feedback is essential for us to continue improving our offering, as well as developing as a team.

We`re pretty pleased with these results :) 👍

#TeamPennine #PennineLubricants #CustomerService #CNCMachining #cnccoolant #cncmaintenance #cncowner #machineshoplife #machineshop #machinistofinstagram #instamachinist #creators #ukmanufacturing #ukmfg ...

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penninelubricants

Oct 3

We've all heard the strapline "have a break, have a kit kat" but it's a bit extreme giving your Freddy Vac all 4 fingers!

This particular Fred could do with a break in another way, give the poor guy a filter bag at least! If you don't use a bag, you'll eventually fill his belly with silt and swarf leaving you the mammoth task of giving him a stomach pump.

This particular basket had also created its own filter of sorts, by developing a bio film and fungus mat meaning fluid could barely pass through.....so another unnecessary job jet washing all the mess out.

These machines are the best on the market by a country mile, but they do need to be used and maintained correctly........if you have a sad Fred and need some help getting him back to his prime, get in touch, our help and advice is always free 😉

#kitkat #haveabreakhaveakitkat #penfred #cncmachining #cnccoolant #cncoil #cncmaintenance #cncowner #machineshoplife #machineshop #machinistofinstagram #instamachinist #creators #cncporn #ukmanufacturing #ukmfg

We`ve all heard the strapline "have a break, have a kit kat" but it`s a bit extreme giving your Freddy Vac all 4 fingers!

This particular Fred could do with a break in another way, give the poor guy a filter bag at least! If you don`t use a bag, you`ll eventually fill his belly with silt and swarf leaving you the mammoth task of giving him a stomach pump.

This particular basket had also created its own filter of sorts, by developing a bio film and fungus mat meaning fluid could barely pass through.....so another unnecessary job jet washing all the mess out.

These machines are the best on the market by a country mile, but they do need to be used and maintained correctly........if you have a sad Fred and need some help getting him back to his prime, get in touch, our help and advice is always free 😉

#kitkat #haveabreakhaveakitkat #penfred #cncmachining #cnccoolant #cncoil #cncmaintenance #cncowner #machineshoplife #machineshop #machinistofinstagram #instamachinist #creators #cncporn #ukmanufacturing #ukmfg ...

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penninelubricants

Sep 30

😋 Top effort by the Pennine Team today for our annual 'Bake Off' raising money for @macmillancancer 🍰

This spread is sure to get us through a grey Monday, & probably most of the week!

#TeamPennine #MacmillanCoffeeMorning #Cake #TheGreatPennineBakeOff #CharityFundraising

😋 Top effort by the Pennine Team today for our annual `Bake Off` raising money for @macmillancancer 🍰

This spread is sure to get us through a grey Monday, & probably most of the week!

#TeamPennine #MacmillanCoffeeMorning #Cake #TheGreatPennineBakeOff #CharityFundraising ...

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penninelubricants

Sep 18

Do you store your lubricants outside? If so, it's wise to ensure they are protected from the elements with any lids, closures or bungs tightly in place!

We were contacted by a customer a few weeks ago, who were concerned that something wasn't quite right with their slideway oil. The barrel was stored outside, with a barrel pump leaning precariously on its side, meaning an amount of rain water and overnight dew had made its way in to the drum, the result of which is easy to see against our retained sample.

Just imagine the damage this could've done had it found its way in to the lubrication system in one of their CNC machine tools 🫣

Along with advice on the use and application of our products, we can also help with the safe storage and distribution of them too, talk to us if you need some help, and guess what?........our advice is always free!

#contamination #oilandwaterdontmix #wellsometimes #cncmachining #cncmachining #cncmaintenance #cncmachines #cncmachineshop #machineshop #machineshoplife #instamachinist #machinistofinstagram #cncoil #cncowner #ukmanufacturing #ukmfg

Do you store your lubricants outside? If so, it`s wise to ensure they are protected from the elements with any lids, closures or bungs tightly in place!

We were contacted by a customer a few weeks ago, who were concerned that something wasn`t quite right with their slideway oil. The barrel was stored outside, with a barrel pump leaning precariously on its side, meaning an amount of rain water and overnight dew had made its way in to the drum, the result of which is easy to see against our retained sample.

Just imagine the damage this could`ve done had it found its way in to the lubrication system in one of their CNC machine tools 🫣

Along with advice on the use and application of our products, we can also help with the safe storage and distribution of them too, talk to us if you need some help, and guess what?........our advice is always free!

#contamination #oilandwaterdontmix #wellsometimes #cncmachining #cncmachining #cncmaintenance #cncmachines #cncmachineshop #machineshop #machineshoplife #instamachinist #machinistofinstagram #cncoil #cncowner #ukmanufacturing #ukmfg ...

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penninelubricants

Sep 17

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

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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penninelubricants

Sep 12

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

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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penninelubricants

Sep 5

👆 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

👆 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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penninelubricants

Aug 27

Hats off to our manufacturing and warehouse team for a job well done today. 🎩

We received an order for 8 x 205 litres of neat cutting oil late Friday afternoon from a new distributor who'd been let down by their supplier one time too many.

We jumped straight on the job this morning, and the delivery of water white Metacut Ultra RCM 12 will be with them tomorrow, a vast improvement on the 2 week lead time they'd been used to!

As the saying goes; "not all heroes wear capes" 🦸‍♂️

#rapiddelivery #justintime #neatcuttingoil #cnc #cncoil #cncmachining #cncporn #machineshop #machineshoplife #instamachinist #machinistofinstagram #ukmanufacturing #ukmfg #notallheroeswearcapes #teamwork

Hats off to our manufacturing and warehouse team for a job well done today. 🎩

We received an order for 8 x 205 litres of neat cutting oil late Friday afternoon from a new distributor who`d been let down by their supplier one time too many.

We jumped straight on the job this morning, and the delivery of water white Metacut Ultra RCM 12 will be with them tomorrow, a vast improvement on the 2 week lead time they`d been used to!

As the saying goes; "not all heroes wear capes" 🦸‍♂️

#rapiddelivery #justintime #neatcuttingoil #cnc #cncoil #cncmachining #cncporn #machineshop #machineshoplife #instamachinist #machinistofinstagram #ukmanufacturing #ukmfg #notallheroeswearcapes #teamwork ...

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penninelubricants

Aug 21

INSIGHT KB CLEAR SCREENS

We're the official UK Distributor of these cost effective, simple to install screens, which have been flying out of the warehouse recently!

They are a real game changer to improve visibility of machined components throughout the machining process on CNC's using water mix metalworking fluids. 💧

Available to buy on our website, in 3 different sizes.

Or give our friendly team a call to secure yours! 📞😃

#cnccoolant #coolantmaintenance #coolantmanagement #cncporn #cncowners #cncowner #instamachinist #machinistofinstagram #ukmanufacturing #ukmfg #cncmill #cncmanufacturing #cnclathe #InsightClearScreens #PennineLubricants @insight_kb

INSIGHT KB CLEAR SCREENS

We`re the official UK Distributor of these cost effective, simple to install screens, which have been flying out of the warehouse recently!

They are a real game changer to improve visibility of machined components throughout the machining process on CNC`s using water mix metalworking fluids. 💧

Available to buy on our website, in 3 different sizes.

Or give our friendly team a call to secure yours! 📞😃

#cnccoolant #coolantmaintenance #coolantmanagement #cncporn #cncowners #cncowner #instamachinist #machinistofinstagram #ukmanufacturing #ukmfg #cncmill #cncmanufacturing #cnclathe #InsightClearScreens #PennineLubricants @insight_kb ...

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penninelubricants

Jul 31

😰 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

😰 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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penninelubricants

Jul 30

Dipslide testing coolant should now be taking place in every machine shop in the UK - checking for levels of bacteria, yeasts & fungus.

Here are a few results that might raise an eyebrow... 👀

These are all tests of the incoming make-up water found at various sites. 🤮

Usually as part of our Technical Sales Engineer @robertdulieu troubleshooting routine for investigating sudden deterioration or persistent problems.

Don't assume your water supply is an impartial player in your coolant management plan. Whatever the reason, compromised or contaminated water supply will lose you the battle before your machine is even filled. It's typically over 90% of a coolant emulsion after all.

It's rare, but with pressures on the water supply, extreme weather events & aging infrastructure it's something we are seeing often enough that it's now part of the check list when things aren't going as well as they should be.

Remedies seen range from UV filters to total replacement of the onsite water delivery infrastructure.

Something to think about next time you take a break & enjoy a cuppa ☕

Taste alright does it?

#DipslideTesting #CoolantTesting #CoolantMonitoring #Coolant #SumpLife #PROCAREFluidManagement #instamachinist #machinistofinstagram #machineshoplife #machineshop #cncowner #cncowners #cncmaintenance #cncmill #cnclathe #ukmanufacturing #ukmfg

Dipslide testing coolant should now be taking place in every machine shop in the UK - checking for levels of bacteria, yeasts & fungus.

Here are a few results that might raise an eyebrow... 👀

These are all tests of the incoming make-up water found at various sites. 🤮

Usually as part of our Technical Sales Engineer @robertdulieu troubleshooting routine for investigating sudden deterioration or persistent problems.

Don`t assume your water supply is an impartial player in your coolant management plan. Whatever the reason, compromised or contaminated water supply will lose you the battle before your machine is even filled. It`s typically over 90% of a coolant emulsion after all.

It`s rare, but with pressures on the water supply, extreme weather events & aging infrastructure it`s something we are seeing often enough that it`s now part of the check list when things aren`t going as well as they should be.

Remedies seen range from UV filters to total replacement of the onsite water delivery infrastructure.

Something to think about next time you take a break & enjoy a cuppa ☕

Taste alright does it?

#DipslideTesting #CoolantTesting #CoolantMonitoring #Coolant #SumpLife #PROCAREFluidManagement #instamachinist #machinistofinstagram #machineshoplife #machineshop #cncowner #cncowners #cncmaintenance #cncmill #cnclathe #ukmanufacturing #ukmfg ...

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penninelubricants

Jul 24

$Simon, Shaun, Dale & Will have put down their refractometers today to take part in @cashforkidssyd Golf Day at @wortleygolfclub. ⛳🏌️‍♂️ Let's hope they bring home the trophy! 🏆 #CashForKids #WortleyGolfClub #CharityGolfDay #TeamPennine$

Simon, Shaun, Dale & Will have put down their refractometers today to take part in @cashforkidssyd Golf Day at @wortleygolfclub. ⛳🏌️‍♂️

Let`s hope they bring home the trophy! 🏆

#CashForKids #WortleyGolfClub #CharityGolfDay #TeamPennine ...

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penninelubricants

Jul 17

Having a big tool is one thing, knowing how to use it effectively is another skill altogether. 🫢

The dream team were out in force yesterday setting up a product trial for a new customer, who at first were reluctant to drag out the full sump and conveyor. This is why we insisted on it.....just look at the amount of sludge the whole length of the sump. A "suck and dump" approach here would seriously compromise the new coolant, an approach the existing supplier has openly endorsed, no wonder they were having problems with sump life as short as 6 weeks!

Fred gobbled up the sludge with his big orange schnozz no problem at all. A sparkling ✨️ clean sump and the brown stains removed in the machine cabinet thanks to the magic 🎩 of Masterclean CDS 🧽

The stage is now set for Ultrasol X-NT 736 to showcase its talents 👌

Great video skills from Dale Fletcher, showcasing the big orange schnozz in action, and fir getting over 20 seconds of footage before highlighting @griersonjohn ever increasing bald patch. 👨‍🦲

#penfred #cnccoolant #cncporn #instamachinist #machinistofinstagram #machineshoplife #machineshop #cncowner #cncowners #cncmaintenance #cncmill #cnclathe #ukmanufacturing #ukmfg #creators

Having a big tool is one thing, knowing how to use it effectively is another skill altogether. 🫢

The dream team were out in force yesterday setting up a product trial for a new customer, who at first were reluctant to drag out the full sump and conveyor. This is why we insisted on it.....just look at the amount of sludge the whole length of the sump. A "suck and dump" approach here would seriously compromise the new coolant, an approach the existing supplier has openly endorsed, no wonder they were having problems with sump life as short as 6 weeks!

Fred gobbled up the sludge with his big orange schnozz no problem at all. A sparkling ✨️ clean sump and the brown stains removed in the machine cabinet thanks to the magic 🎩 of Masterclean CDS 🧽

The stage is now set for Ultrasol X-NT 736 to showcase its talents 👌

Great video skills from Dale Fletcher, showcasing the big orange schnozz in action, and fir getting over 20 seconds of footage before highlighting @griersonjohn ever increasing bald patch. 👨‍🦲

#penfred #cnccoolant #cncporn #instamachinist #machinistofinstagram #machineshoplife #machineshop #cncowner #cncowners #cncmaintenance #cncmill #cnclathe #ukmanufacturing #ukmfg #creators ...

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penninelubricants

Jul 4

TEAM PENNINE BBQ 🌭

Today has been a day of celebration!🥳

Not only does 2024 mark 35 years of Pennine Lubricants..... 👍

Our MD Andrew is celebrating 30 Years of Service! 😃

So to celebrate, the whole team, including our Hinckley depot enjoyed a BBQ lunch, followed by a Pennine Quiz. ❓

Top marks to Jason & Carlo for manning the BBQ & feeding us all. Despite the wind, the sun finally made an appearance 🌞

#TeamPennine #PennineLubricants #BBQ #30YearsService #2024 #35Years

TEAM PENNINE BBQ 🌭

Today has been a day of celebration!🥳

Not only does 2024 mark 35 years of Pennine Lubricants..... 👍

Our MD Andrew is celebrating 30 Years of Service! 😃

So to celebrate, the whole team, including our Hinckley depot enjoyed a BBQ lunch, followed by a Pennine Quiz. ❓

Top marks to Jason & Carlo for manning the BBQ & feeding us all. Despite the wind, the sun finally made an appearance 🌞

#TeamPennine #PennineLubricants #BBQ #30YearsService #2024 #35Years ...

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penninelubricants

Jun 29

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

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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penninelubricants

Jun 27

Although its been a sluggish start by our football team at #euro2024 so far, the same cannot be said for our production and warehouse team who've got this 14 pallet order ready and shipped out to our European 🇪🇺 partners today in double quick time!

Our products are taking Europe by storm, from coolants, neat oils, EDM fluids and slideway oils to water based process cleaners!

If Gareth Southgate needs any help about how to perform in Europe, he can reach out to us at anytime.....as always, our help and advice is free!

#euro2024
#exporting
#exports #cnccoolant #industrialcleaning #lubricantmanufacturer #ukmanufacturing #ukmfg #cncporn ##cncmaintenance #machinstlife #machineshoplife #instamachinist #machinistofinstagram #instamachinist #creators #itscominghome

Although its been a sluggish start by our football team at #euro2024 so far, the same cannot be said for our production and warehouse team who`ve got this 14 pallet order ready and shipped out to our European 🇪🇺 partners today in double quick time!

Our products are taking Europe by storm, from coolants, neat oils, EDM fluids and slideway oils to water based process cleaners!

If Gareth Southgate needs any help about how to perform in Europe, he can reach out to us at anytime.....as always, our help and advice is free!

#euro2024
#exporting
#exports #cnccoolant #industrialcleaning #lubricantmanufacturer #ukmanufacturing #ukmfg #cncporn ##cncmaintenance #machinstlife #machineshoplife #instamachinist #machinistofinstagram #instamachinist #creators #itscominghome ...

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penninelubricants

Jun 26

🚨PLEASE USE LESS COOLANT 🚨

There's nothing better than a Mixtron....well, apart from two Mixtron's!

As we're finally enjoying some warmer weather, it's vitally important to keep coolant concentration under control.

If the temperature 🌡 in your machine shop is significantly higher than usual, you might need to drop down your coolant top-up ratio to compensate for higher evaporative loss rates than usual.

Make sure you keep the sumps filled to capacity too, topping up little and often. This will keep the coolant cool 😎 maximising tool life and keeping bacteria at bay.....nobody wants to carry out an unnecessary sump clean out in this heat! 🥵

Oh....and PLEASE don't be tempted to top up with just water if your concentration gets too high.....you'll destabilise your emulsion and cause a whole host of problems!

So to confirm, today's free advice, is to use less coolant, from the people who sell coolant. Got it?

If you need further free help or advice to help you maintain your coolant....get in touch!

#summerishere #coolantmanagement #cnccoolant #cnccleaning #instamachinist #machinstlife #machineshoplife #machinistofinstagram #cncmaintenance #cncmill #cnclathe #cncporn #cncowners #cncowner #dosingpumps #ukmanufacturing

🚨PLEASE USE LESS COOLANT 🚨

There`s nothing better than a Mixtron....well, apart from two Mixtron`s!

As we`re finally enjoying some warmer weather, it`s vitally important to keep coolant concentration under control.

If the temperature 🌡 in your machine shop is significantly higher than usual, you might need to drop down your coolant top-up ratio to compensate for higher evaporative loss rates than usual.

Make sure you keep the sumps filled to capacity too, topping up little and often. This will keep the coolant cool 😎 maximising tool life and keeping bacteria at bay.....nobody wants to carry out an unnecessary sump clean out in this heat! 🥵

Oh....and PLEASE don`t be tempted to top up with just water if your concentration gets too high.....you`ll destabilise your emulsion and cause a whole host of problems!

So to confirm, today`s free advice, is to use less coolant, from the people who sell coolant. Got it?

If you need further free help or advice to help you maintain your coolant....get in touch!

#summerishere #coolantmanagement #cnccoolant #cnccleaning #instamachinist #machinstlife #machineshoplife #machinistofinstagram #cncmaintenance #cncmill #cnclathe #cncporn #cncowners #cncowner #dosingpumps #ukmanufacturing ...

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penninelubricants

Jun 25

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

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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