Boston, MA 10\/17\/2013 (wallstreetpr) –\u00a0To improve its plant air quality, Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) is using dry machining technology also called \u201cMinimum Quantity Lubrication\u201d in most of its manufacturing plants. MQL has several benefits; it significantly reduces the use of water and oil in the plants and improves the working environment by removing airborne mist formed by the traditional wet machining. As of now, Ford has started using MQL in its six plants located in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific and as apart of its commitment to protracting, the company has planned to double the number in the coming year.<\/p>\n
\u00a0In the traditional wet machining, the cutting tools were lubricated by metal-working fluids that needed a long time to cool down and lubricate the tools before making them ready for engines and transmissions but a lot of mess can be saved with the new dry machining technology. Minimum Quantity Lubrication is a process of lubricating the exact part of the cutting tools with a fine oil spray. This lubricating oil cools down very quickly and thus saves a great deal of time and energy. MQL can save around 280000 gallons of water every year.<\/p>\n
\u00a0MQL can also reduce the oil usage to lubricate the engines and several other parts by more than 80%. The new technology does not requires a coolant system across the major production lines and helps to reduce the energy use manifolds and improves the air quality in plant to a great extent by eliminating the perilous airborne mist.<\/p>\n
Andrew Hobbs, Ford\u2019s environmental quality officer said, “Reducing the environmental footprint of our plants is a critical part of Ford’s overall sustainability commitment\u201d. He also added that the use of these latest techniques in their global plants have made a positive impact on the company\u2019s name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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