* Ford continues to expand the use of near-dry machining,
also known as Minimum Quantity Lubrication or MQL, which considerably reduces
water and oil use, and improves plant air quality by eliminating the airborne
mist produced by traditional wet machining
* Ford now has six plants in North America, Asia Pacific and
Europe that have implemented the MQL process
* MQL replaces the use of large quantities of conventional
metal-working fluids and provides the same amount of lubrication with much less
environmental waste
As part of its commitment to sustainability, Ford Motor
Company has added its dry machining capability to six plants globally – a
number that will nearly double in the next few years.
Near-dry machining, also known as Minimum Quantity
Lubrication or MQL, is a process that lubricates cutting tools with a fine
spray of oil exactly when and where it is needed. In comparison, conventional
wet machining floods the part with metal-working fluids, requiring large amounts
of fluid to cool and lubricate the tools used to make engines and
transmissions.