EuroWire January 2016

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Quality counts at UK lubricant manufacturer

Approximately 31 people from all over the world (including Eastern Europe, Canada and USA) attended the course, where prominent lecturers included Ian Hutchings from the Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge and Dr Glyn Roper formerly from Shell UK. Commenting on the course, Naomi said: “The course gave me a fantastic insight as to how the metallic parts that we lubricate are produced and tested and how they work out in the field. “I particularly benefitted from exploring friction types ranging from sliding, rolling, impact and cavitation giving me a greater understanding of the strains the parts are under. I am now keen to implement my new knowledge at Metalube.” and maintenance lubricants as well as a variety of corrosion protection and forming oils, and has offices in China, India and Brazil. Metalube Ltd – UK Website : www.metalube.co.uk Metalube manufactures a range of non-ferrous drawing oils

lubricants manufacturer Metalube has been recognised for its commitment to sustainable business practices and awarded the ISO 14001 certification. ISO 14001 is the international standard for environmental management systems (EMS) and the most widely used in the world. Over 14,000 organisations are certified in the UK alone and over 250,000 certificates issued globally. ISO 14001 is the principal management system standard which specifies the requirements for the formulation and maintenance of an EMS. This helps to control environmental aspect, reduce impacts and ensure legal compliance. Chris Nettleship, Metalube’s technical director, said: “We’re extremely proud to have achieved certification. As a business, we’re committed to reducing our impact on the environment, and having an environmental management system in place is not only helping us to do this, it’s also allowing us to make

▲ ▲ Lesley Hallam, quality manager at Metalube

continuous improvements to our systems and procedures. And improving our performance doesn’t just benefit us, it benefits our customers too.” • Chemist Naomi Pells recently attended a three-day Cambridge University tribology course (friction, wear and lubrication).

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