Farnborough. 9-11 February 2016. Stand T134.
Q8Oils will be using its stand at Southern Manufacturing 2016 to promote its many recently-launched products and service-led initiatives available for the UK market.
Since Q8 Brunel was launched in early 2015, Q8Oils has continued development of its revolutionary water-soluble machining and grinding fluid and can now offer ten grades in the range that have been developed to out-perform all other fluids. All grades are suitable for use in hard or soft water, with ultra low foaming properties and are ideal for high-speed machining applications and the demanding fluid delivery pressures found on modern machine tools. The range is also designed to be fully-compliant with the latest European industry legislation.
Another product being promoted at the show is Q8 Berlioz, a range of soluble cutting and grinding fluids developed to be tolerant to both hard and soft water and free of formaldehyde, chlorine and secondary amines. Each of the six grades in the range has been specifically formulated for the light- to heavy-duty machining of numerous ferrous and non-ferrous metals and alloys on CNC machines, machining centres, flexible manufacturing systems and all centralised systems.
With the company so confident in its new grades and existing portfolio of neat and soluble cutting fluids, Q8Oils will continue to promote its ‘Challenge’ initiative which, launched in early 2015, offers new customers the opportunity to trial Q8 metal working fluids in their own machine shopson a payment-by-results basis.
Another service-led initiative being promoted is QCare, a network-enabled, tablet-based system with a bespoke ‘app’ that enables Q8Oils field service technicians (FSTs) to monitor fluids, complete audits and deliver results while still on site.
For further information on Q8 Brunel and Q8 Berlioz, or if you are interested in taking The Challenge, visit Q8Oils where its team can determine which Q8 metal working fluid is right for your application.
Q8Oils has announced a reorganisation of its European lubricants manufacturing following the recent completion of a £100 million investment to upgrade its European blending plant in Antwerp. Having doubled capacity at its Antwerp plant, which is now capable of producing 250 million litres of blended product a year, Q8Oils has moved its UK blending operations to Antwerp and is investing in a new purpose-built UK headquarters in Leeds.
Explaining the changes, UK managing director Andy Dixon stresses that this is a positive step for the UK and that Q8Oils is now focusing on expanding its business in the UK market. “This move is part of our plans for a long term commitment to the manufacturing, automotive and energy sectors and the restructuring includes new headquarters in Leeds that opened on 3rd July.”
Andy also confirms that Q8Oils has announced the appointment of new business partners, IBL Bulk Liquids, Reynolds Logistics, Potters Logistics and Clarke Transport, to manage the company’s bulk storage and pack operations in the UK.
All new UK distribution partners are established experts in packaging and distribution; and the Q8 products delivered will be the same as those already sold in the UK, with products being processed in Antwerp and delivered to Q8Oils’ UK partners.
From its operations on the River Hull and in the Port of Hull, IBL Bulk Liquids will provide Q8Oils with services and facilities for the handling and storage of bulk liquids. They are perfectly located to handle product imports from Q8Oils in Europe and its sites offer excellent connections to the UK road and rail networks. IBL Bulk Liquids offer 120 storage tanks, with a total capacity of around 34,500 cubic metres and handling facilities for road tankers and tank containers.
Operating throughout the UK, Reynolds Logistics provides metered deliveries of lubricants and, using the markets’ largest operational fleet of metered tankers and IBC vehicles based in more than six strategic locations, they are well placed to provide Q8Oils with a fast and efficient delivery service.
Potters Logistics maintains a centrally-managed fleet of articulated and rigid vehicles and will provide Q8Oils with a flexible, cost-effective road freight and transport logistics distribution service from its six distribution centres and rail freight terminals.
Finally, family owned and operated Clarke Transport uses state-of-the-art technology, machinery and vehicles to ensure that the Q8Oils service remains ahead of the field. Based on old-fashioned values of safety, excellent customer service, integrity and reliability, Clarke Transport specialises in transporting sensitive goods for some of the world’s leading manufacturers of chemicals.
Andy Dixon states: “The important message to Q8Oils’ loyal UK customers is longevity and optimisation and, through better utilisation of European assets, the UK business is already creating long-term commitments, including new area sales manager appointments and recently signed major contracts, all of which demonstrate an on-going commitment to the UK.”
Some of the rationalising of the UK business has been influenced through experience gained during a similarly successful merger recently completed by Q8Oils in Scandinavia. Two years ago the expanded Antwerp plant began supplying product to the region and the service proved so successful that Q8Oils was able to merge operations in Denmark and Sweden and supply the entire Scandinavian customer base from there. The move means that Q8Oils is now the largest oil company in Scandinavia and the experienced gained has provided a successful model that has been a useful guide to the UK team.
Leading automotive lubricant specialist Q8Oils has launched Q8 T 2300 CVT, a synthetic Universal Tractor Transmission Oil (UTTO) suitable for use in most modern agricultural and off-highway vehicles as well as equipment featuring a Continuous Variable Transmission (CVT) and requiring separate engine and component lubricants.
Q8 T 2300 CVT is a multipurpose agricultural lubricant for use in hydraulic systems, transmissions and oil-immersed brakes and clutches. Its excellent viscosity retention provides smooth CVT operation throughout the life of the oil; and the use of the latest synthetic technology ensures excellent oil-ageing resistance to provide extended drain intervals.
For oil-immersed brake applications, Q8 T 2300 CVT provides optimal frictional characteristics for smooth brake operation and, thanks to a reduction in wet brake noise, friction plate wear is limited while brake capacity is maintained. For transmission applications, operators can be sure that their equipment is protected against rust and potential component corrosion. In addition, as a hydraulic fluid Q8 T 2300 CVT contains effective anti-foaming agents and is compatible with conventional elastomers to avoid leakage.
Q8 T 2300 CVT – which is available in 20 and 208 litre drums – has been specifically developed by Q8Oils to meet numerous OEM specifications including API GL-4; ZF TE ML-06B / 06D / 06E / 06F / 06H / 06L / 06M / 06R / 06S; John Deere JDM J20C/Hygard; CNH MAT 3525 / CNH MAT 3540 (CVT); Valtra G2-08 (XT-60); Same Deutz-Fahr (ZF 06D); Claas CVT; Fendt Vario; and AGCO CVT ML 200.
For further information on Q8 T 2300 CVT from Q8Oils and its range of agricultural lubricants, visit www.Q8Oils.co.uk, email Marketing@Q8Oils.com or call +44 (0)113 235 0555.
A new ‘Plant Maintenance Solutions’ brochure featuring an overview of the Q8 range of slideway lubricants, rust preventatives, greases and plant maintenance oils is now available from Q8Oils. Containing descriptions and approvals for the company’s full plant maintenance portfolio, the new brochure will enable customers to specify the correct product for their application.
The lubricants, oils and greases covered within the Plant Maintenance Solutions brochure –the result of over 100 years of development and experience gained from working within a wide range of industrial sectors – include: Q8 Dynobear and Q8 Heavibear slideway lubricants; Q8 Erebus MP, Q8 El Greco and Q8 Gade gear oils; Q8 Verdi circulations oil; Q8 Haydn, Q8 Hellar, Q8 Hogarth, Q8 Holbein and Q8 Holst hydraulic oils; Q8 Schubert and Q8 Schumann compressor oils; Q8 Van Gogh turbine oil; Q8 Ravel A & D turbine oils; and the company’s range of greases including Q8 Rembrandt EP2, Q8 Rembrandt 3, Q8 Rembrandt Moly, Q8 Rubens EP00, Q8 Rubens EP2.5, Q8 Rubens TEP2, Q8 Copper Thread Compound and Q8 Fifth Wheel Grease.
Commenting for Q8Oils, brand and communication manager, Neil Grieve says: “The Plant Maintenance Solutions brochure confirms to customers that Q8Oils has a product range from which they can choose the correct plant maintenance solution for their processes and applications. In addition, our engineers, sales managers and technical help desk are always on hand to provide advice on products that will precisely match a customer’s specific needs.”
An English language version of the brochure is available immediately, with numerous translations becoming available in the coming weeks to cater for the 80 countries worldwide where Q8Oils sells plant maintenance oils.
For your copy of the new ‘Plant Maintenance Solutions’ brochure from Q8Oils, email info@Q8Oils.com or contact the international office on +32 (0)3 247 38 11 or UK office on +44 (0)113 235 0555.
