This month we'll be featuring two events on metalworking fluid topics: Emulsifiers 101 and Waste Treatment of Metalworking Fluids, as well as an event covering the steel industry. See below for more details on each and to preview upcoming topics.Emulsifiers 101Date/Time: Wednesday, June 5, 2013; 12-1 pm CDT (with additional time for Q&A from 1-1:30)Instructor: Joe Schultz and Jennifer Ineman, The Lubrizol CorporationOverview: The first part of this series will include the basics of what an emulsion is, what chemistries and which fluid types are typically used in metalworking applications, what the hydrophilic-lipophilic balance is and why it is important to emulsifier selection.Cost: $39 for members; $59 for non-membersNote: This is the first event in a two-part series. [Click here] for information on Emulsifiers 201.[Click here] for more information[Click here] to register now (must log in to obtain correct pricing)Waste Treatment of Metalworking FluidsDate/Time: Wednesday, June 12, 2013; 12-1 pm CDT (with additional time for Q&A from 1-1:30)Instructor: John M. Burke, Houghton InternationalOverview: This webinar will briefly discuss waste water disposal requirements for users of metalworking fluids in the United States. We will then discuss several methods of waste water treatment such as: evaporation, chemical treatment, membrane separation, biological treatment, vapor compression distillation, and finally waste oil recovery.Cost: $39 for members; $59 for non-members[Click here] for more information[Click here] to register (must log in to obtain correct pricing)The Steel IndustryDate/Time: Wednesday, June 26, 2013; 12-1 pm CDT (with additional time for Q&A from 1-1:30)Instructor: Rick SchramaOverview: This webinar on the steel industry will provide an overview of what the industry entails, the three main producing groups (integrated plants, mini-mills and finishing operations), the types of lubricants employed in the various operations and their typical properties and challenges/problems, as well as lubricant guidelines and lubrication systems. The last major topic to be reviewed is the actual steel making and processing operations. This includes the primary end of the integrated plant with its raw material handling, sinter plants, coke ovens, blast furnaces and direct reduction plants. The steel making side of the process with its electric arc and basic oxygen furnace technologies and then the continuous casting and hot rolling facilities will be reviewed. That is followed by the cold finishing and coating processes with its pickling, cold rolling, tempering and either galvanized or electrolytic tinning processes. The last part of any facility is the utilities and transportation groups, which includes the turbines, compressed gas compressors, motors, overhead cranes, rolling stock and trucks. The types of machinery and the bearings and drive components used in the processes will be outlined and related to their lubrication requirements.   Cost: $39 for members; $59 for non-members[Click here] for more information[Click here] to register now (must log in to obtain correct pricing)Upcoming topics:

• 7/10: Air Compressors, with instructor Glenn Short, BVA
• 7/11: Gas and Process Compressor Lubricants, with instructor Glenn Short, BVA
• 7/17: MWF Microbiology Basics, with instructor Fred Passman, BCA, Inc.
• 8/14: Reliability-Centered Lubrication (Part 1 of a 3-part series), with instructor Mike Johnson
• 8/21: Monitoring MWF Microbial Contamination, with instructor Fred Passman, BCA, Inc.

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