Meaningful innovation in lubrication must improve the attributes that matter most: wear, friction, heat handling, vibration, biodegradability and sustainability, while addressing logistics and cost. The field of tribology, the science of friction, wear and lubrication, continually seeks advances across these critical areas.
Tribology specialist B3C Fuel Solutions has redefined lubrication through the engineering of water. Instead of relying on conventional oil, Hydro Lubrication uses water as a functional component combined with specialized chemistry to provide advanced lubrication, wear protection and operating stability across a growing range of applications. Rather than treating water as a contaminant to be excluded from lubricating systems, Hydro Lubrication uses water as an intentional component of the formulation.
Beyond its biodegradability and sustainability advantages, Hydro Lubrication offers performance advantages over conventional lubricants across key performance measures while creating even greater opportunities in cost, transportation, storage, resource use and environmental impact.
B3C Fuel Solutions’ portfolio of hydro lubricants, developed under the Better Than Oil™ tradename, is among the most advanced and diverse hydro lubricants available and used today, demonstrating the usefulness and potential of Hydro Lubrication across an expanding range of applications and industries. As the world’s leading manufacturer of hydro lubricants, B3C’s portfolio includes bar and chain, blade and chain, air tool, conveyor belt, penetrating, and other industrial lubricants. The unique formulation offers similar performance to traditional PAG (Polyalkylene Glycol) oil formulations at much lower cost parameters.
Hydro Lubrication represents more than an alternative to conventional oil. It is a more advanced lubrication platform. By engineering the unique properties of water with specialized lubrication chemistry, Hydro Lubrication can improve the attributes that matter most, including friction, wear, vibration, heat management, load capacity, biodegradability, sustainability and operating safety.
Concentrated Hydro Lubrication extends these advantages even further, creating significant opportunities to reduce transportation, storage, packaging, resource use, and cost and environmental impact while expanding the functional range of the technology. Depending on concentrate to water ratios and lubricant use, various savings (space, cost, packaging, weight, etc.) can be as much as 80% or even greater (as concentration increases, so does the potential to reduce packaging, storage space, freight weight, transportation, fuel consumption and associated environmental impact).
