Lubricants Used in the Manufacturing of Medical Products

The manufacture of medical instruments and implants is subject to very strict requirements. Lubricants involved in the manufacture of medical technology must be high-performance, economical, and free of environmentally and health-damaging ingredients to meet the high requirements for qualification and validation.

As a total-solutions supplier for the full-line of medical technology, FUCHS not only has a high- performance lubricant program, but also the necessary process expertise to meet the specific challenges and regulations of the market.

FUCHS has a complete range of non-cytotoxic metalworking and machine fluids, corrosion protection agents, and the appropriate cleaning mediums.

Manufacturing process for medical devices

The consistent quality of medical devices can only be ensured through reliable quality control and a thorough knowledge of the overall processes and processing aids used during manufacturing.

Non-Cytotoxic Metalworking Fluids

FUCHS offers non-cytotoxic metal working fluids for tuning, milling, drilling, thread cutting, grinding, polishing, and more. To avoid risk, our metalworking fluids are compatible with common implant materials including:

• Titanium and cobalt alloys
• Chromium-nickel steels
• Ceramic machining

These fluids meet the highest requirements for machining medical materials and are compatible with all machining processes.

Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL)

Minimum quantity lubrication is gaining acceptance in the area of machining operations on very difficult-to-machine metals. The reduction in the amount of the MQL-fluid used results in significant cost savings. Minimum quantity lubrication is ideally suited to the drilling of implant plates or the micro-milling of the “shape-memory” alloy Nitinol which displays an extraordinary tendency to form cutting edge build-up.

Our products for minimum quantity lubrication application are characterized by the following properties:

• Neutral odor
• No residue formation
• Extended tool life
• Non-toxic
• Low water pollution potential