We like to see ourselves primarily as problem solvers and innovators in specialised areas, although we can do the ordinary just as well. The majority of our products were developed as a result of filling a gap in the market or a customer request when their suppliers ran out of ideas.
Gruebb are well known as the suppliers of the most advanced stainless steel tube drawing oils and our products are used in plants in the US, Austria and the UK. We have made the drawing of SS tubes (304L, 316L etc), high nickel alloy tubes such as 625 and shaped rod white metals faster, with fewer defects, longer die life and lower Ra, cleanable with either water-based alkaline washes or solvents such as Dowclene 1601. We produce high performance stainless steel pressing/forming oils for aerospace applications. For an equipment builder, we formulated and supply an innovative water-based gel for mandrel lubrication in their stainless steel tube bending machines.
If one of our products doesn’t fit your needs, tell us what you require and let’s start a discussion.
A manufacturer of stainless steel exhaust systems contacted us because the lubricant they had used for some years struggled to lubricate thin walled tubes bent to a customers specifications. The film broke down, they experienced judder, stick slip, tearing and scratching. Plus the dies didn’t last long. The problem was their cleaning system was an alkali wash – water based. We’ve supplied alkali washable stainless steel cold drawing oils to the US market for ~20 years, so we know the technology. But they wanted a phosphorus free product. Luckily, we never stop developing products – always on the look out for new solutions to problems and we’d recently identified a new surfactant that worked well solubilising chlorinated paraffins / waxes on tubes. So we quickly developed a new oil meeting their viscosity requirements and shipped a sample for testing. It wasn’t long before they placed an order for Gruebb 5029.
We welcome ideas for new products that address a particular problem and possibly provide a more environmentally friendly solution like our water based gels and alkaline cleansing products.
If you think grease is just grease you couldn’t be more wrong. There are many types of grease chemistry and if you are not using the right one, you are likely paying to replace parts unnecessarily, as well as having to do more maintenance. The right grease for the job will save you time and provide greater protection to the equipment/fittings you rely on. However, attention must also be paid to compatibility problems that can arise if you mix grease types – it can turn to oil. So if you are ch… Read more
Gruebb LTD
Unit 2CA, Deer Park Farm Ind. Estate
Fair Oak SO50 7D7
United Kingdom
