Metal working fluids typically include more than 20 different raw materials. Surfactants are key players in bringing all ingredients, such as corrosion inhibitors, biocides, lubricity additives together, so they deliver full performance potential. The result is cutting-edge formulations with long lifetimes and high stability. Kao offers several products from allthree functional surfactant groups. Synergistic effects appear with various product combinations.

The strength of long alkyl chain AKYPO^®, like AKYPO^® RO,  AKYPO^®;PO-EO, AKYPO^® RA, is its extraordinary lime and metal soap dispersion power. This makes it possible to stabilize metalworking fluids under the extreme water conditions typically present in metalworking. Such common primary emulsifiers as fatty acids and sulfonates form soaps and insoluble agglomerates in combination with high loads of metal salts (calcium, magnesium, aluminium and sodium) resulting from natural water hardness and water treatment as well as the severe conditions characteristic of metalworking. The dispersion of soaps with AKYPO^® prevents drag out of lubricity components and preserves the cleanliness and stability of fluids, resulting in less maintenance. 

FOSFODET CS products are low foaming co-emulsifiers that combine outstanding corrosion inhibition and lubrication power with hard water resistance crucial for technical applications.

AMIDET^® TEC N is an excellent mild emulsifier based on naturally derived rapeseed (canola) oil and has superb performance for many applications like metalworking.

KAO  FINDET  and  AKYPO^® ROX  emulsifiers are multifunctional  low  foaming  nonionic  emulsifiers  designed  to  meet  the severe conditions of metalworking applications.

The AKYPO^® LF products are ideal additives for low foaming metalworking and metal cleaning fluids.