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Lubricants for Plastic Injection Molding

Hydraulic fluid is the lifeblood of a hydraulic injection molding machine. Investing in a high-quality hydraulic fluid may be seen by some as a non-essential expense. The reality is, high-performance lubrication can deliver significant long-term savings and improve your total cost of ownership.

Lubrication Services for Plastics

A complete lubricant maintenance toolkit for Plastics to help you prevent equipment failure and increase productivity and profitability.

Total Cost of Ownership

Our experts work closely with OEMs to co-engineer world-class lubricant technologies, products, and services that help you get the most of your machinery, protect against breakdowns and reduce the total cost of ownership.

Is Your Hydraulic Oil Working Hard Enough?

Discover the potential productivity boost hiding in your hydraulic oil.

Case studies & resources

Improved Energy Efficiency at an Injection Molding Plant (PDF)

Discover the potential productivity boost hiding in your hydraulic oil.

Extend Fluid Drain Intervals (PDF)

Discover how a plastics manufacturer extended hydraulic fluid drain intervals by 650%, saving them $10.7K annually.

Critical Role of Hydraulic Oil (PDF)

Learn how hydraulic oil can extend equipment life and improve productivity.

Enhance Your Plastic Injection Molding Operations

Whether you produce car bumpers or DVD cases, the top priority for plastic injection molders is high-quality output at the fastest possible cycle speed. See how you can boost your operations with these lubrication tips.

Harnessing the Power of Industry 4.0 (PDF)

In an industry dictated by precision and speed, the digitization and automation of plastic injection molding operations are creating exciting opportunities for progress.

Maintaining Peak Performance (PDF)

Learn about the importance of retaining equipment efficiency in plastic injection molding machines.

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Explore lubricants for your business

Shell Tellus

Find out how Shell hydraulic fluids can maintain or even improve the efficiency of your hydraulic systems with the latest synthetic, ashless technology.

Shell Omala

Keep your gear operations running at peak performance with Shell Omala gear oils. Drive system efficiency, increase productivity and reduce your total cost of ownership with the Shell Omala range of gear oils, designed to help your gearboxes work harder for longer.

Shell Corena

The Shell Corena range of air compressor oils helps deliver optimum value to your operation through enhanced wear protection, long oil life and high system efficiency.

Shell Gadus

The Shell Gadus range has been developed to deliver the best value through enhanced wear protection, long grease life, and system efficiency.

No Time for Downtime?

Download the guide to learn more about the four surefire ways to ensure your plastics injection operation runs like a well-oiled machine.

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