Our water-based cooling lubricant substitutes increase your productivity, reduce the cost of ownership and ensure greater sustainability in your production. Whether milling, grinding, honing, turning or drilling: Our fluids offer optimum lubrication, low foaming and a long service life. We can now replace almost all components of your machines, from cooling and lubrication, with oil-free, water-based fluids. They also improve the working environment, reduce disposal, insurance and perpetuity costs and are dermatologically better tolerated. We work with you to make the changeover efficient and safe.
Our goal and aspiration is to completely replace all oil-based substitutes in a machine with water-based fluids on a uniform basis. In this way, we prevent cross-contamination and ensure maximum purity and safety in all application scenarios.
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Our cooling lubricant solutions combine lubrication, cooling and protection in one fluid. Without oil, but with full performance. For machining, grinding, drilling, milling and more.
Our special fluids for slideways and bed ways offer maximum adhesion with minimum wear – completely without mineral base oils. Ideal for CNC systems and machining centers.
Ralf Unsöld, Managing Director, MFU molds & more GmbH
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Our water-based cooling lubricants ensure a stable lubricating effect even at high cutting speeds. This increases the service life of your tools and reduces machine downtime.
Lower insurance, disposal and perpetuity costs in conjunction with longer service lives, less maintenance and health impairments for employees lead to a significantly lower cost of ownership after just a short time.
We support you every step of the way: from analyzing your processes and selecting products to converting your systems. This ensures a smooth transition. More about our transformation service
Thanks to the high biological stability of our products, fluids need to be changed less frequently. This significantly reduces your cooling lubricant disposal costs.
Our products are often free from mineral oil and contain fewer irritating additives. This means less skin exposure and a more pleasant working environment.
Our green fluids are biodegradable, based on sustainable raw materials and reduce the CO2 footprint of your production.
Thomas Braun, Managing Partner, Maier GmbH und Co KG Präzisionstechnik
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In our brief discussion, you describe your current situation – and receive a non-binding initial assessment of how your processes can become oil-free, safe and more efficient.
Fluid Competence accompanies you reliably with our partner TotalEnergies. We are there for you at every step of the transformation – from the initial analysis to the successful switch to high-performance, water-based substitutes. Our transformation service combines technical expertise with practical support – so that you can concentrate on the essentials. We remain at your side even after the changeover: with regular laboratory analyses and targeted adjustments, we ensure that your processes remain powerful and efficient.
In our case consultation, you describe your situation to us and receive a non-binding initial assessment of your transformation potential.
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Together we analyze your machines, your processes and the requirements of your industry. The aim is to provide a reliable basis for decision-making.
After the analysis, we put together a concept for you. Your transformation plan contains time frames, responsibilities and specific measures.
The system setup is the central technical step in your changeover. We clean, check and fill your systems – structured, documented and accompanied on site.
The use of smart fluids also changes your requirements and specifications. We help you to minimize all follow-up costs – in a structured and fully documented manner.
After the changeover, we ensure that your systems continue to run optimally in the long term. With monitoring, laboratory analyses and targeted adjustments, we get the best out of your fluid.
We, Fluid Competence, develop water-based cooling lubricants and other technical functional fluids. Each product is individually and reliably adapted to our customers.
Our water-based smart fluids combine cooling, lubrication and rinsing action in one fluid. Without mineral or bio-oil. Developed in the laboratory, tested in practice, ready for use in all machining processes.
Our oil-free protective fluids prevent corrosion and frost damage – ideal for cylinders, machine parts or complete systems.
Our special fluids for slideways and bed ways offer maximum adhesion with minimum wear – completely without mineral base oils. Ideal for CNC systems and machining centers.
Our oil-free fluids for chainsaws offer reliable lubrication and high adhesion. Whether in forestry operations or private use, they offer maximum material compatibility and are biodegradable.
Smart Fluids offer a particularly stable lubricating and cooling effect, even at high cutting speeds. This significantly reduces friction and heat build-up, resulting in considerably less tool wear. In practice, this means: longer change intervals, lower tool costs and higher machine availability – especially with demanding materials such as stainless steel or titanium.
Yes, our water-based cooling lubricants have been specifically developed for high-performance processes. They have highly effective additive packages that ensure a stable lubricating effect even under extreme pressure and temperature conditions. Our products also perform reliably and improve process stability in HSC or dry machining with minimum quantity lubrication (MQL).
We support our customers right from the start – from the needs analysis and laboratory analyses to the pilot conversion. It is important that the old fluid is completely removed and the system flushed if necessary before filling. Compatibility with seals and materials is also checked. Our experts train your staff and are also available to answer questions after the changeover.
Many of our fluids are classified as non-hazardous waste and can therefore be disposed of more easily and cost-effectively than conventional products containing mineral oil. In addition, the high microbiological stability of our products extends their useful life, which reduces the frequency of disposal. We can advise you individually on disposal methods, also with regard to regional regulations.
Our fluids are free from hazardous biocides, chlorine or other critical additives. This significantly reduces the risk of skin irritation, allergies or respiratory diseases. In concrete terms, this means better workplace hygiene, less downtime due to illness and a noticeably more pleasant working environment – which also has a positive effect on employee motivation.
Our fluids comply with common standards such as DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 and are tested in advance to meet your requirements. If required, we can provide you with safety data sheets, release documents and laboratory results. So you are on the safe side both technically and in terms of regulation.
| Feature | Oil | Organic oil | Smart Fluids | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Flammability |  Flammable - high fire risk |  Low, but not ruled out |  Non-flammable - water-based eliminates risk |
 | Corrosion protection | Agent - basic protection, reacts with water |  Medium to high - tends to hydrolyze in damp conditions | Very high - molecular barrier prevents corrosion |
 | Environmental compatibility | Stressful - Difficult to break down | Biodegradable, but unstable | Biodegradable - residue-free and stable |
 | Health risks | Toxic vapors possible | Low, but ageing can release unstable compounds | None - No vapors or residues |
 | Storage stability | High - but sensitive to contamination | Limited - hydrolysis and oxidation possible | Very high - additives ensure long-lasting stability |
Good at high temperatures, limited at low temperaturesMedium - viscous at low temperaturesBroad spectrum - optimized viscosity
Regular resharpeningFrequent, due to shorter change intervalsValuationLow, generally up to 30% longer terms
Regular resharpeningRegular resharpeningUp to 40% lower tool costs
High risk due to contamination and terminationMedium risk due to contamination and terminationNoneHigh, high flammability and health risksMediumLowInexpensiveMedium to high - depending on the qualityMediumFlammable - high fire risk
Low, but not ruled out
Non-flammable - water-based eliminates risk
Agent - basic protection, reacts with water
Medium to high - tends to hydrolyze in damp conditions
Very high - molecular barrier prevents corrosion
Stressful - Difficult to break down
Biodegradable, but unstable
Biodegradable - residue-free and stable
Toxic vapors possible
Low, but ageing can release unstable compounds
None - No vapors or residues
High - but sensitive to contamination
Limited - hydrolysis and oxidation possible
Very high - additives ensure long-lasting stability
Good at high temperatures, limited at low temperatures
Medium - viscous at low temperatures
Broad spectrum - optimized viscosity
Regular resharpening
Frequent, due to shorter change intervals
ValuationLow, generally up to 30% longer terms
Regular resharpening
Regular resharpening
Up to 40% lower tool costs
High risk due to contamination and termination
Medium risk due to contamination and termination
None
High, high flammability and health risks
Medium
Low
Inexpensive
Medium to high - depending on the quality
Medium
In our brief discussion, you describe your current situation – and receive a non-binding initial assessment of how your processes can become oil-free, safe and more efficient.
