REACH PRE-REGISTRATION COMPLETED
14.11.2008 REACH pre-registration has been successfully completed for all relevant substances in IRMCO products. There are no SVHCs (Substances of Very High Concern) present in IRMCO products. At this time, there are no foreseeable problems maintaining product supply fo...

REACH: Commonly asked Questions
Updated: June 2 2008 IRMCO is committed to continue to provide products to the EU market. Answers to Commonly asked Questions regarding REACH: Since IRMCO is not an EU entity subject to REACH, how are you handling REACH? IRMCO is addressing our EU importer’s REACH obligations thro...

IRMCO and REACH
What is REACH? European Union Regulation 2006/1907, Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals is more commonly known as REACH. This regulation took the better part of a decade to develop and was adopted by the European Parliament i n December 2006. The basic ai...

NEW STUDIES CONFIRM NEW HIGH STRENGTH STEEL FORMING FILM INCREASES TOOL COATING LIFE 25%
NEWS RELEASE BUSINESS WIRE April 18, 2006 EVANSTON, IL STUDIES CONFIRM NEW HIGH STRENGTH STEEL FORMING FILM INCREASES TOOL COATING LIFE 25% Evanston IL based IRMCO® (www.irmco.com) has developed IRMCO FLUIDS® HIGH STRENGTH STEEL FORMULA, a high performance forming fluid film eng...

AHSS TOOLING REQUIRES GREATER PROTECTION -Forming Fluids For Extreme Frictional Forces
THE FABRICATOR.COM September 2005 FORMING FLUIDS FOR EXTREME FRICTIONAL FORCES By Brad Jeffery, Contributing Writer Just as the coating on M&M’s® breaks under pressure, tool coatings have a tough time standing up to the extreme pressure of advanced high-strength s...

ADVANCED LUBRICANT IMPROVES HIGH STRENGTH STEEL FORMING - New Data Uncovers Measured Results
March 2005 - Advanced or ultrahighstrength steel (AHSS or UHSS) use in more than 60 percent of structural automotive stampings has changed the rules when it comes to tooling surface, heat and friction control, robotic automation, and paint pretreatment. With yield strengths now reaching product...

MEETING ISO 14001 REQUIREMENTS
November 2003 - As of July 2003 all 5,000-plus Ford Motor Company suppliers were required to be ISO 14001-certified. In 2002 General Motors required all of its suppliers to implement environmental management systems (EMS) that conform to ISO 14001. The trend will continue for the auto industry...

STRETCHING METAL'S FORMING LIMITS WITH HSP LUBRICANTS -Forming aluminum, high-strength steel
July 2003 - The trend in metal stamping is to use more and more aluminum and other lightweight materials, such as advanced high strength steel (AHSS). The need for technology to help improve metal flow of these materials in deep-drawing applications also is increasing. In many cases, a stamper...

BMW AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIER LOWERS COST WITH NEW IRMCO TUBE BENDING GEL
Sept. 2002 - BMW supplier Zeuna Staerker, a manufacturer of exhaust systems for Z3 and X5 automobiles has achieved measured improvement in their tube bending operation through the use of IRMCO GEL, an advanced oil free lubricant technology invented by Evanston based IRMCO. Zeuna Starker switched to...