The 3rd Metal Removal Fluids Symposium, held in Dearborn, Mich., Oct. 5-8, included more than 60 papers and poster presentations, and a wealth of knowledge on many aspects of the metalworking fluids industry. The Symposium explored the latest trends and advances in the metal removal fluids and lubricating industry. This once-in-a-decade Symposium was co-presented by ILMA, AIAG, AIHA and UEIL.

Topics included:

Health and Safety Effects/Occupational Medicine

  • Dermal Effects
  • Respiratory Effects
  • New Developments

Exposure Measurement and Guidelines

  • New Insights and Analytical Techniques
  • Agent Containment and Considerations

Managing MRF in the Plant/Best Practices

  • Engineering/Exposure Control Practice & Research
  • MRF Microbiology and Biocide Usage

    Global Regulatory Issues

    • Regulatory Updates & Trends
    • REACH and MRFs

    Sustainability and Future Trends

    • Future Requirements of MRFs
    • Nanotechnology & MRFs
    • MRF Waste Disposal Technologies

Presentations

Titles of more than 70 presentations from all three days, including downloadable PDF files.

Abstracts

Summaries of more than 60 papers included at the Symposium, complied into one PDF. (Caution: File is 384 KB and may take some time to download.)

Speaker Bios

Links to downloadable PDFs of information on all conference presenters and paper authors.

Partners and Sponsors

Thanks to everyone who made the Symposium possible, acknowledgements in one PDF. (Caution: File is 400 KB and may take some time to download.)

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