Many industrial applications can be supported with proven, off-the-shelf lubricants and fluids.
Others can’t.
A hydraulic system may require a specific viscosity during winter operation. A metalworking fluid may need better foam control for a new machining process. Rust preventative may perform well on one product but require additional protection for another material or shipping environment. Older equipment may call for lubricants that haven’t been manufactured for decades.
When standard products aren’t the right fit, Comet Supply’s chemical blending services provide another option. Through custom chemical blending and formulation, we develop application-specific solutions for industrial operations with unique performance requirements.
We formulate and manufacture custom lubricants, metalworking fluids, hydraulic oils, rust preventatives, and other specialty products designed around your equipment, your process, and your performance requirements. Rather than asking your operation to adapt to an existing product, we develop solutions that adapt to your operation.
The best formulation doesn’t begin with chemistry.
It begins with questions.
Understanding the application helps us determine whether an existing product will meet your needs or whether a custom formulation would deliver better performance.
Sometimes the right answer is already sitting in our warehouse.
Sometimes it isn’t.
Knowing the difference is where experience matters.
Every manufacturing operation places different demands on the fluids keeping it running.
Our chemical blending services support a wide variety of industrial applications, including:
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Hydraulic fluids
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Metalworking fluids
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Cutting oils
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Way lubricants
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Gear lubricants
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Rust preventatives and corrosion inhibitors
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Extreme-pressure lubricants
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Specialty coatings
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Industrial cleaners and specialty chemical products
The right formulation isn’t defined by the ingredients alone. It’s defined by how well it performs in your operation.
We adjust additive packages and performance characteristics to support the customer’s process, helping address issues such as foaming, corrosion, seasonal viscosity changes, heavy loads, and other application-specific challenges.
Whether you need a few gallons for a specialized application or a production run measured in thousands of gallons, Comet Supply has the flexibility to support both.
Our Washington, Illinois, manufacturing facility includes five heated blending kettles, including two stainless steel kettles, with the capacity to blend up to 20,000 gallons per day.
Heated Blending Kettles
Stainless Steel Kettles
Gallons Per Day Capacity
That combination of manufacturing capacity and flexibility allows us to support everything from one-off specialty formulations to ongoing production programs, all while maintaining the consistency and quality our customers depend on.
Successful chemical formulation involves far more than selecting a base oil and adding chemistry.
It begins with understanding the application. We evaluate the customer’s process, review OEM specifications, compare product performance, and perform in-house testing where appropriate. When specialized analysis is needed, we work with trusted laboratories and technical partners to gather additional data.
Decades of involvement with the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE), along with long-standing relationships throughout the lubricant industry, give us access to chemists, engineers, and technical specialists when particularly complex challenges require another level of expertise.
Many of the projects we support begin with a customer experiencing a problem.
Our goal isn’t simply to create a different product. It’s to restore the performance your operation depends on.
That may involve adjusting an existing formulation or developing a custom blend with the additive package and performance characteristics needed for your application.
Because solving the problem is always more important than selling a product.
Some of the most dependable machines on the shop floor are also the oldest.
The challenge is that the fluids they were designed to use may no longer exist.
Comet Supply regularly helps customers research obsolete specifications, identify modern equivalents, and formulate specialty blends through custom chemical blending when modern equivalents simply don’t exist.
For manufacturers who depend on legacy equipment, that experience can help extend equipment life and avoid unnecessary capital investment.
No two manufacturing operations are exactly alike.
Neither are the fluids that support them.
Whether you need chemical blending services for a new application, help recreating a discontinued lubricant, or a custom formulation designed around your equipment and process, Comet Supply is ready to help.
Contact us today to discuss your application and learn how our chemical blending services and custom formulation capabilities can help improve performance, solve challenging lubrication problems, and keep your operation moving.
