Expert Insights Archive - DuBois Chemicals

All Insights Water, Plating Process, and You

In this in-depth article, dive into three types of water and how each of them interact with the plating process. Let’s state the obvious: water plays an integral role in the plating process. Water is...

All Insights Diligence and Deposits: Characteristics of Food Soils and Films

When manufacturing food or beverages, safety and cleanliness are top priorities. Diligence is required to ensure equipment and materials follow all regulations and guidelines. Ignoring these standards can result in food soil or film on...

All Insights Perfecting Your Zinc Phosphate Line

Problems in your phosphate line can lead to issues in your operations. Stop them before they lead to trouble by keeping these three cures in your back pocket. Spotty Parts These two dreaded words sum...

All Insights Adding Inhibitors to Glycol

Glycol-based heat transfer fluids are used in many HVAC, industrial, and commercial closed loop systems to offer both freeze protection and heat transfer properties. To guarantee the best performance of the glycol system, additives are...

All Insights Maximize Performance with Metalworking Fluids

Maximize Performance with Metalworking Fluids Expert Insights and Best Practices from Our Webinar Metalworking fluids are often the unsung heroes of machining operations. Vital for cooling, lubricating, and overall process efficiency, many times these...

All Insights A Guide to Metalworking Fluids Troubleshooting

A Guide to Metalworking Fluids Troubleshooting When machine failures and mechanical problems rear their ugly head in your operations, it’s important not to panic. Staying calm and having an established troubleshooting plan in place will...

All Insights 4 Chromate Tips for Zinc Plating in the Winter

4 Chromate Tips for Zinc Plating in the Winter When the weather grows colder, simply raising the temperature of your plant may not be enough to save you from the headache of chromate rub off...

All Insights 8 Common Metalworking Fluid Issues to Be Aware of

8 Common Metalworking Fluid Issues to Be Aware of When it comes to metalworking, there are several categories of problems that can become a grievance to the machinery process. There are many reasons why you...

All Insights Yuck! 4 Facts to Know About Biofilms in Industrial Cooling Systems

Yuck! 4 Facts to Know About Biofilms in Industrial Cooling Systems Biofilms can become a large problem in cooling water systems and can cause increased corrosion, fouling, and deposition rates. This can result in damages...

All Insights Is Your Glycol System Ready for Winter?

Is Your Glycol System Ready for Winter? When the weather starts to get colder, are you and your glycol systems ready? Preparing for lower temperatures is an important aspect to consider when it comes to...