Everything about Fuchs Petrolub totally explained
Fuchs Petrolub AG is the world's largest independent manufacturer of
lubricants, and related speciality products. The company's headquarters are at
Mannheim,
Baden-Württemberg,
Germany, where the company was founded in
1931.
Fuchs products
Fuchs produces a wide range of high-quality products, which include automotive lubricants (
engine motor oils and
transmission, for motor cars, motorcycles, agricultural, plant and stationary engines), metalworking lubricants, industrial, civil engineering, and hydraulic products. Fuchs also produces the
Planto range of
biodegradable products.
Automotive products
Fuchs
Titan is a range of products aimed at
motor cars,
trucks,
buses, agricultural and plant equipment.
Fuchs
Silkolene is a highly regarded product range specifically for
motorcycles.
Industrial products
Fuchs
Renolin are a range of hydraulic and industrial gearbox lubricants.
Civil Engineering products
Fuchs
Renocast are a range of mould release agents, used when casting concrete.
Mechanical Engineering products
Fuchs
Ecocut and
Ecocool are fluids for
metalworking, specifically cutting and general machining.
Fuchs
Renoform and
Trenoil are used for forming metals, be that die drawing, rolling or pressing, in both hot and cold processes.
Fuchs
Thermisol are a range of
quenching oils, used for
heat treatment processes, including
annealing and
tempering.
General application products
Fuchs
Renolit are a range of
greases used across their entire portfolio, including
aviation and
food processing.
The Fuchs
Anticorit range are non-toxic protectives for
anti-corrosion, across a wide variety of applications, and are particularly suited to packaging, storage and transportation
Fuchs Lubritech
Fuchs Lubritech is a division that specializes in specialty lubricants, coatings and services for all industrial applications, especially mining, and other types of processing and manufacturing plants.
The "Silkolene" brand name
The
Silkolene brand name has a long history, with the company originating in
England. Initially, it was called Dalton and Company, being named after its' founder, and sold Silkolene products. However, recognising the strength of the Silkolene brand, in the early 1980's, the company was renamed
Silkolene Lubricants. Towards the end of the 1980's, in 1989, Silkolene Lubricants was acquired by the German Fuchs group, and the products were subsequently renamed Fuchs Silkolene.
The products themselves gained a high international regard. The Sikolene company developed specialist lubricants for aviation, including oils for the
Merlin engine, as used in the
Spitfire,
Hurricane and
Lancaster, to name a few. Silkolene dedicated many years on technical cooperation with the
US Air Force, and was also involved with the
supersonic passenger aircraft,
Concorde. The company amassed expertise with
synthetic lubricant technology, and Silkolene became a recognised world leader in the field of synthetic lubricants, including
esters.
Synthetic lubricant technology continued, and in the early '90s, developments continued to include
Aerospace engineering, along with
motorsports, including
rallying and
motorcycle racing. An early partnership was with
Honda UK Motorcycle Race Team. With positive market exposure, coupled with a very high degree of
research and development (R&D), and success in competition, Silkolene products became the
market leader in the
UK.
Presently, Silkolene products continue to be manufacturered at
Belper in England. They are now also made in Germany, the US, and SE Asia.
Fuchs in motorsports
Fuchs, like many of their competator brands of lubricants, have a strong worldwide presence in
motorsports, particularly in Europe and the USA.
In the 2-wheel automotive segment, the
Fuchs Silkolene brand sponsors many different classes of motorcycle racing, including
prototype based racing:
MotoGP, and
production based "
SuperBike" and "
SuperSports" racing:
World SuperBikes, World SuperSports,
British SuperBikes. The brand has also been involved with
Motorcross, and Speedway. Fuchs have a current long term partnership with
Kawasaki motorcycles, although they also sponsor
Honda,
Suzuki and
Yamaha. Silkolene have also participated in the
Isle of Man TT races, arguably, the toughest test in the world for any motorcycle.
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