Driving Manufacturing Excellence: How Mobil™ Fuels India’s Industrial Resilience

India’s Manufacturing Evolution: Strength, Innovation, and Growth

India’s manufacturing sector continues to showcase remarkable resilience, navigating global economic fluctuations with agility. Industries such as pharmaceuticals, automobiles, and cement have sustained their momentum, even amid subdued global demand in mid-2023. A steady Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) highlights the sector’s ability to adapt, with stable domestic demand and increasing capacity utilization playing a pivotal role in fostering growth and innovation.

With a Manufacturing PMI of 55.6 in FY23, the sector demonstrated sustained expansion. In FY24, real GDP growth reached an impressive 8.2%, exceeding 8% in three of the four quarters. This strong domestic demand signals vast opportunities for further industrial advancement. Mobil™ remains at the forefront of this evolution, providing lubrication solutions that enhance machinery efficiency, optimize performance, and minimize downtime.

Enhancing Manufacturing Performance with Mobil™ Lubricants

Efficient manufacturing relies heavily on high-quality lubricants, which are essential for reducing friction, extending equipment lifespan, and preventing costly disruptions. Proper lubrication ensures seamless operations, minimizes maintenance expenses, and boosts overall productivity across industrial processes.

Mobil™ offers a diverse range of lubrication solutions, including hydraulic oils, slideway oils, cutting fluids, and spindle oils. Complementing these premium products are advanced services like MachineXT for on-site lubrication management and Solcare for optimized coolant care. With over 150 years of expertise, Mobil™ continues to be a trusted partner in enhancing industrial efficiency and reliability.

Mobil Vactra™ Series: Precision-Driven Slideway Oils

Selecting the right slideway oil is crucial for precision machining. The use of improper lubricants can lead to inconsistent performance and higher rejection rates. Mobil Vactra™ Slideway Oils are designed to meet the evolving demands of high-precision machining, offering key benefits such as:

• Optimized Frictional Properties: Mobil Vactra™ minimizes stick-slip, improving machining accuracy for high-precision applications.

• Superior Coolant Separability: These oils maintain excellent separability from aqueous coolants, enhancing coolant performance and longevity.

• Extended Equipment Protection: Mobil Vactra™ safeguards against rust and corrosion, preserving machine components even in challenging conditions.

• Versatile Application: Functioning as a multi-purpose hydraulic, gear, and slideway oil, it ensures compatibility across multiple industrial systems.

Mobil Vactra™ lubricants are engineered to support seamless and precise machine tool operations, ensuring consistent motion and long-term reliability.

Mobil DTE 10 Excel™: Advancing Hydraulic Efficiency

The Mobil DTE 10 Excel™ Series is a high-performance hydraulic oil designed for modern industrial and mobile applications. With advanced synthetic technology and a proprietary additive system, it delivers exceptional oxidation stability, extended oil life, and outstanding system cleanliness. Rigorously tested, it provides up to a 6% boost in hydraulic pump efficiency and lasts up to three times longer than conventional fluids, reducing maintenance costs while enhancing productivity across varying temperatures.

Mobil™ MachineXT: On-Site Lubrication Solutions for Maximum Productivity

Mobil™ is committed to supporting manufacturing resilience beyond just products. MachineXT is an advanced on-site lubrication management service that ensures machinery operates at its peak without the need for relocation. The service includes oil filtration, tramp oil separation, and dehydration systems that extend lubricant life and enhance equipment performance

Key offerings include:

• Oil Filtration System: A high-end machine for super-fine solid filtration, removing fine solid particles from hydraulic oil, turbine oil, gear oil, and circulating oil

• Low Vacuum Dehydration System: A technology designed to remove moisture contamination from lubricants, ensuring cleaner oil and supporting industries like general manufacturing, energy, and process sectors

• Coolant Sump Cleaner: A powerful two-stage vacuum blower that removes coolant, metal chips, and swarf from tanks, ensuring optimal coolant system cleanliness

• Tramp Oil Separator: A compact, portable device designed to separate and remove emulsified and free oil from water-based machine tool coolants, improving coolant life and performance

MachineXT's™ advanced solutions, such as low vacuum dehydration and coolant system cleaning, are tailored to meet the unique demands of industries like primary metals, paper & pulp, and machine shops, ensuring enhanced productivity and operational efficiency.

Driving Future-Ready Manufacturing with Mobil™

Mobil™ is more than just a lubricant provider; it is a strategic partner dedicated to strengthening the future of manufacturing. Through innovative lubrication solutions, deep industry expertise, and longstanding collaborations, Mobil™ empowers businesses to overcome operational hurdles and drive sustained growth. Whether it’s reducing downtime, optimizing equipment performance, or enhancing energy efficiency, Mobil™ equips manufacturers with the tools needed to thrive in a rapidly evolving industrial landscape. With Mobil™, manufacturers are not just maintaining their machines—they are building a resilient and adaptable future for their business.